by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2012
Talk about a lost opportunity. Long before the economic miracle that has transformed China into the world’s largest automotive market, Jeep set up a factory in Beijing. A horribly inefficient plant that it eventually walked away from just as the Chinese car market...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2012
Off to a slow start in the world’s largest and fastest-growing automotive market, Ford Motor Co. is aiming to make up for lost time with an assortment of new product launches and a major expansion of its Chinese production network. The maker gave a clear sense of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2012
If you think American luxury buyers are picky, you haven’t been to China lately. With a heaping helping of billionaires and nearly a million millionaires, there’s a booming market for high-line products. In fact, Bentley is just one of many brands now selling more...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2012
Cadillac isn’t content largely sitting on the sidelines in what is rapidly becoming the world’s largest luxury car market. But until recently, it was a relatively insignificant player in China, the Asian nation’s high-line consumers focusing primarily on European...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
While Queen Elizabeth, to the best of our knowledge, is firmly ensconced in Buckingham Palace, Bentley is celebrating her 60th year on the throne with a big party in China, introducing a special Diamond Jubilee Edition Mulsanne at the Beijing Motor Show. The maker is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
It’s a huge week for the Chinese auto industry with most of the headlines emerging from the biennial Beijing Motor Show – but at least one major story is coming from halfway around the world. During a meeting at corporate headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
It’s the largest and fastest-growing automotive market in the world, and it’s about to see the products that could push demand to still more records in the coming years. But a new study raises some serious concerns about the health of the Chinese auto industry....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
You might want to take a close look at the new Nissan Sylphy making its debut at Auto China 2012 this week. Sure, it’s an unfamiliar name – to Americans, anyway – but what you see is what you’ll soon be getting pretty much everywhere in the world, whether it’s called...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
“Tell me what you want, what you really, really want,” sang former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham before she signed on as a spokes-celebrity for Land Rover. And now, apparently, she’s ready to answer her own question. Or, more accurately, Land Rover is, the maker...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
Luxury maker Infiniti is planning to begin production of two new models in China in 2014, part of aggressive global growth plans that also include shifting the Nissan Motor Co. division’s headquarters from Japan to Hong Kong. Infiniti officials said they aren’t...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
Four years after hinting it had an SUV in mind with the Estoque concept vehicle, Lamborghini is indeed getting into the game. After a few feints and dodges, the maker has officially confirmed that its oft-discussed third model line will be a sport-ute known...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2012
Forget rickshaws and bicycles, China is already the world’s largest auto market – and rapidly overtaking the United States when it comes to luxury car sales, as well. No surprise, then, that Mercedes-Benz is breaking ground with the world’s first store...
