China Auto Monthly Report – Feb 2009
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China Auto Monthly Report is a monthly English review co-operated by Chinadaily.com.cn and ResearchInChina.com. It features the latest events, statistics and analyses from the Chinese automobile market.

With China Auto Monthly Report, you'll discover the monthly and quarterly outputs and sales of China's automakers, latest price quotes, and consumer survey results and information on projects investment.

Overseas Bulletin
Honda to boost China output capacity by 23%
GM to form JV with Harbin Light Truck Factory
Hyundai, Kia bank on China
Ford moving Asia Pacific headquarters to China
Subaru aims to lift China sales by 30%
Fiat's new Chinese ventures awaiting approval
GM talking with FAW on commercial vehicle partnership
Ssangyong bankruptcy protection ends SAIC control
Toyota aims to boost China sales by 20% in 2009
Volkswagen China keeps strong investment
Nissan eyes 4.6% rise in China car sales in 2009
GM denies plan to sell stakes in China venture
GM not to change its China operations
Chrysler denies Chinese purchase talks
Volkswagen aims to double sales to 2m by 2018

New Models
Nissan GT-R car to sell in China for 1m yuan
BYD to launch first MPV model in 2009
GM to launch 5 more models in China by 2011
Luxury Hyundai Equus to drive to China in September
FAW to launch all-new Hongqi limo HQE in 2009
Shanghai Volkswagen to launch revamped Passat in Q2
GAC Toyota releases 2009 Camry
Chery to release luxury Riich brand in March
Dongfeng to launch own-brand PV model in March
Hafei Auto to make cheap, clean dual-fuel sedan
Nissan to produce CVT-equipped cars in China
Toyota launches hybrid sedan in China

Price and Sales
Policy stimulus to spur car sales
Jianghuai Auto forms passenger car sales firm
Dongfeng Yueda Kia to expand dealership

Auto Events
Geely Auto says to see car sales up 25% in 2009
Brilliance to build new small car plant
US could get Mexican-built Chinese cars in 5 years
Chery drives to Argentina for new plant
SAIC to sell cars in Israel, UK, Spain in 2010
Jianghuai Auto to expand further into the passenger car market
Geely says no plans to buy Ford's Volvo brand
BYD electric car to drive to Denmark as first European market
Beijing Auto aims to earn $14.7b in 2009 sales
Beijing to buy 910 eco-friendly buses
Chery to create luxury car brand for China
SAIC to retain Ssangyong assets
Foton to launch electric minivan
Great Wall Motor aims 60% growth in 2009
Chery eyes European brands
FAW Toyota aims to lift sales by 8% in 2009
Changan Auto to buy back B shares
Chery aims 18% growth of car sales
Dongfeng Nissan expects to grow 10% in 2009
Beiqi Foton secures big buyers
Beijing adds 1,466 cars to its roads each day
45 Chinese auto exporters quit in 2008
Sichuan Auto denies interest in GM's Hummer
Xiamen King Long to supply 406 buses to Senegal
Chery cars will be introduced to Taiwan
Chery Auto mulls plan to produce cars in Belarus
Jilin to roll out 300km-battery-range electric buses
Baoya electric car rolling to US market
Great Wall Motor rolls out Hover CUV in Vietnam
SAIC aims to sell 60,000 Roewe, MG cars in 2009
Guangzhou Honda to get old Honda platform
Changan Auto: No new reason for share jump

Parts and Components
Safety supplier Autoliv resists cutbacks
Shandong auto parts export value up 20% in 2008
Marelli forms JV with SAIC Motor
Weichai Power 2008 export revenue rises 30%
Wonder to supply starters to Dongfeng
EU slaps anti-dumping duty on China fastener
ZF Sachs exports China-made clutch to Japan
KOLB builds auto fasteners joint venture in China
Freesale helps Dongfeng develop car electronics
Weichai denies interest in GM French plant
Ohashi Technica opens Wuhan auto-parts branch
Steyr, Audi, GM may make engines in Shandong
Georg Fischer moves plant to China
Denso expands software operations in China
Hella acquires full stakes of its Chinese relay JV
IAC planning new plants in Beijing and Fuzhou

Financing
Daimler launches leasing in China

Service
Soueast Motor to recall 3,630 Galant cars
Vehicle recalls total 140,000 in past 2 months
Mercedes-Benz recalls 555 sedans in China

R&D
FAW to raise R&D spending by 61% in 2009

Related Industries
China's crude oil output hits 190m tons in 2008
Sinopec raises Shanghai gasoline prices
China plans to build State fuel reserves
China's Baosteel to issue up to 20b yuan bills
China to raise oil output 1.2% to 192m tons in 2009
China plans to create 3 steel giants by 2011
China to push consolidation in non-ferrous sector
China's fuel consumption to grow slowly in 2009

Policy
China rolling out 'Cars to Countryside' program
China to delay automakers' bid for overseas M&A
China aims to cut auto groups to 10 from 14

Analysis
Dongfeng should abandon its own car brand
Ford may try to shop Volvo to China
Auto growth will slow to match overall economy
GM to go head-to-head with VW in battle for inland markets
Future driving with Mercedes-Benz
Auto expansion unwise
Automakers shift into high gear
Automakers plugging into green energy
China's used vehicle sales set to surge by 2012
China becomes world's biggest auto market?
GM restructuring plan won't impact China operations
Automobile majors have little to worry about
China's SUV sales expected to grow 20% in 2009

Statistics
Beijing Hyundai posts record sales in January
Top 10 commercial vehicle makers sell 1.8m vehicles in 2008
FAW Toyota sales surge 129% in 2008
Geely Auto sees sales growth of 25% in January
Top 10 passenger vehicle makers sell 3.95m vehicles in 2008
China auto exports slow in 2008 amid falling demand
Dongfeng sells 170,000 commercial vehicles in 2008
Many automakers see 2008 profit drop over 50%
SAIC-GM-Wuling's January sales hit record high
Chery sales up 36% in January
Jiangling sales down 36% in January
Changan Ford Mazda sales drop 26.7% in January
Great Wall Motor's sales hit record high
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen sales rally in January
Dongfeng Motor January car sales down 3.1%
China-made passenger car sales up
Top 10 sedan brands sell 121,600 units in January
Sinotruk January sales still low at 2,314 heavy trucks
Ferrari 2008 sales up 20% to 212 units in China
China's SUV, MPV sales continue to drop in January
BYD's car sales surge 80% in January
Beiqi Foton January sales down 35% to 19,500 units
Heavy truck sales down 72% in January
Honda China sales up 16.8% in January
Mercedes-Benz's China sales jump 11% in January
Dongfeng Motor January vehicle sales fall 19.5%
China's January bus sales down 38% to 19,100 units

Exhibitions and Conferences
Chinese automakers make best of subdued Detroit show
Global auto sourcing summit to open in April
 

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