While Ford has officially had Volvo under strategic review since late last year, the American carmaker has yet to confirm its specific plans for the Swedish brand.

There have been numerous reports of Ford’s intent to sell to “strengthen its balance sheet” and numerous reports of possible buyers for the brand. But Ford has remained relatively tight-lipped [...]

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While the rest of the world’s automotive markets continue to struggle under the oppressive weight of a global economy in tatters, China’s market has bucked the trend.

After experiencing a decline in sales in four of the last five months, China staged an impressive comeback through February and posted a 24.2 percent increase.

The China Association of [...]

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Last month we reported that Ford is looking likely to sell off Volvo, and that certain Chinese brands are reportedly interested in adding the prestigious European badge to their portfolio.

Today news has come in that the Chinese government has approved Chery’s bid to take the Swedish automaker off Ford’s hands.

However, government approval or not, Chery [...]

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If rumours are to be believed then Volvo may find itself up for sale next month as parent company Ford looks to shore-up its financial position.

At this stage it appears Chinese manufacturers are the most likely buyers. You would have to think that the European marques would struggle to fit Volvo onto their books.

Does this mean [...]

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Ateco, the exclusive importer of Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Citroen and Fiat products for Australia and New Zealand has extended its interests to cars from China.

The company’s Managing Director, Neville Crichton, announced yesterday that a distributorship agreement for Australia and New Zealand had been signed with Chery Automobile Company.

Ateco first approached Chery almost three years [...]

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On the cheap from China is soon to become a reality in the Australian car market place with the doors getting set to open to numerous cheap and cheerful but possibly not so safe Chinese imports.

Inspiring names such as Great Wall Motor, Brilliance China, Chery and Shanghai Automotive are getting set to storm our shores…seriously. [...]

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Fiat have engaged China’s Chery Automobile group to manufacture 1.8 and 2.0-litre engines for their Linea line-up. Combining these engines with an automatic transmission option paves the way for Fiat to introduce the Linea range to Australia. Previously the Linea has only been available in Euro spec which has meant 1.3 and 1.4-litre engines and [...]

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