VW to Launch New Luxury Sedan and EV Model in China

Lending even more evidence to China’s growing importance for automakers, Volkswagen is planning to develop two new bespoke vehicles, one with each of its partners in the Middle Kingdom, Autonews said in a report today. Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., which is a joint venture between China’s SAIC Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, will produce a new luxury sedan, while VW’s second joint venture in the country with the China FAW Group Corp., FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., will develop a dedicated electric vehicle for the partnership's newly launched Kali brand.

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The Hongqi (Lincoln MKT Concept…) SUV Concept

While we have no reason to doubt reports from various Chinese websites stating that the FAW Group’s flagship mark Hongqi (Red Flag) will unveil a luxury SUV Concept at this week’s Beijing Show, we must say that, unless Hongqi has come to some sort of agreement with Lincoln, these pictures from the site “Sohu” that have been circulating in the internet do not depict that concept… -Continued

Link: Sohu

Beijing Show: FAW Besturn B50 Sedan

The Besturn B50 is the latest proposition from Chinese automaker FAW. Set to make its debut at this week’s Beijing Auto Show (20 – 28 April), the Besturn B50 is based on the previous generation Mazda6 platform. Power comes from either a 1.6-liter or a 2.0-liter gasoline engine, both of which are available with manual and automatic transmissions. –More pics after the jump




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