Dialogue: China Auto Market Booming CCTV-International
November 26, 2009, CCTV-InternationalInterview with Bill Russo of Synergistics Limited, and Alfred Tian of China Automotive Review which aired on China Central Television.Dialogue 09/11/26 China auto market booming CCTV-International

China’s Consolidating Auto Industry Can Learn From DaimlerChrysler
November 21, 2009In an increasingly competitive and globalized automotive industry, companies that lack scale or a global production footprint are believed to be at a significant disadvantage. Many automotive companies have launched plans to address this “organically” by introducing new brands, developing new products and entering new markets. However, in an industry characterized by high capital investment and long technology and product development lead times, it may not be feasible to proceed organically. As a result, many automotive companies have sou

Geely's Volvo Coup Raises Eyebrows
Financial Post, October 28, 2009by Nicolas Van Praet, Financial PostChinese automaker

China's Geely to Purchase Volvo Unit from Ford
Financial Post, October 29, 2009US $2-Billion Estimatedby Nicolas Van PraetChinese automaker Geely has become a shining star of its domestic market by selling affordable small cars to first-time buyers hungry to jump off their scooters and into auto ownership.Now it wants to build up its image and international credibility with a takeover of a Swedish corporat

Speeding Up
China Economic Review, November 1, 2009Car sales in China are on a roll. A total of 1.33 million units were cleared in September, making it seven months in a row that sales have topped 1.1 million. China is now comfortably the number one car market worldwide. Sales for the first nine months of the year reached 9.66 million vehicles, compared with 7.8 million in the US, the world number two.Analysts say the sales are being driven by Beijing's subsidy plan that halved taxes on cars with engine displacements of 1.6 liters or less - these small cars made up 70% of September sal