Front impact
The driver was put at risk by the collapse of the driver's survival space above and below him. The vehicle's body became unstable and the footwell suffered substantial intrusion.The footwell ruptured and the pedals moved a fair distance, creating hazards for the driver's feet and lower legs. There were hard points behind the fascia that posed a hazard to the driver's knees, but the passenger's knee area was clear. A two point lap-belt fitted to the rear centre seat gave markedly worse protection than a three-point seat belt fitted there would.

drugmirko je napisal/-a:in za konec še en kitajski BMW; Shuanghuang CEO:

Another Chinese mark arrives at Europe: Shuanghuan

Published the 06 of Jul of the 2007, to 8:36 A.M. by Enrique Garci'a
Another Chinese manufacturer of automobiles wants to make the jump to the European market and for it, she has signed an agreement with a French company for the distribution of vehicles in France, Belgium and Holland. One is Shuanghuan.

The model chosen for the beginning of sales is the Sceo, a model that has been designed considering - of best an incredible way the SUVs of the segment, like BMW X5, X3 and Toyota Land Cruiser. For this reason it is no wonder we recognize many elements of the mentioned vehicles in the new model.

Its price of exit, according to AZ Motors will leave from the 30,000 €, with a complete equipment and motors gasoline. Considering the price of other rivals, I do not believe that it is number is adapted. In any case, in China the Sceo has been a total success, which could perhaps be repeated in other countries, although I insist in which it does not seem that it is going to happen in Europe.

China's Chery sees new growth point in Latin America

China's fastest-growing automaker Chery says its new growth point for overseas marketing this year is in Latin America, with plans underway to open a factory in Uruguay -- its first in the continent -- with an Argentine partner.

"We'll concentrate our efforts this year in cultivating this new market," said Qin Lihong, vice president of Chery Auto Co.'s sales arm.

Chery autos will prove competitive in Latin America, which does not have its own auto industry and relies solely on imports, he said during the Fifth China Changchun International Automobile Fair that opened in the northeastern Jilin Province on Friday.

"We provide a full range of cost-effective and technology intensive vehicles," said Qin. "Our recent deal with Chrysler Group is another advantage because Chrysler's sales network will help us tap the Latin American market, too."

The 10-year-old Chinese auto company in Wuhu, eastern Anhui Province, signed a deal with Chrysler Group early in July to launch a production venture that could export the first Chinese-made cars to the United States.

Chery proved successful in tapping the Russian market last year, with exports to Russia accounting for nearly half of all its vehicles sold to the international market in the first half of this year, Qin said without elaborating.

A company statement this week said Chery's exports soared to 52,712 vehicles in the first six months, compared with 13,548 reported in the same period of last year.

It said the company's overseas sales will top 100,000 vehicles for the whole year.

Chery became China's fourth largest producer of passenger cars in 2006, with sales of 305,200 vehicles and a 7.2-percent market share in China.

Source: Xinhua

Fiat Group Automobiles and Chery Automobiles have signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” for the establishment of a passenger car 50%-50% joint venture (JV).
Located in Wuhu, Anhui province, the Joint Venture to be established, will produce and distribute Alfa Romeo & FIAT cars of Fiat Group Automobiles and Chery’s brand cars. The JV is expected to produce 175.000 cars/year.

The start of production is planned in year 2009. The parties plan to begin immediately the process to discuss the JV Contract and obtain relevant authorizations.
Mr. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Group and Fiat Group Automobiles, said, "The introduction of Alfa Romeo in China, represents an historical step, which launches one of the most attractive brands of European car industry into the world’s fastest growing automotive market of these years. Entering the Chinese market at this stage is a key milestone of our plan to revamp and expand Alfa Romeo business world-wide. At the same time, the cooperation with Chery will also materially benefit Fiat brand’s further development in China”.

Mr. Yin Tongyao, President and General Manager of Chery Automobiles, said: “The signing of “Memorandum of Understanding” gives Chery and Fiat Group Automobiles the opportunity to bring the legendary Alfa Romeo to customers in China. Alfa Romeo cars and FIAT cars will complement at the same time our existing range of cars and it will improve the Chery’s ability of competition in the world.”

Chery, based in Wuhu, Anhui Province, is one of China's most successful car makers and currently sells ten models under its own brand, including the Eastar, Tiggo, A5, Cowin, V5, and the QQ, which installed with Chery CAC and ACTECO series engines. The company currently is also China's leading car exporters.

Fiat Group Automobiles, with over 100 years of car manufacturing, owns some of the most famous and prestigious brands in western markets: Fiat, Lancia and Alfa-Romeo.
In 2006 FGA produced around 2 million cars, with sales of approximately 24 billion of EURO.
FGA is wholly owned by FIAT S.p.A., the biggest Italian industrial group, which is at present operating in China with 6 joint ventures and 9 wholly foreign owned enterprises, manufacturing and distributing cars, commercial vehicles, agricultural and construction equipments and auto components.

Joie de vivre! je napisal/-a:BYD je tokrat pokukal na Češko, v tovarno TPCA:

martin_krpan je napisal/-a:Zle slutnje so se uresničile. Avto je oblikovna kopija Aygoja.

Joie de vivre! je napisal/-a:Geely se je izkrcal v Srbiji:

http://www.nacionalnaklasa.com/content/view/2039/6/

Za 7000 eur, kolikor stane osnovni model, dobiš logana s klimo. Čisti poskus nategniti pregovorno naivne Srbe.

U toj cenovnoj kategoriji (7.500 EUR) jedini konkurenti su Dacia Logan i Zastava 10 koji će za isti novac nuditi daleko manje opreme i nešto kvalitetniju završnu obradu. Ukoliko ste zainteresovani za kupovinu ovog automobila toplo vam preporučujemo da Geely uključite u razmatranje.

Međutim, apelujemo na vas da ne kupujete na neviđeno, što jedan broj čitaoca našeg sajta svakako namerava da uradi sudeći po emal-ovima koje smo primili, već da insistirate na test vožnji sva tri automobila. Ponavljamo, vi ste ti koji imate novac i nemojte ga olako trošiti – test vožnja će vam dati bar neku predstavu o automobilu i da li vam konkretni automobil zaista i odgovara.