China

Automotive supply manufacturer GKN has reported a decline of 4% in profits in Q113, to GBP119mn (US$182mn) on the back of ongoing restructuring and weak sales in Europe, Japan, and... 2013-04-19

The tie-up between Ecomotors and Zhongding Power is part of the broader trend in the Chinese auto market of international players entering into partnerships with local firms to market... 2013-04-11

Premium auto manufacturer Audi has registered its highest ever sales volumes growth in the first quarter of 2013, with global sales increasing 6.8% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 369,500... 2013-04-09

BMI View: As VW gears up to increase its auto production capacity in China by 60% through 2018, to 4mn vehicles, it chimes with the firm's strategy to become the world's largest automaker... 2013-03-20

Premium German brand Porsche, a subsidiary of Volkswagen (VW), has announced that it is to expand its global dealership network around 33% by 2018, chiefly on the back of strong expected... 2013-03-18

BMI View: As China realises it is running out of time to promote EVs to counter its pollution woes, not least due to the country's rapidly growing gasoline vehicle fleet, the government... 2013-03-15

BMI View: Honda has developed an upgrade to its rare-earth mineral recycling technology, which allows it to extract minerals from used batteries with a minimum purity of 99%, almost... 2013-03-07

Chinese automotive aluminium wheel producer Wanfeng Auto Holding Group has announced that it plans to set up two manufacturing bases in Latin America and India by 2015, and that it... 2013-02-27

Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has announced that vehicles it produces in Uruguay are to be sold in Brazil and Argentina. BMI believes that a number of Chinese auto manufacturers... 2013-02-26

German auto manufacturer Volkswagen Group (VW) has announced that it forecasts its operating profits to roughly stagnate in 2013 as the weak European auto market continues to impact... 2013-02-25