About the History of Cars in China
Challenged by the good sales of the Chinese Suzuki Alto license copies, Dongfeng (like FAW) wanted a small car of her own. Development and production started in the city of Baolan, not far from Shiyan in Hubei province.
In earlier stories, I have written about the coach builders of Shanghai.
With the article about the Frazar company in Tianjin, it was clear that there were car-body makers in other Chinese cities in the 1920s as well.
Here about the Fords made in Tianjin.
Continue reading “The 1920s Adventures of Ford In North China.”
Let’s first tell you about the attempts to organize the Chinese automobile industry in the 1980s.
Continue reading “The Long and Winding Story of Guizhou Yunque Automobile”
After Mao died in 1976, Deng Xiaoping in 1978 announced the ‘opening up’ of China. The Western automobile industry quickly responded: all the big companies were trying to negotiate with China to get a part of the pie.
Continue reading “Technical and Industrial Exposition of Citroën Vehicles in Guangzhou, June 1980.”
In this section I write about non identified Chinese cars and other questions.
Continue reading “Questions, questions, questions (4) About Unknown Chinese Cars”
After the unveiling of the replica of the first Jinggangshan, there is even more to tell you now.
Let us go back to 1958.
Continue reading “More information about the first Jinggangshan from Beijing and its replicas.”
Mr. Yang Longiang established in 1998 Baolong Motors, to produce bullet-proof automobiles, mainly for the banking industry. Baolong had facilities in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Sanjiang and Zhanjiang. The official name of the company was Guangzhou Baolong Special Vehicle Co. Ltd.
In a magazine called China Auto Pictorial from 2001 there was an article about the cars made by mr. Wang Huan from Huairou. It was my friend Robert Jablonski who gave me the magazine.
I don´t know how, but suddenly a batch of photos for sale showed up on Wechat. The origin was the Traffic Bureau of Qujing City, the photos were originally from the small blue car registration books. Among these automobiles was an unknown sedan.
Continue reading “Lanjian mini sedan from Qujing, Yunnan province.”