Today in China Concept Cars the 2007 Dongfeng EQ7200HEV, an early Chinese hybrid electric vehicle based on a Nissan.
Continue reading “China Concept Cars: The 2007 Dongfeng EQ7200HEV”
The Changfeng Acumen cars.
From 2007 till 2012 Changfeng Liebao developed and even produced some cars. The project was unsuccessful and was finally sold to Zhongxing.
China Concept Cars: The Haima H12 Was An Early Chinese Electric Sedan And There Was A Long Story Behind It
Today in China Concept Cars the Haima H12, a concept of an electric sedan for the Chinese car market. The Haima H12 was unveiled in 2006 at the Guangzhou Auto Show. It was one of the first mass-market EV-concept cars in China. It was painted in white with fancy green ‘ Electric Vehicle’ stickers on the bonnet and doors.
Henry Ford I and China.
In June 1924, the president of China, mr. Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan) wrote a letter to Henry Ford I, inviting him to start a Ford factory in China.
More about early North Korean cars.
The Korea Pictorial (in Korean) of January 1959 showed some vehicles exhibited at the Industrial & Agricultural Exhibition (the predecessor of the Three Exhibitions Hall). Our reader Kawaishi _Kanae found this item.
Chollima electric car 1958. Continue reading “More about early North Korean cars.”
A beautiful drawing of the long wheelbase Beijing limousine.
Already nearly 1 1/2 year ago I wrote about a possible existence of long wheelbase version of the 1958 Beijing limousine.
I ended the story with: “What we need is a good and convincing picture of the 1*06228 in its long wheelbase version. Who is going to deliver that picture??
Continue reading “A beautiful drawing of the long wheelbase Beijing limousine.”
FAW-Volkswagen Golf A2, the car that never came.
In November 1990, Geng Zhaojie (FAW) and Dr. Hahn (VW) signed a contract for a joint venture, producing 150.000 cars: the Volkswagen Golf A2 (hatchback) and Jetta A2 (sedan).
Continue reading “FAW-Volkswagen Golf A2, the car that never came.”
Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot: Kaite Auto
Today in Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot (CCBTTF): Kaite Auto, a brand owned by a company called Beijing Fengtai Auto Refit Factory, based in Fengtai District in the Chinese capital Beijing. In the 1990’s, Kaite Auto made a series of pickup trucks, SUVs, and minivans.
Continue reading “Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot: Kaite Auto”
A bit more about the Shanghai 58 Jeep prototype.
After leaving the factory the prototype of the Shanghai 58 was tested in September 1957 on the Lingyan Mountain in Suzhou.
Continue reading “A bit more about the Shanghai 58 Jeep prototype.”
Nanjing Auto Applied For Patent For The MG TF GT Coupe
When China’s Nanjing Auto bought the name and assets of the MG brand in 2005, the deal included the MG TF roadster and the IP for the MG TF GT coupe. Nanjing Auto eventually produced a few thousand TF’s in China, but sadly the TF GT didn’t fare so well.
Continue reading “Nanjing Auto Applied For Patent For The MG TF GT Coupe”