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One-fourth of the richest people in the global car industry hail from China, according to a new report. Read More

A roundup of recent news from the Chinese automotive industry: BMW's "China-only" plug-in hybrid; disruptions in the supply chain causing issues for automakers in China; tougher times ahead for domestic carmakers; reviews in for the new MG6; "Dragon Wagons" changing Chinese culture. Read More

A roundup of news from the China automobile market, which includes OnStar's reaching 200,000 subscribers, BYD's plug-in hybrid making headlines in the US, Buick's safety recall of 230,000 vehicles, and Subaru's culturally insensitive Mao advertisement. Read More

The new Beijing license plate registration policies and the tax jump has analysts lowering their expectations for 2011, and though the decrease is slight, how will automakers react? Read More

Entrepreneurs in areas focusing on consumer service have largely come out on top this year, with Zong Qinghou of beverage producer Wahaha topping the list of wealthiest Chinese. Read More

With all of the world's major automakers and Chinese hopefuls like BYD and Geely taking part, and nearly 1,000 models set to be displayed at the massive, 200,000 sq. meter China International Exhibition Center, the scale of the event should reflect that of the Chinese auto market itself, which surpassed the U.S. to become the world's largest in 2009. Read More

Although the week is only halfway over, there's been a great deal of action in the Chinese auto market. Read More

BYD has been in the news quite a bit lately, with its CEO Wang Chuanfu becoming the richest person in China last year and the company announcing plans to link up with Daimler to set up a new electric vehicle brand and R&D center in China. Read More

Though 2009 has been a banner year for the Chinese auto industry, Chinese automakers themselves have had little luck significantly increasing their export figures or effecting much industry consolidation. But this may change next year. Read More

Geely's current status as the preferred bidder looks solid, as the company announced today that it has lined up at least $1 billion in loans from Chinese banks to bankroll its $1.8 billion bid. Read More