China's Ministry of Commerce said Saturday it has decided to extend anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into US-made off-road vehicles and sedans with an engine displacement of 2.0 liters and above.
Shenzhen plans to have 35,000 electric cars on its road within 3 years, the city's vice-mayor Tang Jie said on Friday.
Chinese vehicle maker Foton Motor will build its sixth overseas assembly plant in Colombia, said the company on Friday.
Volvo and Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co said Friday it would recall 24,660 vehicles in China to fix problems that could pose safety risks.
General Motors Co said it is set to sell more than 2 million vehicles in China this year after posting record sales for October.
Vehicle exhaust emissions have become the main contributor to worsening air pollution in big Chinese cities as the country undergoes a surge in car sales, the national environmental watchdog said on Thursday.
China subsidized the sale of 38,000 motor vehicles under its old-for-new trade-in subsidy program in October, up 5.6 percent from September, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.
Swedish automaker Volvo, which was purchased by China's Geely Holding Group Co earlier this year, plans to hire a team of Chinese designers to cater to local tastes as it prepares for its next model, Bloomberg reported.
US automobile parts maker ArvinMeritor Inc started building facilities worth $16 million on Wednesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, as part of a series of investments in the Chinese market for the next five years.
China has become the second-biggest market for Automobili Lamborghini Holding SpA due to a sales boom, which saw figures more than double so far this year.
General Motors Co and its China partner, SAIC Motor Corp Ltd, said Wednesday they have agreed to boost cooperation in the development of new energy vehicles.
British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors Limited expects to double its sales in the Chinese market this year, thanks to the rising appetite for luxury automobiles.