Car Manufacturers

3 Aug 2012

A convertible is the perfect car to explore Hong Kong this summer. Hans Schlaikier selects five that are sure to turn up the heat.

12:47AM

Fiat raising US$10b for full move on Chrysler

31 May 2013

Fiat is in talks for as much as US$10 billion in financing from a pool of banks to buy the Chrysler stake it doesn't own and refinance the two firms' debt, people familiar with the matter said.

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Ford to close plants as Australian dollar hits sales

23 May 2013

Ford Australia faces costs double those in Europe and four times those of its Asian divisions, its local president Bob Graziano said yesterday as he announced the loss of 1,200 jobs from October...

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Guangzhou Automobile shares jump 7pc on rebound in sales

23 May 2013

The carmaker told the Shanghai stock exchange it planned to spend 2.85 billion yuan (HK$3.6 billion) over the next few years to boost production and develop new models for the domestic market.

4:27AM

Mando China eases price squeeze in suppliers deal

20 May 2013

Car parts maker Mando China, which is launching its initial public offering in Hong Kong, plans to offset the downward pressure on the selling prices of its major products by shifting some of its...

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Audi leaves luxury rivals trailing in China sales

16 May 2013

Audi deliveries rose 13 per cent to 38,710 vehicles on the mainland and in Hong Kong in April, the company said on its website. Bayerische Motoren Werke, the world's largest luxury carmaker,...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Communist Party probes Jilin carmaker's missing billions

More than 100 senior managers at one of the mainland's leading carmakers, the First Automobile Works Group (FAW), have been questioned, and some have been detained, by Communist Party...

5:44AM

Long-standing myth of double standards haunts multinationals

A long-standing myth among mainlanders holds that Japanese car makers have secretly maintained three quality standards - the cars sold in Japan have the highest quality, followed by those in the...

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VW faces US$600m bill over recall

Volkswagen recalled almost 400,000 vehicles on the mainland to replace defective gearboxes that may result in loss of power, in a move that may cost Europe's largest carmaker more than US$600...

5:07AM

MANAGEMENT

New order at the top of Toyota

Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda overhauled his top management for the second consecutive year, strengthening his control over the world's largest carmaker to vie with General Motors and...

6:12AM

Talking Points

A 77-year-old repairman is sentenced for breaching building regulations while working on a To Kwa Wan tenement which later collapsed, killing four people.

2:51AM

BUSINESS DIGEST

Business Digest, February 14, 2013

Bank of England governor Mervyn King said Britain faced more inflation and a muted economic recovery. "Inflation is likely to rise further in the near term and may remain above the 2 per cent...

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