Study Emphasizes Importance of China’s Transition to Electric Cars

With China’s oil consumption expected to rise to 11.6 million barrels per day by 2020, from 7.6 million in 2007, electric vehicles are taking on an increased importance.

Where Are the Chinese Cars?

Despite their repeated promises, Chinese automakers haven’t begun to make a dent in the car market in the United States.

G.M. Is to Sell Hummer to a Chinese Company

Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company will take control of the iconic brand.

What Would Mao Drive? A Little Red ... Hummer

What a Chinese company’s purchase of the Hummer brand says about the country’s rapidly growing car culture.

China Is Said to Plan Strict Gas Mileage Rules

New Chinese fuel economy rules would be even more stringent than the United States standards that President Obama is seeking to impose.

Chinese Cars Inch Closer to U.S.

Chinese cars have still not arrived in the United States, despite promises from some of the companies at last year’s Detroit show that their arrival was imminent.

A Small Showing, but With Big Dreams

For the first time, two Chinese carmakers are exhibiting this year on the main floor of the Detroit auto show.

Facing a Slowdown, China’s Auto Industry Presses for a Bailout From Beijing

China’s car industry is quietly pressing Beijing for government help as it copes with a jarring slowdown, top Chinese auto executives said.

Buffett Buys Stake in Chinese Battery Manufacturer

The billionaire investor announced that he had agreed to buy a 9.89 percent stake in BYD, which plans to sell electric cars in the United States by 2010.

A Chevy With an Engine From China

Last year, China exported more than $12 billion in auto parts, adding to the problems plaguing North American suppliers, and soon, it will be exporting even more.

At Auto Show, Chinese Are Sidelined but Not Ignored

While the vehicles have yet to go on sale in the United States, they stole some thunder from the Big Three at the Detroit Auto Show.

Chinese Maker to Sell $7,000 Cars in Mexico

A Chinese automaker, First Automobile Works, will begin exporting cars to Mexico by year’s end, looking to tap into the market for inexpensive cars.

G.M. Will Build Its Own Research Center in China

General Motors said the research center, to be built in Shanghai, would focus on developing hybrid technology and other designs.

Germans See Imitation in Chinese Cars

BMW has filed suit against Shuanghuan Automobile to prohibit the sale of the CEO, which the German automaker says is a knockoff of its X5 sport utility vehicle.

Cars Banned in Olympics Test

Beijing city officials began four days of driving restrictions to determine the impact on air quality and traffic flow.

Low-Cost Chinese Cars Making Restrained Entry to European Market

Aided by a weak dollar, China is quietly entering the European auto market in the first test of rich markets by Chinese automakers.