Chinese carmaker blatantly copies Ford F-150

Filed under: Truck, China, Etc., Work, Ford, Humor, Design/Style, Diesel

The Ford F-150 has just picked up a doppelganger in China. According to CarNewsChina, Jianghuai Auto Corporation has just unveiled its new 4R3 pickup, and sure enough, the vehicle looks to be a near carbon copy of America’s best-selling truck. JAC reportedly wants to provide buyers [...]

16 Chinese companies team up to form “Association of the Electric Vehicle Industry”

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily, China
According to a report from China’s Global Times, 16 of the countries state-owned companies will meet next week in Beijing to formally announce the creation of the “Association of the Electric Vehicle Industry.” The association will work on setting unified standards for electric vehicles (EVs) and hopes to improve upon [...]

Chinese truck maker will invest $4.43B to produce 1M electric and hybrid cars

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Green Daily, China

Jianghuai Auto (aka JAC Motors) is a relatively unknown – at least in the U.S. – Chinese truck and SUV manufacturer that has come forth with huge plans to invest billions to produce a million hybrid and electric vehicles in the near future. JAC Motors announced plans to invest [...]

It’s Friday: Chinese students assemble Bugatti Veyron from used cigarette packs

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, China

Bugatti Veyron replica made from recycled cigarette packs – Click above for image gallery

Is there anything more environmentally friendly than recycling? Well, perhaps not using so much raw material in the first place, but at least recycling is a major step in the right direction. In any case, students from Xi’an [...]

Report: Chinese car quality complaints on the rise

Filed under: China, Recalls, Safety

Just when we thought China’s automotive industry had made some headway in the quality department, we get word that complaints about new car quality in the country have risen significantly over the past few months. During the first quarter of this year, complains on vehicles purchased within the last six months [...]