Volkswagen AG has lowered its global sales forecast amid a slowdown in China and challenging markets in Russia and South America.
Automakers may sell fewer vehicles in China this year for the first time since at least 1998 as demand slows in the world's largest market.
Dongfeng Motor Corp said on Wednesday that its joint venture with Sweden's Volvo Group exported 150 percent more trucks in the first half of 2015 than the same period last year.
China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone's pilot program on parallel imports of cars, which allows dealers to purchase cars directly from abroad.
A growing number of electric cars are running on the streets of Beijing as the Chinese capital battles air pollution that is partly caused by vehicle emissions.
British sports and racing car manufacturer, Lotus Cars, added the Exige S AT to its "track monster" series in Beijing on July 23. The latest automatic model is now available in both roadster and coupe versions.
Shanghai Volkswagen launched the new Lavida and Gran Lavida in the compact car market on July 20 with 19 variants and unveiled the new Cross Lavida in Guangzhou.
British sports and racing car manufacturer, Lotus Cars, added the Exige S AT to its "track monster" series in Beijing on Thursday.
Despite flagging sales in China's parallel-import autos, the nation's policymakers are pushing harder than ever to advance pilot programs in support of the market.
As China's auto sales slow, the nation's chamber of commerce that represents car dealers called for better cooperation from automakers to stem the industrywide slump.
Car manufacturer Lotus added Exige S AT to its "track monster" series in Beijing, with the automatic model now available for orders in both roadster and coupe versions and announced its local manufacturing plan of a SUV model still in blueprint.
German car maker Mercedes-Benz will recall 150 imported vehicles in China on July 31 to fix a fuse problem, China's top quality supervisor said.
Renault announced it will be recalling 451 units of its Koleos on the Chinese mainland.
BAIC Motors announced it will recall 2,090 units of its BJ 40 sport utility vehicle.
Global automakers will manufacture fewer vehicles in China this year than they are able to because of slowing demand in the world's largest auto market.
Volkswagen Group China delivered 1.74 million automobiles to market in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in the first half of this year, the company said on Thursday.
Toyota Motor Corp will likely delay building its premium Lexus brand in China for at least a few years, as growth in China's auto market slows to a crawl and a weak yen makes it cheaper to keep making cars in Japan.
FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd, once a sales champion in passenger vehicles, sold a total of 804,098 passenger vehicles in the first six months.
NYSE-listed Chinese car rental firm eHi Car Services announced on Monday that it had reached a deal with a Chinese policy lender for $241.5 million of funding.
A Chinese auto show has reported surging sales of 5.7 billion yuan ($922 million) as car dealers cut prices to clear inventories.
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