The Dongfeng-Nissan Venucia Viwa Concept is a small, affordable electric car that represents the next step in the Dongfeng-Nissan partnership. This partnership has culminated in a few electric cars that are already in production, like the Dongfeng-Nissan E30 which is based upon a Nissan Leaf. The Dongfeng-Nissan Venucia Viwa Concept is smaller than the Leaf/E30 [...]
The 2013 Shanghai Auto Show is a massive affair with dozens of pavilions and hundreds of new cars. China is now the world’s biggest car market so every car maker wants to get a foothold in this lucrative market. To help establish their brands the car makers shine up their new cars and put their [...]
I can’t explain my fascination with tiny vehicles and why I long to drive Japanese Kei vehicles and neither can you. These tiny vehicles (“Kei” vehicles originated in Japan and must be shorter than 3.4 meters in length while being less than 1.48 meters wide), are absolutely tiny. They would never pass muster with the Department [...]
It’s a sign of the times – one of the fastest American production vehicles is now an electric. Yes, an ELECTRIC. As the world’s fossil fuel reserves slowly dwindle and global warming takes its toll, the newest mean green machine – the Detroit Electric SP:01, took center stage last week in Shanghai. Based on a [...]
First seen at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, the Volkswagen CrossBlue SUV Concept may very well represent the future of the German automaker’s SUV lineup. However, Volkswagen group showed their continued commitment to contemporary design when the above sketches of the CrossBlue Concept Coupe were leaked today, two days before the April 20 [...]
That’s right folks, The Fast Lane Car (TFLCar) will be at the Auto Shanghai 2013 to see the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept among many other vehicles. I’m excited as I’m the one who’s going to cover it. TFLCar has been all over the world for various press events and auto shows, but this [...]
Qoros introduces its production-read Qoros 3 Sedan to the world at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. This is the vehicle that will be sold throughout Asia and Europe. Who knows, it may find its way to the United States too. This is my third post regarding Qoros and I am still intrigued about this unique automaker. [...]
I don’t know about you, but I am liking what I am seeing from Qoros. For those of you who don’ know about this interesting automotive start-up. Qoros is a Chinese/Israeli car company with a brand-new, state of the art assembly plant in Changshu, China. That factory will have the ability to turn out up to [...]
GAC, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd, is one of the top 10 automakers in China. GAC has (or has had) automotive partnerships with Honda, Jeep, Toyota, Mitsubishi and FIAT to name a few. GAC has a small display at the 2013 NAIAS with a few, modern-looking automobiles on display. “GAC” may be a silly acronym to [...]
Qoros is a brand new automaker based in China with the immediate goal of international sales. Qoros is a joint venture via Israeli Corp (an Israeli investment firm) and Chery Automobile Co based in China. The vehicle pictured is their C-segment GQ3. Qoros is using all new platforms and high quality components, including parts from the [...]
