GM to Build it’s Own Mini in India
January 26, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The tiny 2007 Beat concept could start production by the end of this year in India as the GM Mini. According to Indian Autos Blog the car will be called the Mini, rather than the Spark when it comes to the U.S. in two years time.
GM’s initial plan had been to the build the Mini at it’s factory in Maharashtra from complete knock down kits brought in from either China or Korea. Instead, GM is tooling up for full Indian production. Read more
Nissan EVs to be sold in China in 2012
November 19, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Nissan plans to begin sales of electric vehicles in China by 2012.
“The government is interested in our plan because the environmental issues are becoming a critical issue in China,” Yasuaki Hashimoto, president of Nissan Motor (China) Ltd., told reporters at the Guangzhou auto show today. “China is one of the most important markets for electric cars.”
China has cut taxes on fuel-efficient vehicles to boost sales of less-polluting cars and it also plans to support local automakers’ research into alternative-energy vehicles. Still, Chinese drivers have shunned hybrid vehicles so far, with Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius, the bestselling model in China, racking up 616 sales nationwide in the first nine months of the year.
via bloomberg
