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What name should Trumpchi switch to?

January 29, 2018 David Zatz 0

Long ago, Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC), which builds cars with Fiat Chrysler in China, decided to sell in the United States. Their name, in Mandarin, was created to sound like passing good fortune, but the English transliteration didn’t work out so well — “Trumpchi.” According to Reuters, the company was […]

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Bosch sale boosts Chinese auto industry

January 10, 2018 David Zatz 0

The Chinese auto industry took another step forward as Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group (ZMJ) purchased Bosch’s starter and motor generator division — a group which is bound to rise in importance as belt-starter-generator “mild-hybrid” systems become more popular. Chinese groups have already purchased other suppliers as well as Volvo’s […]