The United States has always been infamous for its gas-guzzling behemoths of luxury cars - the Cadillac Escalade, the Denali, and any one of the Hummer monstrosities. But whereas the US has begun downsizing with smaller models of former luxury SUV's and various hybrids, China's super-rich demand a new breed of monster-sized motors. more ›

Chinese automaker Chery has entered a 50-50 joint venture with investment firm Israel Corp to launch Qoros, a new made-in-China car brand which aims to “combine German design quality and craftsmanship with Japanese convenience and functionality”. Former Volkswagen AG executive Volker Steinwascher will serve as vice chairman of the new brand which aims to generate annual sales of about 150,000 vehicles a year by 2016, half of which will be exported to Europe. more ›

Chinese automaker Geely will soon usurp Tata Motors' crown as producer of the world’s cheapest car. Geely is developing its own mini car, called the Gleagle IG, that will be even more affordable than Tata’s Nano. With a $2,250 price tag, it beats the Nano by almost a grand. more ›

So, if you're a beautiful cross-dresser, you sadly won't be making it big on China's Got Talent, thanks to a bunch of narrow-minded producers and judges. However, one particularly lovely lad-lassie doesn't need a nationwide TV contest to showcase her beauty -- she's got crowds at her feet at a Chengdu auto show, where attention focuses more on her than the cars. Potential auto buyers think she's beautiful -- judge and appreciate for yourself, below: more ›

Less than a month after airing this commercial featuring Richard Gere driving the new Fiat Delta from Hollywood to Tibet, Italian automaker Fiat has been forced to withdraw the ad, and issue a statement extending its "apologies to the Government of the People's Republic of China and to the Chinese people". Readers of this blog (a group which no doubt excludes anyone from Fiat or their agency) will be aware that Richard Gere is a vocal proponent of Tibetan autonomy/independence. Earlier this month, when Fiat's Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne first showed the ad to journalists, he was reported to have said in no uncertain terms:

"I obviously like it."