The Chinese automobile industry started after World War II when the Communist government gained control of the mainland. China's first domestically-produced car was the
, a limousine used primarily by high-ranking party officials, starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983, becoming an icon of Chinese Comminist history. Hong Qi is Chinese for Red Flag, a reference to the red Communist flag that became China's national flag.
With over a billion people, China accounts for roughly one-sixth of the world's population, and recently China passed the United States as the world's largest automobile market for number of vehicles sold, making it an increasingly important market for volume automakers around the world. The Chinese automobile industry has also grown since that single model in 1958 to a major industry producing its own vehicles and branching out overseas by purchasing stakes in established American and British manufacturers. China also now has an event in the
In rapidly building one of the world's largest highway systems and acquiring enough automobiles to fill them, there have been some problems. Vehicles often lack the safety functions of their American and European counterparts, and operating the vehicles has been the task of a group of first-generation drivers with no history or background of growing up watching their parents on the road, leading to traffic and safety problems that China will have to continue to work on overcoming.
This Special Collection documents the history of China and its contributions to the automobile.
For the purposes of organizing this section, and in consideration of the common history of the people, Taiwan and pre-reunification Hong Kong are included in this section.
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| September 26, 2001 | WTO Entry Will Challenge China's Automakers | Leta Hong Fincher |
| April 7, 2004 | New Effort Aims to Curb China's Traffic Fatalities | Luis Ramirez |
| June 17, 2004 | China Experiences Fast-Paced Growth in Car Market | Luis Ramirez |
| June 28, 2004 | General Motors to Move Asian Headquarters to China | Andrea Niem |
| October 11, 2004 | WHO: China Road Accidents Kill Almost a Quarter Million People a Year | Luis Ramirez |
| October 27, 2004 | ADB Lends $200 Million to China for Road Projects | Voice of America |
| October 28, 2004 | Chinese Firm Purchases Majority Stake in South Korean Automaker | Voice of America |
| December 6, 2004 | Schröder legt Grundstein für Autofabrik in China | Wikinews |
| January 14, 2005 | Beijing plans $242B freeway link to Taiwan | Wikinews |
| July 22, 2005 | Chinesisches Unternehmen Nanjing übernimmt Rover | Wikinews |
| August 10, 2005 | Chinese Province Receives $500 Thousand Highway Grant | VOA News |
| October 20, 2005 | Foreign Automakers Revving Up for China Car Boom | Steve Herman |
| January 14, 2006 | US-amerikanischer Schwimmer tödlich verunglückt | Wikinews |
| January 16, 2006 | Ford Sales Boom in China | VOA News |
| January 20, 2006 | China's Geely Wows Detroit Auto Show | Stuart Cohen |
| March 8, 2006 | Unfair Chinese Automotive Tariff Equalization Act | United States House of Representatives |
| March 31, 2006 | China Expresses Regret Over US, EU Action in Auto Parts Dispute | Luis Ramirez |
| April 5, 2006 | H.R. 4808, The Unfair Chinese Automotive Tariff Equalization Act | United States House of Representatives |
| April 8, 2006 | American Motorcycle Company Opens First China Dealership | VOA News |
| April 12, 2006 | Harley Davidson Roars Into China | George Dwyer |
| May 29, 2006 | Production of Toyota Camry Now Starts In China | Mark Clarkson |
| June 9, 2006 | 香港青衣青康路一貨櫃車撞欄司機頸部受傷 | 维基新闻 |
| June 19, 2006 | 劳资谈判破裂 香港六千巴士今工业行动 | 维基新闻 |
| July 3, 2006 | First China Auto Museum Opening In September | Jenny McLane |
| July 26, 2006 | 香港上水馬會道一小巴司機涉醉駕兩少年不治 | 维基新闻 |
| August 9, 2006 | China construye el sistema de autopistas más grande del mundo | Wikinoticias |
| August 16, 2006 | Newest Volvo Car Designers from Taiwan | Kenneth McKinley |
| September 2, 2006 | 香港上環貨車 倒車撞死父女 | 维基新闻 |
| September 11, 2006 | Experts Urge Caution as Chinese Automakers Eye Western Markets | Luis Ramirez |
| September 22, 2006 | Forget driving to the Olympics, says Beijing | Wikinews |
| September 28, 2006 | DaimlerChrysler to Sell Low-Cost Chinese-Made Cars in the US | Mil Arcega |
| October 1, 2006 | Michael Schumacher wins 2006 Chinese Grand Prix | Wikinews |
| October 1, 2006 | Schumacher domina sotto la pioggia in Cina | Wikinotizie |
| October 15, 2006 | 香港觀塘車禍釀兩死 疑切線視線受阻 | 维基新闻 |
| October 26, 2006 | AMPA & Autotronics Taipei 2007 參展爆炸 | 维基新闻 - Wikinews |
| January 22, 2007 | Beijing Predicts Worsening Traffic Before 2008 Olympics | VOA News |
| January 26, 2007 | Volvo Expanding Its China Connection | Glady Reign |
| April 26, 2007 | Bosch To Expand China Operations | Anthony Fontanelle |
| May 21, 2007 | CAAS Signed Supply Agreement With VW Joint Venture In China | Anthony Fontanelle |
| May 25, 2007 | Is Fiat Looking For New Chinese Partners? | Anthony Fontanelle |
| June 28, 2007 | Feds Order Importer To Recall Chinese-Made Tires | Anthony Fontanelle |
| July 3, 2007 | Volkswagen Sees 25% Gain In 2007 | Anthony Fontanelle |
| July 3, 2007 | 香港上水發生縱火案 私家車遭拆車牌後焚毀 | 维基新闻 |
| July 12, 2007 | Ford, Toyota Post Strong China Sales | Anthony Fontanelle |
| August 14, 2007 | Autobahnbrücke in China nach Fertigstellung eingestürzt | Wikinews |
| September 4, 2007 | 香港粉嶺祥華邨一護衛 遭貨車捲入車底命危 | 维基新闻 |
| September 29, 2007 | "PGR4" pre-launch in Taiwan: TOP Drivers' Derby | Wikinews |
| October 2, 2007 | 27 killed in Southwest China bus fire | Wikinews |
| October 3, 2007 | BMW Sauber Ready For Chinese Grand Prix | Anthony Fontanelle |
| October 3, 2007 | BorgWarner To Provide Drivetrain For Chery | Anthony Fontanelle |
| October 7, 2007 | Formula 1, Gran Premio di Cina 2007: Hamilton fuori, vince Räikkönen e il mondiale si riapre | Wikinotizie |
| October 7, 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Chinese Grand Prix | Wikinews |
| October 26, 2007 | “平易近人”，F3R赢取市场芳心 | BYD |
| October 26, 2007 | F3白金版高“烧”不退 经典车初具霸气 | BYD |
| October 28, 2007 | F6双模电动汽车亮相 解析比亚迪“生存密码” | BYD |
| October 29, 2007 | 比亚迪：燃油税对汽车企业而言是机遇不是挑战 | BYD |
| October 31, 2007 | 比亚迪汽车离世界第一有多远 | BYD |
| November 2, 2007 | 比亚迪将双标运行 F6年内上市挂新标 | BYD |
| November 5, 2007 | 上市前奏曲 比亚迪F6联袂登陆广州车展 | BYD |
| November 7, 2007 | 更符合年轻人口味 比亚迪F3-R静态体验 | BYD |
| November 7, 2007 | 比亚迪试水DIY＂个性化F3R吃香＂ | BYD |
| November 7, 2007 | 信心十足挑战日韩车 对比测试比亚迪F3 | BYD |
| November 8, 2007 | 为08年布局 比亚迪六大车型汇聚广州车展(图) | BYD |
| November 11, 2007 | 电动车计划开始 比亚迪F6/F6DM即将亮相 | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 08年车市将大变革 自主新能源车量产渐近 | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 比亚迪F3R欲做两厢车“领头羊” | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 电动车计划开始 比亚迪F6/F6DM即将亮相 | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 比亚迪：要将汽车业“推倒重来” | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 比亚迪F6双雄联袂登陆广州车展 | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 比亚迪汽车将开启 中国“电动”时代 | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 比亚迪F6双模电动车明年上 纯电动车紧跟 | BYD |
| November 12, 2007 | 走进比亚迪 比亚迪：走在超越的路上 | BYD |
| November 15, 2007 | 比亚迪F0实车照首次官方亮相 | BYD |
| November 16, 2007 | 比亚迪F6双模电动汽车隆重发布 2008年量产上市 | BYD |
| December 13, 2007 | 2007 Taipei IT Month exposed problems on traffic jams | Wikinews |
| January 11, 2008 | VW Widens ‘07 China Passenger Car Sales Lead Over GM | Anthony Fontanelle |
| January 16, 2008 | 大埔車禍 女死者親友往認屍 眾人難掩傷感 | 维基新闻 |
| February 1, 2008 | Winter Weather Impact On China Auto Plants Small | Anthony Fontanelle |
| February 22, 2008 | 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Rain causes traffic jam around exhibition hall | Wikinews |
| April 11, 2008 | 2008 AutoTronics Taipei: Participants from IT industry to participate COMPUTEX uncertainly | Wikinews |
| April 11, 2008 | TARC to showcase R&D achievements in 2008 AutoTronics Taipei | Wikinews |
| April 13, 2008 | 2008 Taipei AMPA: IT industry will pulse the growth of automotive industry | Wikinews |
| April 20, 2008 | VW erwartet 2008 gute Geschäfte auf dem chinesischen Markt | Wikinews |
| May 1, 2008 | 中國香港西貢發生嚴重交通意外 18死44傷 | 维基新闻 |
| June 24, 2008 | Lithium-Ionen-Akkumulatoren in chinesischen Bussen | Wikinews |
| July 20, 2008 | 北京實施單雙號隔日行車 | 维基新闻 |
| October 19, 2008 | Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Chinese Grand Prix | Wikinews |
| November 19, 2008 | WHEEGO AND SHUANGHUAN AUTOMOBILE ANNOUNCE ELECTRIC CAR PARTNERSHIP | J. Gilman |
| December 31, 2008 | 中国长三角实现“不停车收费” | 维基新闻 |
| January 5, 2009 | Neues chinesisches Hybridauto auf dem Markt | Wikinews |
| February 18, 2009 | 京沪高速公路一周前发生重大交通事故 | 维基新闻 |
| April 19, 2009 | Sebastian Vettel wins wet 2009 Chinese Grand Prix | Wikinews |
| October 7, 2009 | Chinesischer Autohersteller BYD will die Konkurrenz mit Elektroautos das Fürchten lehren | Wikinews |
| December 23, 2009 | Volvo wird an chinesischen Automobilhersteller verkauft | Wikinews |
| January 6, 2010 | Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review | Susan H. Kuhbach |
| January 8, 2010 | WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States--Certain Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From China | Steven F. Fabry |
| January 29, 2010 | 香港政府發布2010年觀塘及西貢巴士發展計劃 | 维基新闻 |
| April 18, 2010 | Formula Uno: Gran Premio di Cina 2010. Doppietta McLaren | Wikinotizie |
| April 19, 2010 | Formula One: Jenson Button wins 2010 Chinese Grand Prix | Wikinews |
| July 18, 2010 | 27 Missing After Chinese Bus Falls Into River | VOA Breaking News |
| August 2, 2010 | Geely Completes China’s Biggest Foreign Car Purchase | VOA Breaking News |
| August 3, 2010 | Auto Sales Higher in US, Slowing in China | VOA Breaking News |
| August 3, 2010 | Ford, GM Auto Sales Higher in US and China | VOA Breaking News |
| August 3, 2010 | GM, Ford Sales Slowing in China | VOA News |
| August 5, 2010 | China’s Car Sales Grow At Slower Pace | VOA Breaking News |
| August 23, 2010 | 9-Day Traffic Jam in China Strands Thousands of Drivers | VOA Breaking News |
| September 2, 2010 | Chinese Auto Sales Accelerate in August | VOA Breaking News |
| September 7, 2010 | China Car Sales Up Sharply | VOA Breaking News |
| September 27, 2010 | BYD Breaks Industry Records for Fastest 1M in Vehicle Sales, F3DM Nationwide Launching Tour Kicks off | BYD |
| September 27, 2010 | BYD e6 Achieves Fleet Distance Milestone – Over 600,000 Kilometers Logged | BYD |
| September 29, 2010 | BYD Accomplishes the Launching Tour of M6 in Beijing | BYD |
| September 30, 2010 | BYD Introduces All-Electric Bus and Signs Agreement with Hunan Province for 1000 K9 e-Buses | BYD |
| October 14, 2010 | China Seizes Property From Buffett-Linked Auto Firm | VOA Breaking News |
| November 4, 2010 | GM Nears New Sales Benchmark in China | VOA Breaking News |
| November 15, 2010 | Chinese Automaker Seeking Stake in GM | VOA Breaking News |
| December 9, 2010 | China, World’s Biggest Auto Market, Gets Bigger | VOA Breaking News |
| December 14, 2010 | ADB Pledges $1.1 Billion to Ease Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Congestion | VOA Breaking News |
| December 14, 2010 | Beijing Floats Proposals to Ease Notorious Traffic Jams | VOA Breaking News |
| December 23, 2010 | Beijing Imposes Measures to Ease Traffic Jams | VOA Breaking News |
| December 27, 2010 | Chinese Road Accidents Kill 9 Children, Cause 100-Car Pileup | VOA Breaking News |
| December 27, 2010 | Chinese Road Accidents Kill 14 Children, Cause 100-Car Pileup | VOA Breaking News |
| December 29, 2010 | Higher Taxes for Small Cars in China | VOA Breaking News |
| January 6, 2011 | German Automakers, China to Sign Billion-Dollar Deals | VOA Breaking News |
| January 10, 2011 | China Has Record Auto Sales in 2010 | VOA Breaking News |
| January 11, 2011 | China Denies Role in Renault Espionage Scandal | VOA Breaking News |
| January 12, 2011 | China niega espionaje a Renault | Wikinoticias |
| January 14, 2011 | Chinese Road Toll-Evader to get New Trial | VOA Breaking News |
| January 16, 2011 | Convicted Chinese Toll-Evader’s Brother Says He is Real Offender | VOA Breaking News |
| January 18, 2011 | Conviction Voided, Judges Fired in Chinese Toll Case | VOA Breaking News |
| January 19, 2011 | China Promises Cheaper Tolls After Life Sentence Outrage | VOA Breaking News |
| January 24, 2011 | China Sales Power GM to Double-Digit Sales Growth | VOA Breaking News |
| January 26, 2011 | Son of Chinese Official Tried in Hit and Run Case | VOA Breaking News |
| February 1, 2011 | Truck Driver Sentenced to Prison in Villager’s Death | VOA Breaking News |
| February 5, 2011 | Minibus Accident Kills at Least 11 in China | VOA Breaking News |
| February 15, 2011 | GM: China ‘Crown Jewel’ in Future Plans | VOA Breaking News |
| February 28, 2011 | US-Chinese Joint Venture Recalls 233,000 Cars | VOA Breaking News |
| March 1, 2011 | BYD Electric Vehicle to Launch in Europe by Q4 2012 | BYD |
| March 1, 2011 | Joint Venture between BYD and Daimler Receives Business License | BYD |
| March 4, 2011 | Rights Group Accuses US Automaker of Worker Abuse in China | VOA Breaking News |
| March 9, 2011 | China February Auto Sales Jump 4.5 Percent | VOA Breaking News |
| April 19, 2011 | Shanghai Auto Show Exemplifies China’s Economic Might | VOA Breaking News |
| April 20, 2011 | Toyota Cuts Factory Work in China | VOA Breaking News |
| April 22, 2011 | China Truck Drivers Protest Rising Fuel Costs | VOA Breaking News |
| April 23, 2011 | Murderer of road accident victim sentenced to death | Wikinews |
| April 23, 2011 | Shanghai Cuts Fees to Striking Truckers | VOA Breaking News |
| May 3, 2011 | China Goes After Drunk Drivers With Tough New Rules | VOA Breaking News |
| June 8, 2011 | Coal Drivers Go on Trial in Death of Mongolian Herder | VOA Breaking News |
| June 9, 2011 | Chinese Coal Driver Sentenced to Death in Killing of Mongolian Herder | VOA Breaking News |
| June 14, 2011 | BYD Company presents proposal to introduce 100% electric vehicles in Santiago’s public transportation system | BYD |
| June 14, 2011 | BYD will Introduce All Electric Buses in Frankfurt | BYD |
| June 16, 2011 | China Forecast to Overcome US as World’s Biggest Car Buyer | VOA Breaking News |
| June 26, 2011 | Chinese Leader Continues European Tour in Britain | VOA Breaking News |
| June 30, 2011 | Shares in Chinese Automaker Surge in Stock Exchange Debut | VOA Breaking News |
| July 22, 2011 | 41 Dead in China Bus Fire | VOA Breaking News |
| July 24, 2011 | BYD Signs the World’s Largest Public Electric-Vehicle Fleet Lease | BYD |
| August 6, 2011 | Road Accident Kills 17 in China | VOA Breaking News |
| August 28, 2011 | 18 Killed in Chinese Roadside Collision | VOA Breaking News |
| October 18, 2011 | Televised Hit-and-Run Sparks Outrage Across China | VOA Breaking News |
| October 22, 2011 | Chinese girl who was hit and run by two drivers, ignored by eighteen people, dies | Wikinews |
| October 24, 2011 | Five-year-old child was rolled repeatedly by a truck in China | Wikinews |
| October 24, 2011 | Girl run over twice, ignore by passers by in China. | Wikinews |
| October 29, 2011 | 23 Killed in Chinese Accident | VOA Breaking News |
| October 29, 2011 | Saab von chinesischen Firmen für 100 Millionen Euro aufgekauft | Wikinews |
| April 16, 2012 | Nico Rosberg gewinnt den Großen Preis von China | Wikinews |
| April 19, 2012 | US Car Maker Ford to Expand in China | VOA Breaking News |
| June 13, 2012 | Report: China Shipped Missile Launch Vehicles to North Korea | VOA Breaking News |
| July 5, 2012 | Obama Announces WTO Action Against China for US Car Duties | VOA Breaking News |
| August 6, 2012 | WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China--Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Automobiles From the United States | Bradford L. Ward |
| August 13, 2012 | Copenhagen is introducing the first full-size pure electric buses from BYD | BYD |
| August 21, 2012 | BYD Su Rui goes to market in Beijing, with Remote Driving Control technology | BYD |
| August 25, 2012 | 28 Killed in China Road Accident | VOA Breaking News |
| August 26, 2012 | 36 Killed in China Road Accident | VOA Breaking News |
| August 26, 2012 | China Road Accident Kills 36 | Voice of America |
| September 7, 2012 | BYD Pure Electric Vehicles First Launch in Thailand | BYD |
| September 17, 2012 | Obama Challenges China Auto Subsidies | Kent Klein |
| September 17, 2012 | US – China Trade Dispute Heats Up | VOA Breaking News |
| October 2, 2012 | China: Deutsche Todesopfer bei Busunglück | Wikinews |
| October 9, 2012 | Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2010-2011 | Paul Piquado |
| October 9, 2012 | Japan Carmakers Report Sales Plunge in China | VOA Breaking News |
| October 11, 2012 | WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States--Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Automobiles From the United States | Juan Millan |
| October 17, 2012 | WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China--Certain Measures Affecting the Automobile and Automobile-Parts Industries | Juan Millan |
| October 19, 2012 | BYD Unveils “SUV-of-the-Year” and Launches New Auto Line-up at Chile Auto Show | BYD |
| October 23, 2012 | NELSON PANCIATICI: FOR A FINAL SUCCESS! | euroFORMULA |
| October 29, 2012 | NELSON PANCIATICI: A POSITIVE OUTCOME | euroFORMULA |
| December 24, 2012 | Road Accident Kills 11 Children in China | VOA Breaking News |
