Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
A Chery eQ1, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The Chery eQ1 is a cool and almost cute electric mini car. Design is interesting, with enormous headlines, with blue lenses, dominating the front. The body is painted in a dual-color…
A BYD F6, seen on the outskirts of Beijing in 2019. The vehicle was in fine shape, painted in silver and just a little dusty, without any big dents or rust. The license plate is interesting; both 6 and 8…
A Ssangyong Chairman W CW700L limousine, seen on a car market in east Beijing in 2017. The good Chairman was in a reasonable shape but clearly in need of a little love. Note the bricks at fore and aft the…
This red beauty is a Buick Excelle HRV Sport, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The Buick was in fine shape, painted in fiery red and fitted with the factory standard body kit. Yes, General Motors can be wild if…
A JAC Shuailing T8 pickup truck, seen at a small JAC shop in east Beijing in the mid winter of 2019, with some snow on the road and and ice on the car. The massive JAC was brand new and…
A beautiful dark green E34 BMW 525i sedan, seen in the far outer reaches of the Chinese capital Beijing. The Bimmer stood on a sandy and dusty parking lot in front of a residential building, between all kinds of normal…
A Mercedes-Benz SL500 and a Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupe, seen late at night in China’s capital Beijing in 2015. Both cars were slightly modified and had very special license plates.
A Lifan 320 hatchback, seen in central Beijing in 2010, not far from where I lived. The good Lifan was brand new and painted in a bright shade of red, with black A and B pillars. The complex-design alloys were…
A black Daewoo Prince sedan, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2016. The big old Daewoo was in perfect shape and totally original. It was clearly very well maintained and looked like it had been washed a day…