Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
One of the oddest car ever made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture was the Bora-Golf, seen here in a very pretty shade of red in Beijing in 2011. It was actually called the Volkswagen Bora HS and based on the…
A pretty Peugeot 407 Coupe 3.0, seen near a Peugeot dealer on a car market in Beijing. The Peug’ was in fine shape, painted in a stylish shade of black with a light brown interior. It was a bit dusty,…
A very early BYD F3 GLX-i sedan, seen in Beijing in 2017. The F3 was in great shape, painted in a silver-gray shade with the original BYD logo on the grille. The license plate is from Shandong Province.
Here we have a very pretty Yunque GHK7071A Sports-4, seen in front of the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing in 2007. To see any Yunque is special, but one in red and fitted with the optional factory body kit was truly…
Three generations of Buick GL8 MPV in one shot, seen the Second Ring Road in Beijing. From left to right: third generation, second, and first. The Buick GL8 is one of the greatest successes for General Motors in China. It…
A dark blue Volvo 850 Turbo, seen in the 798 art district in Beijing. The good Volvo was still used as a daily driver, and that is always a great thing. It was in a reasonable shape but in dire…
A poop brown Smart ForTwo, seen in Beijing in 2015. The good Smart was fitted with all-black mirror housings, the typical old-school antenna, and ultra cool Hello Kitty seat covers.
A Beijing-Jeep Grand Cherokee, seen on the road in Beijing in 2017. The big Jeep was dusty but otherwise in good shape, and its best part was, without a doubt, the rare white 京·A MWZ-001 license plate.
This little pretty brown car is a real Jonway UFO, seen in Beijing in 2017. And that was very special. These never sold in big numbers in the Chinese capital, and lots of them have since been scrapped. Happily, this…