The Jinzhou, Liaoning-based auto components manufacturer Wonder Auto Technology has announced that its subsidiary, Jinzhou Halla Electrical Company, has signed a joint venture agreement with Korean Teawon Dianzhuang Corporation establishing a joint venture to be named Jinzhou Wonder Teawon Dianzhuang Company.

The Jinzhou, Liaoning-based automobile parts manufacturer, Wonder Auto Technology, has acquired Friend Birch Limited (Hong Kong) to increase its capacity for gas spring rods and shafts.

The Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely has chosen the French market communications company Open2Europe to develop its brand in Algeria, which it regards as a strategic market in North Africa.

The Chongqing Energy Saving and New Energy Automobile Alliance, which is said to be the second of its kind in China, has been formally unveiled in Chongqing.

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China has released a report on the complaints made by Chinese consumers against automobile manufacturers in 2008, which shows both Kumho tires and Hankook tires have had quality problems.

Praxair China has signed a new contract to supply liquid nitrogen to Chery Automobile Company, one of the leading automobile manufacturers in China.

Dongfeng Motor Corporation and U.S. based Freescale Semiconductor plan to establish a joint automotive electronics lab in China.

The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has published a report on the settlement of the automotive component disputes between China and the three parties of the United States, the European Union, and Canada.

China Automotive Systems' subsidiary, Jingzhou Henglong Automotive Parts has signed a supply agreement for power steering components and systems with ChangAn Auto Company.

Vehicle buyers in China are another step closer to experiencing what their US counterparts have been raving about for the past year: the hot-selling Buick Enclave luxury crossover.