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China's Green Car Sales in 2012 25 Jan 2013 | 03:39 am
Just a few years ago, pretty much everyone (except Chinese auto industry insiders whom I interviewed) thought China was about to take ownership of the global green car market. (Here's just one example...
Comparing Corruption in China and the US 14 Dec 2012 | 12:58 am
Today's WSJ China Realtime reports on a study by a George Mason University economist who attempts to compare corruption in the US and China. His conclusion is that corruption in America's Gilded Age ...
GM and SAIC: Trouble in Paradise? 18 Oct 2012 | 07:43 am
General Motors (GM) and Shanghai Auto (SAIC) announced in December of 2009 that they were deepening their partnership beyond their joint venture in China. Together they created a 50:50 joint venture,...
But will China's smart, young automotive managers ever get to lead? 15 Sep 2012 | 04:39 am
There is a great piece by Automotive News China Managing Editor, Yang Jian, on their site this week. (The full article is reproduced on the AdAge site here without restriction.) Yang Jian notes that...
Fragile Bridge: Conflict Management in Chinese Business 6 Sep 2012 | 01:17 am
In March of 2012, Andrew Hupert released his first e-book, Guanxi for the Busy American, a quick yet thorough read on how to navigate the potentially treacherous waters of guanxi in China. He now fol...
In praise of public-private partnership 1 Jun 2012 | 01:42 am
Today's splashdown of the SpaceX Dragon capsule off the coast of California completes the first successful visit of a private spacecraft to the International Space Station. This news isn't really Chi...
Book Giveaway! 26 May 2012 | 05:53 am
To celebrate the imminent release of my book, Designated Drivers: How China Plans to Dominate the Global Auto Industry, I will be giving away three signed copies next week. Designated Drivers is abou...
Thoughts on the 2012 Beijing Auto Show 15 May 2012 | 08:00 am
I recently traveled to Beijing to attend the 2012 Beijing Auto Show as well as to attend the Automotive News China Conference. While no one can expect to gain a full understanding of China during a qu...
GM is getting its 1% back, and it won't be cheap 19 Apr 2012 | 11:35 am
Back in January, GM announced it wanted to buy back the 1% it had sold to its partner, Shanghai Auto (SAIC). In the post I wrote at that time, here was my prediction: The only way I can see this happ...
Wen Jiabao gets it, but no one cares 6 Apr 2012 | 03:09 pm
On Tuesday (3 April 2012) major media outlets reported that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was getting ready to take on China's giant state-owned banks. He was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Jour...
