Auto-industry journalism by Mark Andrews
Published car reviews, and articles about the Chinese automotive industry that have appeared in magazines, newspapers or online.
Highlighted Articles
South China Morning Post. Centre Stage for Premiers.
Highlights of the 2015 Guangzhou Auto Show as appeared in the South China Morning Post newspaper. Looks at international and domestic launches.
Autocar. Guangzhou Motor Show report and gallery.
Report and pictures on the most important cars at the 2015 Guangzhou Auto Show including the BMW Concept Compact sedan.
MG Enthusiast. The MG GS in China.
Test drive and review of the MG GS SUV in Shanghai as it appeared in the MG Enthusiast magazine.
Nikkei Asian Review. Ripples of emission scandal felt in China.
Co-written article about the effect of the Volkswagen emission scandal on the company’s largest market China.
South China Morning Post. Chinese carmakers raise the bar for design and technology.
Article about how Chinese manufacturers are upping their game with a new more for less strategy and a test drive of the Geely GC9
South China Morning Post. Chinese firms aim to become driving force for telematics.
A look at what telematics are and how the market for them in China is growing at a reportedly huge rate.
Autocar. MG GS 1.5T Deluxe
As small SUV sales continue to boom, MG has been hard at work developing its own effort, the GS. Our drive of a Chinese car shows there’s still work to be done
Talk. Taiwan Tech.
Test drive of the Luxgen U6 softroader SUV finds it a far more compelling car than the first attempt the L7.
China Automotive Review. China driving design from the back seat.
A look at how Chinese tastes are dictating the design of luxury vehicles around the world and particularly when it comes to comfort in the back.
South China Morning Post. Shanghai Auto Show is big in scale and continues to grow.
Article looking at the highlights of the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show and the car launches both international and domestic Chinese cars.
GN Focus. No shortcut to the lap of luxury.
A look at how Chinese tastes are dictating the design of luxury vehicles around the world and particularly when it comes to comfort in the back.
Autocar. The Chinese stars of the Shanghai motor show.
A look at some of the more important Chinese cars on display at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show as seen on Autocar’s website.
Autocar. Ford Escort Review.
Test drive and review of the Ford Escort a China only car based on the second generation Ford Focus and other parts from the Ford bin.
Auto Express. Qoros 3 review.
Test drive and review of the Qoros 3 hatchback as appearing in Auto Express magazine
Autocar. Guangzhou motor show 2014 report and gallery.
Article on the highlights, both local and international, at the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show.
Autocar. Range Rover Evoque versus Landwind X7 copycat
Article is co-written and based on something I wrote that was published on Autocar in 2014
Autocar. Qoros 3 saloon first drive.
Test drive of the Chinese Qoros 3 saloon as in Autocar magazine in the UK
Talk. Budget Buy – Baojun 610.
Test drive of the Baojun 610 a small hatchback specially made for China by a brand partly owned by General Motors.
China Automotive Review. Should BYD quit making cars?
Article looking at whether BYD might be better off concentrating on being a technology supplier particular of battery technology rather than continuing to make cars.
Nikkei Asian Review. Hunting for deals on wheels in China’s developing used car market.
Article on how the second hand car market in China is finally picking up as some consumers now consider a second hand purchase rather than buying new.
Talk. Citroen DS5 LS – Gallic Charmer?
Test drive and review of the China only Citroen DS5 LS in Talk Magazine.
Autocar. Citroen DS5 LS first drive.
First drive of the China only Citroen DS5 LS.
Talk. E-Day. Review of the BYD e6.
Test drive and review of the BYD e6 an electric car popular as a taxi in China and one of the first mainstream electric vehicles.
Silkroad. Torque of the Town.
A test drive in Japan of a Nissan GT-R for Silkroad the inflight of Cathay Dragon.
Talk. Wagon Wheels. Review of the Volkswagen Gran Lavida.
Test drive and review of the Volkswagen Gran Lavida, a popular China only car.
Talk. Grand in Name. Review of the Geely Emgrand EC7
Test drive of China’s most popular car from a Chinese manufacturer in 2013 in Talk Magazine.
Discovery. Executive Measures.
Review of the stretched Executive version of the first generation Porsche Panamera and why it is so connected to China and Shanghai in particular.
China Automotive Review. Hybrid premiums in China.
Premium producers such as Lexus find a ready market in China for hybrids whereas mainstream models such as the Toyota Prius are near impossible to sell.
Audi Magazine. Racing Rahel.
Audi Magazine article about an R8 LMS Cup race at the Shanghai Circuit and the popularity of the series in China.
Talk. Driving Godzilla.
Test drive of the Nissan GT-R done in Japan with an emphasis on the car’s importance in the Chinese market.
Talk. Keep on Driving, Shanghai.
All you need to know to keep driving as a foreigner in Shanghai as in Talk Magazine.
Silkroad. Spurred On.
How Bentley’s second generation Flying Spur is very much aimed at the Chinese market as in Silkroad from Cathay Dragon.
Talk. Flying High.
A test drive of the second generation Bentley Flying Spur in Beijing as featured in Talk Magazine.
Nikkei Asian Review. In China, hybrids can’t seem to sell without a lustrous nameplate.
Article about how premium car producers are managing to sell hybrid cars in China where more utilitarian models like the Toyota Prius have failed.
Talk. Executive Class.
Test drive and review of the stretched Porsche Panamera Executive in Shanghai, China.
China Automotive Review. Chinese manufacturers should behave like an American in Europe.
How Chinese manufacturers are copying the American model of too many brands rather than the European streamlined approach.
Talk. The Luxgen L7 – Can luxury and genius really be combined?
Test drive and review of Taiwan’s attempt to create its own car brand as produced by the company’s Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng.
Silkroad. On Your Marques.
Article about how there is the beginning of a market for classic cars in China but it is being hampered by regulation.
China Automotive Review. Making it big: large cars and government procurement.
How new government procurement regulations are helping Chinese producers shift to making larger cars a sector they previously had little success in.
Talk. Cagey Performer.
Nicholas Cage flogs the BAIC Senova D70 in China, a car based on the old Saab 9-5. This is a review and test drive of the Senova.
Sydney Morning Herald. BAIC Senova first drive review.
Test drive and review of the BAIC Senova D70 based on the old Saab 9-5 as in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
Vertu Select. China’s motorbikes in the fast lane.
Motorbikes sales in China may be slumping, but the new generation shows an appetite for luxury vehicles, writes Mark Andrews
Talk. Purring Along.
Test drive and review of the first generation Jaguar XF in Shanghai.
Autocar. Hongqi H7 First Drive review.
An attempt by Hongqi ‘Red Flag’ to produce a Chinese competitor to German luxury cars and to stay relevant in modern day China.
Autocar. Senova First Drive review.
Test drive of the Senova D70 based on the old Saab 9-5 in Shanghai, as published in Autocar magazine.
China Automotive Review. China only models vs. China only brands.
A contrast of the trend from joint venture car producers in China to create new China only brands versus another growing trend of creating China only models.
Talk. Raising the Flag for Hongqi.
How the H7 is a new start for Hongqi and aimed at taking on German executive cars such as the BMW 5 series and Audi A6.
Talk. Bigger Bavarian.
Test drive and review of the special to China stretched (F35) version of the sixth generation (F35) BMW 3 series.
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