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Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
GM to form China venture, invest $293 million Sep 5, 2009
GM is making Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac models at its flagship China venture with SAIC Motor Corp. It also makes minivans, pickup trucks and the Spark compact car in a three-way tie-up with SAIC and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile ... Domestic media reported earlier this month that GM had secured an initial deal to take over Liuzhou Wuling Auto's 15. (MSNBC -- Business)
General Motors expands in China Aug 31, 2009
It also makes minivans, pick-up trucks and the Spark compact car in a venture with SAIC and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile. GM has recently emerged from bankruptcy protection in the US and has seen its sales fall year-on-year in most of its Western markets, so China is a key area of growth. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
General Motors, China FAW Set Up Venture to Make Light Commercial Trucks Aug 30, 2009
The U.S. automaker also makes minivans in a venture with SAIC Motor and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co. sold more than 600,000 units in the first seven months. GM is stronger in passenger cars while FAW makes better medium commercial vehicles, Zhang said. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
GM Does No Wrong as No. 1 in China With Minivans Selling Better than Buick Aug 28, 2009
GM expects to sell more than 800,000 minivans in this year, a six-fold increase from 2003, the first full year of production for The carmaker opened the venture, based in the southwestern city of Liuzhou, after seeing a market for cheap, multipurpose vehicles, GM China President said ... 1 percent, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co., based in southern Chinas Guangxi region, owns the rest. (Bloomberg)
4 died, 34 injured in train derail accident in south China Aug 1, 2009
A crane hoists the derailed train engine at the accident site in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009 ... Train 1473, from Xiangfan in central Hubei province to Zhanjiang of south Guangdong province, derailed at early morning Wednesday in a narrow valley in Liuzhou City of Guangxi ... All the 34 injured had been transferred to four hospitals in Liuzhou with better facilities. (Xinhuanet, China)
Detentions illustrate limits of free speech in China Jul 31, 2009
Huang traveled with 10 others from the town of Liuzhou in Guangxi province to Beijing last September to protest four different cases of property seizure involving local officials ... But she will have to return to Liuzhou and spend a year under a version of house arrest, during which she can live in her home and move around Liuzhou but not leave the town, she said ... The court in Liuzhou had no immediate comment on Thursday; copies of court documents provided by Huang showed that she was found... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Report: Landslides kill 10 people in Bangladesh Jul 31, 2009
The official Xinhua News Agency said the train derailed in the pre-dawn hours in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi region. It was headed to Guangdong province from central China's Xiangfan city, Xinhua said, citing railway authorities. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Train derails in southern China, 4 dead Jul 29, 2009
The official Xinhua News Agency said the train derailed in the pre-dawn hours in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi region ... The official Xinhua News Agency said the train derailed in the pre-dawn hours in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi region. (USA Today -- News)
China floods drive 700,000 from homes Jul 7, 2009
A view of the city zone along the Liujiang River on Monday in Liuzhou of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Torrential rains and floods in southern China have left at least 20 people dead and two missing. (MSNBC -- International)
South China rains kill 20, force 700,000 from homes Jul 6, 2009
The strong rain began to subside on Sunday in parts of Guangxi, such as Guilin and Liuzhou cities, but local authorities are warning of possible flooding as river levels remain high. However, eight more counties in Guangxi were hit by rainstorms Sunday, said the regional civil affairs department. (People's Daily Online, China)
Chinese floods kill 15, displace 550,000 Jul 5, 2009
A man make his way past submerged buildings in a flooded area of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region July 5, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Bankrupt GM bullish on Asia Jun 2, 2009
GM makes light commercial vehicles in China in a three-way tie-up with SAIC Motor and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile, and operates a separate car manufacturing venture in Shanghai with SAIC, China's largest automaker. GM said a day earlier its Asia-Pacific operations were financially self-sufficient, needing no help from U.S. headquarters, although financing difficulties remained in some countries such as South Korea and Thailand. (India Times)
Case Corp Acquisitions May 18, 2009
Liuzhou Case Liugong Construction Equipment Company Limited, Liuzhou, China. Product: Assembly of Loader Backhoes. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The auto industry's not dead yet Apr 29, 2009
It is expanding plants, planning to bring out a slew of new models and moving to raise its stake in van maker Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co. GM sold 137,000 vehicles in China in March, an increase of 24. 6 per cent from a year earlier. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Top advisor underscores economic development, unity Mar 26, 2009
Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, inspects Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on March 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng). (Xinhuanet, China)
China steel makers rush to link up Mar 18, 2009
Wuhan Iron & Steel, parent of Wuhan Steel, bought into smaller rival Liuzhou Iron & Steel. And Hebei Iron & Steel was formed in a merger of two major steel firms, the parents of Tangshan Iron & Steel and Handan Iron & Steel. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
China shares edge up on technical rebound Mar 2, 2009
Liuzhou Iron & Steel Co. soared 7. 3 percent to 4. (International Herald Tribune)
Police authority displays anti-riot show in Southwest China Feb 18, 2009
A police dog jumps through a fire ring at the command of a Chinese police officer during a city show for local residents at a square in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2009. Local police authority displayed anti-riot vehicles, police weapons and showed the skills of police dogs, expecting to facilitate the understandings between local police and residents. (People's Daily Online, China)
China shares hit 5 1/2-month high Feb 16, 2009
Baoshan Iron & Steel Ltd., China's biggest steelmaker, and Liuzhou Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. both soared by the daily limit of 10 percent, Baosteel to 6. 42 yuan and Liusteel to 4. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Snow and skirt show weather difference in China Feb 14, 2009
A girl wearing a short dress walks on a street in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 13, 2009. The highest temperature of the city reached over 32 degrees Celsius Friday. (People's Daily Online, China)
GM presses Thailand for assistance Feb 8, 2009
GM makes light commercial vehicles in China in a three-way venture with SAIC Motor and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile. It also operates a car manufacturing venture in Shanghai with SAIC, the largest Chinese automaker. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
