On September 4, the F18 sedan project of BMW Brilliance Auto was prematurely revealed. Now while the German carmaker is astonished at the divulging of the project, the two sides of the joint venture are divided on whether BMW 1 Series or 5 Series cars should be made in their new factory, said xinhuanet.com today.

The total value of China's auto products imports and exports rise to US$48.818 billion between January and July, about 37% rise from one year earlier, according to the statistics from the General Administration of Customs.

Jiangling Motors Corp, one of the biggest commercial vehicle manufacturers in China, is planning to invest US$1.2 billion to build a car factory in Poland, reported Polish daily Rzeczpospolita recently. The new plant is to make 400,000 vehicles per year

Last week, Chery Auto announced its official move to mark down almost all the models of its QQ3 series, said xinhuanet.com today. After the price cuts, the Chery QQ3 series will have each model sold at a price between 30,800 yuan ($4,510) and 52,800 yuan.

Xuzhou Construction Machinery Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000425), a leading engineering equipment manufacturer in China, has announced its plan to purchase a 60% stake in Nanjing Chunlan Auto Manufacturing Co., Ltd., for 170 million yuan ($24.9 million), said caijing.com.cn today.

For Life Products (www.ForLifeProducts.com) announced Detail Magic, a revolutionary line of Earth-friendly automobile care and cleaning products that were created to protect, clean and restore automobiles to their original showroom shine – all without wasting water or putting harmful chemicals into storm drains which creates polluted run-off that has been proven harmful to the environment.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the release of the all-new Inspire. The appeal of the new model has been dramatically strengthened with performance and comfort enhancements, yet the price range remains ¥3,300,000 to ¥3,900,000—very close to that of the previous model. The new Inspire will debut at Honda dealers throughout Japan.

Code Systems, the automotive OE Division of Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) has been named a finalist in the Automotive News 14th annual PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award competition.