Dec 03

PININFARINA DESIGNED JAC “A108″ MIDDLE CLASS SEDAN NOMINATED “BEST CAR IN SHOW”.

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Pininfarina fame and glory is expanding in the Far East, from where I got the news that one of the car designed and developed by Pininfarina, the middle-class JAC A 108 saloon has been nominated “Best car in Show” at the Guangzhou Motor Show run in the second part of November.

JAC is the brand name for Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. and the model name in China is Tongyue. The A 108 is available with a 1.3- or 1.5-liter gasoline engine, at prices ranging between 7.300 and 9.800 U.S. dollars.

To international standards the choice of the jury might surprise those who are  not familiar with the Chinese market today.  There, with the price of fuel having sky-rocketed and the fear of the global recession, small cars have become very popular among car buyers who are in the market for fuel efficiency and safety. Being an entirely new and fresh project with high safety standards and a modern, fuel efficient four cylinder engine, the roomy and relatively small JAC by Pininfarina seems to have all it takes to conquer the market and be the “Best Car in Show”.

  • http://www.dailytimes.co.uk The Daily Times

    An interesting view of the automotive industry. Where do you see the future of the industry, will it ever recover or will there be major casulties?

  • http://autodesign.socialblog.us Giancarlo Perini

    There are casaulties already. The strongest are going to eat the market shares of those shrinking or going out of business and get healthy again. The point is whether the industry should be left on its own or be “steering” by politican wisdom (if there is some, somewhere). Perhaps you may find interesting to read my report on why Mr. Obama should announce a major leap in gasoline price (additional taxes) in three to four years time. That will give a clear direction to the car industry world-wide. It was posted on April 1st but is not April’s Fool.

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