ChangFeng bringing Chinese SUVs to NAIAS

With China's Geely out of the picture for now, it looks like Chang Feng will be the Chinese representative in Detroit next year. Dow Jones reports that Chang Feng will bring four vehicles to NAIAS 2007. Chang Feng is expected to show up with two Liebao (Chinese for Cheetah) branded pickup trucks and two SUVs. Photos and details are scarce, as you might expect from China. The above photo is Chang Feng's Cheetah concept, unveiled at the 2005 Shanghai Auto Show. Currently, Chang Feng produces licensed Mitsubishi designs.Chang Feng chairman JianXin Li says his company plans to begin selling cars stateside sometime within the next decade.Formerly known as No. 7319 Factory of Chinese People's Liberation Army Chang Feng Co. Ltd., Chang Feng reorganized in 1996 and says it is on track to produce 200,000 vehicles by next year, which would be twice its current output.[Source: Dow Jones via Canadian Driver] .

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Using The “Autograph” To Get Cheap Motor Insurance

What if your motor insurance provider told you that you could get up to 25 percent discounted from your next car insurance policy simply by showing them that you were a safe driver? It would sound obvious won't it - after all, basically, isn't that what a no claims bonus is all about? Well, you can guess again, because with the new “autograph" device getting up to 25 percent discounted on your car insurance policy in the years to come is going to be a very real experience!

What Is The Autograph?

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You say I have to WHAT?

Universal Health Care - another oo ahh it sounds lovely on the surface. But it just won't work here without reevluating our system entirely.

Sure, some are pulling it off - Denmark, Belgium, Germany-- but theyre countries are run in entirely idfferent ways. In these countries, the cost of all these lovely services, like health care, is about 80% whereas in the US, the cost of government is about 45%. HUGE difference their. A socialist system just doesn't run the way a democratic system does. Plus check out Cananda - the lovely saying of "You can find more CAT scan technicians in the city of Pittsburgh then in all of Canada". Its true. To keep health care affordable, you cheap out. Less technology, less doctors, less expensive professionals. I suffer a head injury in a car accident and you're telling me I have to wait 4 days before I can even get in for a CAT scan? I could be dead before then! That...is not the way I want my health care.

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The New China Syndrome Who's afraid of Chinese imports? Not Rachid Mohamed Rachid and the handful of visionaries who are convinced Egypt can not only forge a mutually profitable relationship with China, but make the Asian superpower our leading trade partner. By Hadia Mostafa MORNING RUSH HOUR in Beijing comes to a screeching halt outside the gates of Tiantan Park, a sprawling, 273-acre public garden that houses the vividly colored Temple of Heaven complex at which the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties once worshiped. Stepping into the park is like being transported into a sanctuary a world away from the noise and pollution that is the reality of modern-day China. Here, hundreds of Chinese, the majority of them retirees, gather every day in clusters, silently performing their morning Tai Chi.

First Drive: 2007 Hyundai Accent SE It used to be that cars at the cheap end of the price continuum were just cheap. Accoutrements were spartan. Performance was lacking and so was quality. Even currently esteemed names like Civic were once best known for blowing oil-blue smoke rings while rusting before your eyes. However, today's breed of economy car — including the 2007 Hyundai Accent — break from the conventions that defined blessedly extinct nameplates like Chevette, Cricket, F10, Festiva and Justy. A typical Hyundai Hyundai continues making a name for itself by building inexpensive vehicles with loads of standard features that are backed by a mind-easing warranty. The manufacturer has found success in every market segment where it plies this high-feature/low-price strategy. The 2007 Accent SE follows Hyundai's proven modus operandi.