Cadillac CTS Is A China-made American Sedan

Here we have a Cadillac CTS, seen at the parking lot of a second-hand car market in the great city of Tai’an in Shandong Province in eastern China. The big American sedan was in fine shape, painted beige with darkened windows and still with the original alloy wheels.

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A Perfect Black Volkswagen Santana GLi Sedan With Black Plates In China

Here we have a black Volkswagen Santana GLi sedan with black 京A license plates. I saw this great old Volkswagen in the Chinese capital Beijing in the summer of 2018. It was in good shape, clearly taken care of, with a clean body and the original 7-spoke alloy wheels. It is a time capsule, in a way.

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Volvo S80L Was A China-only Luxury Long Wheelbase Sedan

This is a Volvo S80L, a China-only long-wheelbase variant of the Volvo S80 sedan. I met this beautiful black example in the Chinese capital Beijing. It was well-maintained and looked great for its age.

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Hongqi H9 Is A Large Chinese Luxury Sedan With A Lot Of Shine And Style

This is a Hongqi H9, a full-size luxury sedan in China. The H9 has an impressive presence on the road, with an enormous grille with 14 vertical bars. The classic Hongqi ‘red flag’ hood ornament runs from the hood over the edge into the grille.

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The Chery Cowin 1 Was A Small Chinese Sedan That Covered All The Bases

This little pretty car is a Chery Cowin 1, parked alongside the road in 2018 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The good Cowin was in perfect shape, painted in a dark shade of red, with a shiny grille, and with the original gray wheel covers.

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The Cadillac SLS Was A China-only Luxury Long Wheelbase Sedan

This is a Cadillac SLS, seen in Beijing in 2019. The big Cadillac looked great, painted in black, as always, and fitted with the factory-original nine-spoke alloy wheels. The SLS was a China-only long-wheelbase luxury sedan.

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The Ford Tempo Was A Cool American Sedan In China – Ordered In Bulk

An almost-perfect Ford Tempo sedan, seen at a messy parking lot near a car market in Beijing in 2012. The antenna was up so the car was all right. It was painted white, with darkened windows and with the original wheel covers.

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Audi A6 Allroad Quattro 2.7T In Red With A Manual In China

Here we have a special Audi in China. This is a C5 Audi A5 Allroad Quattro, seen in Beijing in the spring of 2017. It is the only red Allroad I have ever seen on Chinese roads and the only one with a manual gearbox. The license plate is special too with the 京Y·15995 sequence.

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