Hybrid, Electric, Plug-in, Clean Diesel Cars for the Responsible Consumers.

Chang’an Motors (also called ChangAn or Chana Auto) brought to the market the first Chinese-made hybrid car Jie Xun HEV, and is continuing its aggressive plan to develop more innovative and affordable hybrid sedans and minivans for the Chinese market. You may be soon test driving a Chana hybrid at a dealer near you too.

Here’s one way to help kick-start the transition to hybrid, electric and other fuel efficient cars. It’s business travel, or more specifically, business car rental policies. A corporate hybrid car rental policy will do more than helping the environment and corporate “going green” policy. It can boost consumer demands for hybrid and fuel-efficient cars.

SAIC Motor is China’s largest car manufacturer. It’s ready to launch the Roewe 750 hybrid and Roewe 550 plug-in hybrid sedans in 2011, and will supply alternative cars to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. It will be only a matter of time before this giant Chinese carmaker take its products across the world.

Here’s a news clip talking about General Motors intending to increase car production in China, with the possibility of exporting cars back into the U.S.

President Obama visited Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on May 27, 2009 to announce 2 new alternative energy programs: the solar and geothermal energy initiatives. The new solar energy technologies program will help replicate the success of the Nellis project in cities and states across America. The second program will help develop the use of geothermal energy in America, harnessing geothermal heat as a clean, affordable, and reliable source of energy.

Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group (GAIG) is one of the significant car makers in China. GAIC is authorized to acquire state assets and receives subsidies from Guangzhou province. With increased investment in R&D and facilities, new GAIG sedans are expected to roll out of its new plant in 2010.

Euro 6 emission standards set for implementation in 2015 will produce interesting clean cars, including hybrids, coming out of Germany. With quality, performance and reputation on the line, top German car brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Daimler AG, and VW will come to market with full force in due time. The bottom line: the German hybrids will certainly be worth the wait.

The national fuel economy standards aim to raise fuel-economy standards to an industry average of 35.5 miles per gallon in 2016, an increase of more than eight miles per gallon per vehicle. The typical driver would save about $2,800 by getting better gas mileage.

Great Wall Motor Company is making serious progress with a number of hybrid and electric cars and trucks to enhance its already strong line of conventional car and truck products. And like many other Chinese car manufacturers in recent years, GWM is making its presence known with appearances at the largest auto shows around the world.

Dongfeng Motor Corporation, as one of China’s biggest players in the automobile industry, is also a significant contributor to the development of clean cars. The trend to develop environment-friendly cars has overtaken China’s auto industry, and Dongfeng was one of the first to respond to the call.