Just noted this as the German press is reviewing the year. I note:
(Der Spiegel)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/cheap-labor-in-bulgaria-chinese-open-first-car-plant-in-europe-a-816851.html
err interesting if the German press is not aware of Birmingham...
Great Wall this week [February 2012] became the first Chinese automobile manufacturer to open an automobile assembly plant inside the European Union
Great Wall is China's largest manufacturer of sports-utility vehicles and operates plants in around a dozen countries, including Russia, Indonesia, Egypt and Ukraine.
(Der Spiegel)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/cheap-labor-in-bulgaria-chinese-open-first-car-plant-in-europe-a-816851.html