Blog by Jim James

                On 25th Jan 2006 I landed in China from Singapore to start my adventures an entrepreneur here. As I am British it seemed fitting to review history a little: 2006 Registered WOFE for EASTWEST PR in Beijing Ran Singapore marathon in lifetime bes...

    At last the Plus 8 saga has been resolved.  What should have been a simple customs delivery and inspection went wrong in early May when the CIQ officers took the 4.8L , GBP200,000 Morgan for a spin, literally, along the tree lined streets of Tianjin. The ensuing crash led to a cl...

Ian Lockhart, UKTI, launches Bespoke Car brand in Shandong Province 9 December 2013: Beijing,China. Morgan Cars China has opened the first showroom in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. Guest of Honour Mr. Ian Lockhart, First Secretary (Trade and Investment) of the UK Trade & Investment Departm...

Jim James and Sanjay Bose handshake on opening EASTWEST India office

The year just seems incredible, with all the excitement and challenges of starting Morgan cars in China this year, I  end the year with opening the offices of EASTWEST in India. When I went to Singapore on the 2nd Oct to have...

  Great British Brands Festival held in Beijing, I had the good fortune to welcome Boris Johnson onto our Morgan stand. He was v. pleasant and we made a photo opportunity. The encounter then appeared on Chinese TV and the BBC, but also interviews were held with Sky and Beijing BTV. Slowly but s...