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  • Teaser for Karma Pininfarina concept debuting at 2019 Shanghai auto show

    California's Karma will showcase its future plans with a trio of world premieres at next week's Auto Shanghai 2019. One will be a concept penned by Italy's Pininfarina, which appears to be a coupe judging by a new teaser released on Tuesday. A second teaser hints at a repeat of the mustache-shaped grille. The design was a controversial feature of the original Fisker Karma, which Karma sells in updated form as the Revero. The Pininfarina-designed concept previews Karma's mid-term plans, suggesting that a coupe might be joining the Revero sedan in the not too distant future. Prior to its 2013...

  • Teaser for Icona self-driving logistics vehicle concept debuting at 2019 Shanghai auto show
    Icona teams up with Chinese online retail giant JD for Shanghai auto show concept

    Design studio Icona will use the 2019 Shanghai auto show to present a self-driving logistics vehicle developed for Chinese online retail giant JD.

  • Teaser for Infiniti Qs Inspiration concept debuting at 2019 Shanghai auto show
    Infiniti Qs Inspiration concept previews new electric sport sedan

    Infiniti will preview a planned sport sedan at April's Auto Shanghai 2019 with the Qs Inspiration concept. The sport sedan will be an electric car based on a new modular platform.

  • 2020 Buick LaCrosse Avenir
    2020 Buick LaCrosse made handsome just as it's dropped in US

    The Buick LaCrosse has ceased production for North America but over in China, where sedans still rule, an updated, much more handsome LaCrosse will go on sale later in 2019.

  • 2019 BMW 3-Series Long Wheelbase
    BMW's 3-Series spawns long-wheelbase variant for China

    BMW has revealed a stretched 3-Series with almost 5 more inches in the wheelbase, but this model is built exclusively for China.

  • Teaser for 2020 Karma Revero debuting at 2019 Shanghai auto show
    2020 Karma Revero teased ahead of 2019 Shanghai auto show debut

    Karma on Thursday released the first image of its updated Revero extended-range electric sedan ahead of the world debut at April's Auto Shanghai 2019. The teaser image doesn't reveal much apart from a new design for the headlights. Our own spy shots of prototypes suggest the updated Revero will...

  • Teaser for Karma Vision concept debuting at 2019 Shanghai auto show

    Karma, the electric car startup born out of the remains of the original Fisker, is ready to give us a glimpse at its future. The Chinese-backed, Southern California-based automaker will use April's 2019 Shanghai auto show to present three cars, one of which will be an updated version of Karma's sole model, the Revero. While the updated Revero represents Karma's immediate future, a mystery model will give us an early look at the automaker's mid-term plans while a concept will delve into the long-term plans. The updated Revero has already been spied in prototype form and is due on sale in the...

  • VLF Force 1 V10 Roadster, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    VLF Force 1 V10 Roadster revealed at 2017 Shanghai auto show

    Dodge never released an open-top version of the current Viper, and soon the car will be out of production—this time for good. However, you can now place an order for a car very similar to what an open-top fifth-generation Viper might have been like. The car is the VLF Force 1 V10 Roadster...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Mercedes-AMG pumps S63 to 603 horsepower with smaller engine

    Updated versions of the Mercedes-AMG S63 and S65 performance sedans were unveiled along with the rest of the updated 2018 S-Class range during last week's 2017 Shanghai auto show. The most significant of the updates is a new powertrain for the S63, in this case the 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8...

  • Mercedes-Benz A Sedan concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    This Week’s Top Photos: the 2017 Shanghai auto show edition

    Mercedes-Benz used this past week’s 2017 Shanghai auto show to unveil a concept destined to spawn a new A-Class compact sedan. The concept also shows the latest evolution of the Sensual Purity design language currently employed by Mercedes. Lynk & Co, the new brand from Chinese automaker...

  • Lynk & Co. 03 concept
    Lynk & Co says its cars will have lifetime warranties

    Lynk & Co at its Wednesday press conference at the 2017 Shanghai auto show came out with the unusually bold promise of lifetime warranties for its cars. The brand didn’t provide details on the terms but said roadside assistance will also be offered to customers. That’s not all as...

  • Qoros Model K-EV concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Qoros K-EV concept previews Tesla Model S rival due in 2019

    Chinese automaker Qoros unveiled an electric sport sedan concept on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The concept is called the Model K-EV and is said to preview a production model coming in 2019. Qoros says it’s already testing prototypes for the production model and will show one of...

  • Audi e-tron Sportback Concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show    [photo:Ronan Glon]

    Audi revealed the new e-tron Sportback concept on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The concept previews an electric car to join the Audi lineup in 2019, one year after the automaker introduces its e-tron electric SUV. You can think of the car as being a more coupe-like alternative to the e-tron. The e-tron Sportback concept is distinguished by its sloping roof and liftback rear. The roof also sits lower than on the related e-tron Quattro concept from 2015, which previews the upcoming e-tron. Mechanically, the two vehicles are very similar. They both use the Volkswagen Group’s...

  • Hybrid Kinetic K550 concept by Pininfarina, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Hybrid Kinetic presents pair of Pininfarina-styled electric SUVs in Shanghai

    Chinese battery company Hybrid Kinetic is looking to branch out into auto manufacturing and has rolled out two new concepts previewing models it plans to put into production early next decade. They’re a pair of extended-range electric SUVs that Hybrid Kinetic presented on Wednesday at the...

  • 2018 BMW 5-Series Li
    2018 BMW 5-Series Li shows off elongated looks in Shanghai

    BMW showcased the latest iteration of its long-wheelbase 5-Series developed especially for the Chinese market on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. Referred to as the BMW 5-Series Li, the stretched sedan comes with a 133-millimeter (5.24-inch) long expansion compared to the standard sedan on...

  • Nio EP9
    Nio to sell 10 more EP9 supercars priced from $1.48M each

    Chinese electric car startup Nio has announced a second production run for its EP9 supercar. Nio made the announcement on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show where the company also previewed its first mainstream model, the ES8 seven-seat SUV. Originally, Nio built just six EP9s and sold them...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class preview

    The current S-Class has been a huge hit for Mercedes-Benz. Over 300,000 examples have been sold since the car went on sale in 2013, and that’s the figure for sedans only. The car, a W222 to all the fans, has now reached the midway point in its life cycle, and in Mercedes tradition it’s...

  • Volvo CMA modular compact car platform in electric configuration
    Volvo’s first electric car will be built in China

    Volvo will launch its first electric car in 2019. The car will be based on the Compact Modular Architecture designed for smaller cars and offer a range of 250 miles or more. The battery will be placed in the vehicle floor and an electric motor will be at the front axle. At the 2017 Shanghai auto...

  • Renault RS 2027 Vision Concept

    Renault has a pretty clear idea of what it wants Formula One to look like in the future. At the Shanghai auto show, the French automaker unveiled the new RS 2027 Concept as its idea of what F1 will look like a decade from now. That begins with making the driver more visible to spectators, thanks in part to a transparent cockpit with a polycarbonate roof. That's right: in a bid to increase safety and protect drivers from impacts, Renault envisions a future in which our current open cars have been abandoned to history. A transparent helmet is also part of the mix, though it's unclear how that...

  • 2018 Buick Regal sedan for China
    2018 Buick Regal sedan revealed in Shanghai minus GS model

    Along with the debut of the Buick Velite 5, Buick has taken the wraps off of the 2018 Regal sedan at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. Yes, you read that correctly, China will still be receiving a traditional 4-door sedan with a trunk. The Chinese-spec Buick Regal sedan doesn't deviate from the global...

  • Jeep Yuntu concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show    [photo: Ronan Glon]
    Jeep Yuntu hybrid concept may foreshadow future Chinese 7-seater SUV

    Jeep has yanked the veil off of its 2017 Shanghai auto show debut, a hybrid SUV concept dubbed the Yuntu. The Yuntu concept, Chinese for "cloud," may preview a China-exclusive vehicle, representing the brand's largest SUV offering there. Combining future-forward design cues with classic Jeep...

  • Honda CR-V Hybrid introduced at 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Honda CR-V Hybrid bows in Shanghai, nearly confirmed for US

    Honda used the 2017 Shanghai auto show to debut the next logical step for its hybrid technology—the hotter than hot crossover segment. The Honda CR-V Hybrid made its official debut in Shanghai and the automaker has made it all but official that the hybrid crossover will be making its way to...

  • Lynk & Co. 03 concept
    Lynk & Co’s next car previewed by 03 sedan concept

    Lynk & Co burst on the scene last fall with a compact SUV called the 01. The new brand is Chinese automaker’s Geely’s mainstream offering for global markets and is to operate alongside Geely’s luxury brand Volvo. Lynk & Co has now previewed its second model with the 03...

  • 2018 Buick Velite 5
    Chevy Volt transformed into Buick Velite 5 for China

    Buick will add an extended-range electric car to its lineup in China later this year. The vehicle, labeled a Buick Velite 5, is a rebadged Chevrolet Volt and was revealed to the world on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The news isn’t a complete surprise as we’ve known since...

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