This year's Shanghai motor show has given us interesting and good-looking concepts plus weird and wonderful creations and cars that have been specifically designed for the ever-expanding Chinese car market.
Here, Autocar runs through what you might have missed at the Shanghai show in an A-Z guide. Click on the links below for a full story of every Shanghai show star, including exclusive show pics. There’s also a gallery attached, where you can view a picture of each car.
Steve Cropley's full show report
Shanghai's weird and wonderful
Audi
The German car manufacturer kicks things off with its Audi A3 e-tron concept, which uses a 211bhp 1.4-litre TFSI engine, mated to a 27bhp electric motor. Also on its show stand was the all-new Q3 SUV, a car that we'll see in Audi showrooms in the UK in November.
Buick
Buick unveiled this Envision SUV concept at the show. The four-seater concept uses a 2.0-litre petrol engine with two electric motors and features scissor doors and a chassis that comprises carbonfibre, magnesium and aluminium to reduce weight.
BMW
Three new cars to report this year. First off, the eagerly awaited BMW M5 - the company's twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre V8 super-saloon - and also, the China-built plug-in hybrid 5-series for the Chinese market and the production version of the new 6-series coupé.
Chevrolet
Chevy revealed its new Malibu model, a car which will reach Europe — but not necessarily the UK — in 2012. According to GM, the Malibu is the “first global mid-size car.”
Citroën
The French car manufacturer launched the latest model in its ‘premium’ DS line-up, the family saloon-sized DS5. It features recognisable DS cues, including LED lighting strips at the front, and also adds some new styling flourishes.
Jaguar
Introduced for the Chinese market only at the show was a new version of its luxury XJ saloon equipped with a lower-powered 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine.
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