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.
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