Filed under: Sedan, China, Renault, Beijing Motor Show, South Korea The breadth and scope of the Chinese car market has ballooned to such an extent that it makes sense for many foreign automakers to design cars specifically for China. Case in point: the new Renault Talisman. Instead of building the Talisman in China through a joint venture, manufacturing is... 

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, China, Acura, Honda, Beijing Motor Show Hey look! A red version of the Acura NSX Concept for the Beijing Motor Show. Because it’s China, you know. Get it? Red. As in “Red China.” And if that doesn’t prove Acura is too clever by half, take a good look at the new photos of the red car in the... 

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, China, Beijing Motor Show, Electric, MISC There’s a certain German sports car that the designers at CH Auto might have been dreaming about before they penned the Lithia. We don’t think this kind of inspiration is anywhere near criminal, though, and before anyone broaches the topic of Chinese design, they should know... 

Filed under: Car Buying, SUV, China China’s middle class is predicted to mint up to 500 million new bourgeois comrades in the next 15 years, and not only will that mean new car owners, but more of those owners will be women. Along with rising incomes, that has put The Middle Kingdom into an SUV-buying boom driven by “tiger moms,” similar to... 

Filed under: China, Beijing Motor Show Why The World’s Top Automakers Are Flocking To Beijing Beijing’s government has had to resort to a registration lottery to hold down its growth. Skip a couple years in China, as I had, and you’re not likely to recognize it when you return, especially the capital city of Beijing. Peering out from my... 

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Sedan, China, Toyota, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style It’s not the most pronounceable model name, but that’s not our problem, is it? Toyota debuted its sharply styled Yundong Shuangqing hybrid concept at the Beijing Motor Show today, announcing that a production version will be sold in China at some point in the... 

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, China, Aston Martin, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style, Luxury Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar and Land Rover all unveiled new special editions at the Beijing Motor Show, and Aston Martin wouldn’t miss the opportunity to join in their company. Hence the Dragon 88 Limited Edition. A special trim level available... 

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Etc., Ferrari, Middle East, Luxury Based on the cars that usually feature in the videos we get from Dubai, we can’t really call the tale of this Ferrari Enzo that outrageous. Pictures of the dusty stallion have been zooming around the Internet while the real thing sat in a police impound lot for reasons... 

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, China, Volkswagen, Beijing Motor Show Volkswagen has taken the occasion of the Beijing Motor Show as opportunity to debut its latest sedan. Called the Lavida, it’s the second-generation of a model produced in China specifically for the Chinese market. Can’t figure out what you’re looking at? Call it a Chinese version... 

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, China, Chrysler, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style, Luxury Considering the rate at which the Chinese market gobbles up Buick models, you’d think it would be a prime market for Chrysler. Yet the House of the 300 wasn’t present in China at all in recent years, as the brand has just announced at the Beijing Motor Show...