The Shanghai motor show 2013 shaped up to be one of the most relevant Chinese shows for UK car buyers.
It is the home show for Chinese car makers such as Brilliance, BYD, Chery, Dongfeng and great Wall, however many global car brands chose to launch new cars in Shanghai, reflecting the growing importance of the Chinese car market.
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The BMW X4 concept made its world debut at Shanghai. forget the concept part of the X4’s name. It’s a virtually ready production model and the SUV will of course sit between the X3 and X5, when it comes on sale early next year.
The X4 isn’t only new SUV launched at the show. The Citroen DSX Wild Rubis concept car previews a new Audi Q5 rival for the Citroen DS family. At the moment, the production car will only go on sale in China.
The Mercedes GLA is an SUV based on the A-Class and had its debut at Shanghai. It’s a small SUV aimed to take on the likes of the Audi Q3 and range Rover Evoque, though it is longer, wider and lower than those cars.
Another SUV at the show was the MG CS concept car. The CS previews a compact off-roader that is due on sale in 2015.
