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Shanghai: We obsessively covered the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show

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By Steven J. Ewing

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With each passing year, the Shanghai Motor Show gets more and more important – take that, if you will, as a metaphor for the entire Chinese automotive market as a whole. And while the show’s press events are limited to one single day (on a Saturday, no less), we’ve done our best to bring you our usual obsessive live coverage direct from the show floor.

So as we prepare to board jumbo jets for the long flights back to the US, have a look through our full roundup of Shanghai coverage below.

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Shanghai: BAIC 500 and 900 Concepts look cool, offer little info

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Chinese company BAIC showed up to the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show with a pair of concepts, the 500 (above) and 900 (right). And while we don’t have much in the way of information about these vehicles from the People’s Republic, they’re still pretty neat and worthy of some attention.

According to CarNewsChina.com, the 500 concept looks to be purely a design study – a sort of homage to the Beijing BJ212 SUV, and it’s unclear if this thing will ever see production. Still, it looks rough and ready – there are lots of styling elements here that take cues from off-road stalwarts like the Land Rover Range Rover and Toyota FJ Cruiser, albeit in a much more, uh, Chinese package.

The 900, on the other hand, takes the shape of a svelte sedan, and Ward’s Auto reports that it’s even built on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class platform, using V6 power from the German automaker. Ward’s states that the 900 concept previews the next-generation design DNA for BAIC‘s premium models, and features large, carbon fiber gullwing doors that, obviously, will not make it to production.

Have a look at both concepts in our galleries above and below, and let us know what you think of the BAIC pair in the comments.

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