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Mercedez-Benz, Audi, BMW and other luxury carmakers have taken this year’s Chengdu Auto Show in southwestern Sichuan province by storm, investing heavily to debut a number of super sleek car models targeting China’s younger clientele. Even though the number of visitors to this year’s auto show, the biggest in western China, is less than in previous years, the three German brands have all upped the ante, expanding their exhibition floor space and filling them with a range of state-of-the-art autos, as China’s luxury car market shows no sign of slowing. Munich-based BMW had six new cars on show, including its latest 4 series coupe, a low-slung, aerodynamic, sporty fashion statement. The firm commanded an exhibition area of 3,210 square meters while Mercedez-Benz and Audi were not far behind with booths of almost 3,000 square meters. The three marques are all neck to neck in the battle for market share. Mercedez-Benz, owned by Germany’s Daimler, sold 346,000 units in China in the first ha...

Chengdu Auto Show, one of the first key auto shows after the Covid-19 outbreak this year, begins today. The Southwestern city-based auto show will run until August 8, with more than 1500 vehicles from 120 car brands attracted.  Below is a list of some new models for this event.  Nio EC6: This is the Chinese EV start-up’s third car after ES8 and ES6, priced between CNY368,000 and CNY468,000. It has an NEDC range of 430 kilometers to 610 kilometers, and one model is expected to deliver in September.   Haval Dagou ‘Big Dog’: This is regarded as a replacement of the traditional H5 by the Great Wall.   Ora Baimao ‘White Cat’: This electric vehicle of the EV brand of Great Wall is priced between CNY75,800 and CNY88,000. BYD Song Plus and BYD Song Plus EV: the ICE model is equipped with a 1.5-liter petrol turbo engine, while the all-electric version had an NEDC range of up to 505 kilometers.   Wuling Hongguang X concept: This is the concept car under the new Ursa brand...