Chevrolet FNR Concept

Chevrolet unveiled its FNR autonomous electric vehicle concept at Shanghai with the aim of showing an intelligent vehicle designed for tomorrow’s younger drivers. Car networking technology is incorporated, while features include crystal laser head and rear lights, magnetic hubless wheel electric motors and a wireless automatic charging system. Sensors and roof-mounted radar are used for autonomous driving.

Citroën Aircross

Citroën launched the Aircross SUV concept at the Shanghai Show; with an interior that Citroën says is designed to create a sense of well-being. Connectivity is a key theme too and Citroën promises exceptional graphic interfaces. The concept uses a plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Geely Emgrand Concept

Geely’s Emgrand is a concept sports saloon. Chinese visual culture is said to be part of the inspiration for the design. The interior is said to draw on Chinese architectural details and traditional patterns. The centre console incorporates a mode selector and drivers can choose between ‘eco’, ‘city’ and ‘sport’ modes.

HAVAL Concept R, B

HAVAL, a Chinese SUV specialist, unveiled a number of new cars and concepts at Shanghai. Two of these, Concept B and Concept R show the company’s new logo strategy. R is for red and B is for Blue and Haval plans to launch products where Blue stands for “cool and brand-new style, with sporting features and scientific and technological sense and target young consumers.” Red stands for “Open-minded and pretentious style, and will concentrate on luxury, the accessible and multifunctional to target family-based consumers.”

MG GS

MG unveiled its GS SUV. The company gave few details of the new model, which is due on sale soon in China. A version designed for the UK is planned for late in 2016, but MG has not discussed plans to market the car in other European countries. The car will be offered with a choice of engines, transmissions and drivetrains.

Mercedes GLC Concept

It’s a near-production-standard study says Mercedes-Benz. Essentially a downsized GLE Coupe, it could rival the BMW X4 and the company hints clearly that the model is heading for production. The concept came with direct-injection bi-turbo 367hp V6 power with 520Nm

of torque, an engine already in use with AMG models. It was equipped with 4MATIC four-wheel drive and nine-speed automatic transmission.

Nissan Lannia

Pitched at young Chinese customers, the new Lannia saloon has been drawn from the Friend-ME and Lannia concepts seen in 2013 and 2014. Design features include kick-up C-pillar, floating roof and boomerang-shaped LED lights.Connectivity with a seven-inch multimedia display features inside. The car will go on sale this autumn only in China.

Qoros 2 SUV Concept

Qoros revealed its latest concept at Shanghai in the shape of the Qoros 2 SUV PHEV, designed by teams in Munich and Shanghai under design vice president, Gert Hildebrand. The concept incorporates an all-wheel-drive system and plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Venucia VOW Concept

Venucia is a Chinese joint venture between Nissan and Dongfeng. VOW is said to stand for ‘Venucia Over Wonder’ and the bright blue body is said to be inspired by Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni plateau in the Andes Mountains. The concept is aimed at young Chinese buyers.

Volkswagen C Coupe GTE

This four-door coupe concept for the Chinese market was unveiled at Shanghai and measures over five metres long. It features a plug-in hybrid drive system which is said to deliver 500Nm of torque altogether from the 210hp turbocharged direct injection four-cylinder engine and 124hp electric motor, driving through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The battery pack gives an electric range of 50km.

MINI Augmented Vision

Not another Mini variant, but a new display concept unveiled at Shanghai. It’s not dissimilar to the discontinued Google Glass in that the user needs to wear glasses that will permit information to be displayed in the lenses. This will include selecting a destination outside the vehicle and transferring it to the navigation system in the car, a display of the first and last mile of the journey, head-up display functions of speed, speed limits, X-Ray view to provide a virtual view through A-pillars and augmented parking, linking external cameras.

Lifan

Two new SUV concepts from Chinese maker Lifan were given their debuts at Shanghai. The X40 is a compact SUV and the X70 a larger SUV model. Lifan has its eyes on export markets for the production version of the X70, which will be available with four-wheel-drive. The company also introduced CVT transmissions to existing models such as the X60 and X50 SUVs.