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Beijing motor show: China means (auto) business

By Guy Bird Motor Shows 22 April 2008 05:34 Only a fool wandering around this week's Beijing motor show would still dismiss China as some also-ran automotive market full of rip-off designs and outdated ‘new’ cars based on old Western designs. While all of those clichés were still in evidence at the Chinese auto show, the copycat mentality is much less obvious than even a year ago at last year's Shanghai show. And every western car exec CAR spoke to was in awe of the upward sales trajectory that means China is still the place to do business in 2008.Yes, there are still some odd automotive fish, usually small ‘three-box’ saloon in shape such as the Chinese market only Citroen C-Elysee and the VW Lavida (a Jetta/Bora Plus car with less style).

One lap of the Web: A drive with Magnus and drifting an Jag XJ220

Unkempt Porsche trend-maker Magnus Walker's brand of customized 911 has the world buzzing. If the magazine covers and documentaries aren't enough, consider that one of his builds just sold for $302,000 at Gooding's Monterey Sale -- against a high estimate of $150,000. Pretty steep for a customized 911.

Porsche Cayenne headlights falling out

The 2010 - 2011 Porsche Cayenne recalled for headlight fix The 2010 and 2011 Porsche Cayenne is being recalled to fix a faulty headlight locking system which can cause the headlight to fall out. If there’s one thing you can say about a Porsche Cayenne – or any Porsche – is that it’s well bolted together. And cleverly conceived too, which is why there’s a locking mechanism for the headlights that allows you to unlock the whole unit and pop it out to change bulbs.