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Beijing Auto Show 2014 – the 15 cars that really matter

With somewhere around 90 world debuts, the Beijing motor show certainly had the numbers – if not the organization – to live up to its billing as one of the world's most important auto shows. The back-story to these figures however is that the majority of these unveils were of lightly-revised versions of existing models – from facelifts to localized versions of cars already on sale in other markets. That's not to say there was nothing of interest to see inside the maze of halls at the China Exhibition Center.

GM to slash global vehicle platforms by more than half, to 14, by 2018

General Motors says it will cut the number of vehicle platforms it uses globally by more than half over the next decade, in a bid to reduce complexity and save on product-development costs. “More of our components will be common, and more of our vehicles will be on global architectures,” GM CEO Dan Akerson told analysts on Tuesday. His remarks came as GM kicked off a series of presentations online, billed as its 2011 Global Business Conference.

Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupe stars at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

Mercedes is on a luxury drive here at Frankfurt 2013, displaying many different versions of its ‘best car in the world’ S-Class saloon, as well as this: the Concept S-Class Coupe. It’s a massive two-door, four-seat coupe based on the S-Class that combines luxury and style. Over at the Bentley stand, the Continental GT is quaking in its boots…