BMW debuted their Concept CS car at last week's Shanghai auto show. A couple notable things:
- For a concept car, it doesn't look too concept, suggesting the high-end luxury ride may go into production soon. If you were to see one of these whipping down the road tomorrow, you would stare in awe, but not disbelief.
- BMW chose to debut the car in China. Surely familiar with the weight such a message carries in face-heavy China, BMW is probably trying to win some market share and consumer goodwill with the gesture.
The latter point is a sort of acknowledgement that the world's most desirable car market is steadily shifting from America to Asia. Manufacturing has already been going that way for a while--another article points out that Toyota has just outsold GM for the first time this year, in a trend that is expected to continue.
Aspiring auto designers, set your sights Eastward.
[In-depth coverage about the car in The New York Times]
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