First quarter passenger car sales in China may have been flat, but that does not seem to have dampened the enthusiasm for the Beijing Auto Show, which opened earlier this week.

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And then came the E-Bugster, quite a leap forward for VW. The company has showed off this dashing concept car several times, first in Detroit early this year and then a few months later at the Beijing Auto Show.

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These include events in Guangzhou and Chengdu, as well as the main China auto show that is held every year, alternating between Beijing and Shanghai.

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