Paul Eisenstein, author of The Detroit Bureau, is at arguably the biggest of all motor show’s – and perhaps the most important: Beijing. What kinds of cars do the Chinese people like? The answer has important implications for the American auto industry. That’s because what the Chinese want from their cars is increasingly dictating what American’s get in their cars.
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