Shanghai'd: Complete Coverage of the Shanghai Motor Show

DETROIT, April 23 -- Once was a time when getting Shanghai'd was a bad thing to have happen. Not these days, and certainly not when the booming Chinese city plays host to one of the world's newest and most important auto shows. TheCarConnection.com, is there at the 2007 Shanghai Motor Show, bringing you in-depth coverage of some major announcements.

Start with the striking, coupe-like BMW CS sedan. Is this the answer to Mercedes-Benz's popular CLS?

While General Motors' Buick brand may be slipping in the States, it's the number one brand in China, now the world's third-largest car market. And you might understand why after checking out the new Buick Riviera concept. Will GM put it into production -- and bring it over to the U.S.? Check TheCarConnection.com for the story.

Audi's big news from the Shanghai auto show comes in the form of the Cross Coupe quattro, which it dubs a blend of sports car and crossover. Find out more in TheCarConnection's Shanghai coverage.

Then check out the micro-sized Mazda2. There's a big market for minicars in China, but Mazda's also looking at its options in the U.S. Is there room in your local showroom for this model?

Other news from Shanghai uncovers GM's fuel-cell-powered Volt plug-in hybrid; Rover reborn with the Roewe W2 Concept, and find out if MG is still on track to bring its little MGF sports car to the U.S. That and more in this week's edition of TheCarConnection.com.

Of course, there's news all over the automotive world, and this week, TheCarConnection.com goes for a spin in the all-new Lexus LS600h. It's the most luxurious -- and, at $105,000, the most expensive -- Lexus ever. And with its hybrid V-8, the stretched sedan is billed as an environmentally- friendly alternative to European V-12s. But does the LS600h live up to its hype? Find out in this week's edition.

And catch exclusive spy shots of what could be the new flagship from Lincoln, a production version of the MKS sedan that made such a splash at the Detroit Auto Show. TheCarConnection also has spy shots of the next- generation, 2009 Mazda6.