With China’s auto market surpassing the United States as the world’s largest by number of cars sold -- and showing no signs of giving that up -- local plastics-related auto suppliers are boosting investments to handle the expected growth.

First time visitors to China and the Shanghai Auto Show such as myself have a lot to drink in. You think you know a lot about cars until you walk into an exhibition hall filled with shiny new metal and you can't identify a single brand, never mind recognize a model name.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai May 23) - BAIC Motor will begin producing personal new energy vehicles by this July, the manufacturer told Xinhua at the floor of this year's China Beijing International High-tech Expo. The first of its new energy models to go on sale will be the pure electric C30 sedan.