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Beijing motor show 2012 video review by CAR Magazine

CAR's journos on the ground at the 2012 Beijing motor show - Gavin Green and Tim Pollard - met at the end of the first press day to chew over the salient points of the Chinese auto show. Watch them in our video debrief above - and you can read Gavin's full review of the Beijing motor show and read 10 things we learned about the Chinese car market by Tim Pollard. And read individual articles on the 2012 Beijing motor show by clicking on the relevant links below: • Aston Martin DBS, V8 Vantage and Virage Dragon 88• Audi RS Q3 concept car• BMW i8 Spyder concept car• Citroen Numero 9 concept car• Ferrari's new HY-KERS hybrid supercar tech• Jaguar XJ Ultimate and engine news for F-type, XF, XJ• Lamborghini Urus SUV• Mercedes Concept Style Coupe• MG Icon concept car• Porsche Cayenne GTS• Toyota Yundong Shuangqing and Dear Qin • Roewe 950• Seat Ibiza Cupra concept car• VW E-Bugster convertible

General Motors names Docherty as LaNeve's replacement

General Motors has named Susan Docherty its new vice president of U.S. sales, replacing Mark LaNeve, according to CEO Fritz Henderson. “She brings a fresh perspective to the job and she has an extraordinarily high level of energy,” Henderson said in an interview with Automotive News.

Self-driving Tesla could hit roads within three years

Electric car manufacturer Tesla has said that self-driving cars could be a reality within the next three years, with the firm targeting a computer-guided version of its Model S saloon. Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk said in an interview with the Financial Times that the autonomous driving technology would act like “an autopilot” that could be switched on and off like an aeroplane’s guidance system. On Bing: see pictures of autonomous cars Find out how much a used Tesla costs on Auto Trader However, while Musk claimed that 90% of distances driven today would be able to be completed autonomously in three years’ time, he also admitted that fully self-driving vehicles may be a “bridge too far” in the near future.