Opinion: Shanghai Motor Show threatens to make New York redundant
 

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<strong>Barely two decades ago, China's roads were ruled by bicycles, motorbikes and buses.</strong></div>
It wasn't all that long ago that the Shanghai Convention Center was little more than a rice paddy, but this week, the sprawling facility will play host to what has rapidly become <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/shanghai-motor-show/">one of the world's most important auto shows</a>.<br />
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By a quirk of the calendar, this year's big Chinese car show not only overlaps but threatens to overwhelm the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/">New York Auto Show</a> and its ability to garner valuable media time - a development that echoes the rapidly transformation occurring in the global automotive business.<br />
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Michael Dunne, the founder of Automotive Resources Asia - today a part of J.D. Power and Associates - recalls his first trip to China, barely two decades ago, when the roads were ruled by bicycles, motorbikes and buses, and the sight of an automobile was enough to draw everyone's attention. Today, the most populous nation on Earth is also the biggest automotive market, having surpassed the U.S. two years ago, never to look back.<br />
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<em><img alt="Paul Eisenstein" border="1" class="right border" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/paul-eisenstein-small-opt.jpg" vspace="4" />Paul A. Eisenstein is Publisher of </em><a href="http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/"><em>TheDetroitBureau.co m</em></a><em>, and a 30-year veteran of the automotive beat. His editorials bring his unique perspective and deep understanding of the auto world to Autoblog readers on a regular basis.</em></div>
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