Auto industry is forging a way forward as China recovers

To attract buyers to the Shanghai Exhibition Center, SAIC offered a 45 percent discount on some models.

May 18, 2020 04:00 AM

SHANGHAI — An auto show held outdoors with cars emblazoned with hefty discounts. Shoppers with face masks. A sales, marketing and service apparatus that has shifted decidedly to all-digital.

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