The 6th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition opened to the public yesterday amid the deep slump for China's auto industry. Judging by the debut of many strategic models, carmakers in China are still confident that the Chinese auto industry will continue to drive forward and hope that this year's Guangzhou auto show will help boost the sluggish market.

The 2009 Mitsubishi restyled Eclipse finally had its price details released in China at the ongoing Guangzhou Auto Show, starting at $29,800 yuan ($4,363), auto website cheshi.com reported.

After launching its Carrera lineup for a short time, Porsche is introducing the new 911 Targa to China during the Guangzhou auto show on Nov.18-25, autosina.com said yesterday.

Tongyue, the first A-class car by China’s Jianghuai Auto, is displayed at the Guangzhou auto show starting today, auto163.com said.

Dongfeng Nissan is set to display the concept model Mixim to showcase Nissan’s latest electric car technology at the Guangzhou auto show that is officially kicking off tomorrow, said auto.21cn.com today.

Chinese battery and auto manufacturer BYD is preparing to unveil a series of new models at the 6th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition opening tomorrow.

At the upcoming Guangzhou auto show, Volvo Cars will display its latest sport editions of S40, C30, XC90 R-design models along with the general Volvo C30, S40, C70, S80 and XC90 models. The new XC90 Sport R-design to make its China debut at the show will sell for 798,000 yuan ($117,000), said xinhuanet.com today.

Chinese automaker Haima Investment Group Co will unveil its first ever high-end hatchback at the upcoming Guangzhou International Motor Show which will start on November 19.

At least five automakers and three major tire suppliers have announced that they will not attend the upcoming Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition starting 19 November, 2008, the Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday.

Jianghuai Auto has recently announced that it will launch its new A-class car 1.3L Tongyue at the upcoming Guangzhou auto show later this month, said xinhuanet.com today. The 1.5L Tongyue model will be released in early 2009.