China Dictates Design as GM Sail Big Back Seat Goes Global: Cars

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Chinese tastes, such as larger back seats, are increasingly dictating global automotive design.

General Motors Co., which conceived the Chevrolet Sail in Shanghai, will offer the sedan in India this year, and already sells it in Chile, Ecuador and Algeria. BMW and Mercedes-Benz began exporting stretch versions of their made-in-China luxury sedans to the Middle East and South America last month.