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The car, which is supposed to give VW back confidence, can wink at its viewer. This technology wasn’t cheap, say the designers – perhaps because everything else in the car company currently revolves around costs. But the sky blue SUV called ID.Code, which the manufacturer rolled out to the Beijing auto show on Thursday, has a mission. It’s about “showing that we haven’t given up yet,” as one top manager says.

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