GM China reveals EV concept designed to evoke retro rocket ships

The Chinese division of General Motors has unveiled its Buick Electra Orbit concept car, which combines 20th-century space-age references with the latest electric vehicle technologies.

The futuristic proposal was developed by GM China's Advanced Design Center to showcase the Buick brand's creativity and technological ambition.

The designers chose to incorporate nods to spacecraft, jet aeroplanes and Buick concepts from the 1950s to give the concept car a retro feel.

The Buick...