To accommodate the map's size, the game introduces vehicle types absent in its predecessor Grand Theft Auto IV, such as fixed-wing aircraft.
Automakers there, like Chery, Geely and Shanghai Maple, have all introduced vehicles capable of running on methanol.
Chinese automakers have repeatedly prompted confrontations with Western producers by introducing vehicles that appear identical to Western models, but there has not yet been a case of a Chinese automaker copying advanced Western engine technology.
Over the summer, carmakers face the high cost of introducing vehicles for the new model year, which begins in October, and they generally pile on incentives to clear their dealers' lots of leftover cars.
Addressing the same press conference, Didier Leroy, president and chief executive of Toyota Motor Europe, said that the automaker would introduce vehicles equipped with the BMW-sourced 4-cylinder diesel engines in Europe in 2014.
Companies that are bullish on the prospects for electric cars, including BMW and Renault, have introduced vehicles designed from the beginning to run on battery power and look markedly different from conventional cars.
Speaking at the company's midyear meeting last week, Takanuba Ito, president and chief executive of Honda Motor, said the automaking division would introduce vehicles in the next three years that incorporated single-motor, two-motor and three-motor hybrid drive systems.
Ferrari will also introduce vehicles with smaller V-6 engines.
