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Peugeot RC hybrid concept at Paris Show

PeugeotParis - Peugeot plans to present a four-door coupe concept study, the RC 508, with green hybrid drive at the Paris Motor Show in October.

Teaser images released by the car maker show a design with headlights integrated into the fenders and the Peugeot lion logo taking a prominent position in the centre of the front grille.

According to the French car maker, the RC concept will also showcase a hybrid drivetrain.

Pininfarina reveal Hyperion Rolls Royce based on 1930s design

Pebble Beach, California - Pininfarina has given the Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe a one-off makeover for a wealthy U. S. collector, taking design cues from the 
1930s and calling it the Hyperion, a Titan of Greek mythology.

First presented at the recent Concours d'Elegance classic car event in Pebble Beach, California, the car was custom built from a 400,000 dollar Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe owned by collector Roland Hall.

The sleek, long bonnet with the body seemingly wrapped around the driver and passenger combined with a short rear end, was one of the 1930s features taken up by the Italian designers.

Opel to unveil Insignia station wagon in Paris

Opel to unveil Insignia station wagon in Paris Ruesselsheim, Germany - Opel will unveil a station wagon version of its new Insignia at the Paris Motor Show in October called the Sports Tourer.

It is to go on sale in early 2009 and features a long sloping roofline and wraparound tailgate with fully integrated large rear lights.

Measuring 4.91 metres in length, the car is also eight centimetres higher than the sedan version. Opel lists the load volume at 540 litres, some 10 litres more than the predecessor Vectra Caravan.

Honda Jazz with more powerful and frugal engines

New Honda JazzParis - Honda has announced details of the new Jazz that will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September and is set for sale on European markets in November.

A key styling feature is the "cab forward" body style with the A-pillar width reduced by 23 mm, a windscreen 25 mm wider and 205 mm taller. The wipers have been positioned well below the vision line improving visibility by 20 per cent, said the car maker.

Fuel cell technology just ticking over despite energy price hikes

Fuel cell technology just ticking over despite energy price hikesCologne, Germany - Rising petrol prices and environmental ills are a fine argument in favour of fuel cell cars driven by electric power generated from hydrogen.

Yet strangely enough, carmakers are not currently singing the praises of this technology.

It sounds almost too good to be true, but cars which run on hydrogen fuel cells emit only water vapour into the atmosphere and in contrast to oil, hydrogen is not a fossil fuel with only limited reserves. In fact it is the most common element on the planet.

M&M Eyes Double-Digit Sales Growth In 2008-09

India’s top utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra is aiming for double-digit M&M Eyes Double-Digit Sales Growth In 2008-09sales growth in the existing fiscal 2008-09.

Mr. Pawan Goenka, president of the firm's automotive sector, said, “We certainly expect a growth, not a de-growth. We are trying for double digits.”

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), a part of the USD 6.7 billion Mahindra Group, is said to be in talks with Swaraj Mazda (SML) to sell its 14.04% stake to Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation.

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