Paris  - History often repeats itself with the Citroen 2CV this year celebrating its 60th birthday as a car that lives up to every need currently deemed to be the up and coming trend among experts

Stuttgart, Germany  - The new sixth generation Volkswagen Golf will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October, Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine reports.

Rome  - The Italian car maker Lancia is reviving the "Delta" name with a new hatchback scheduled for launch on European markets in September.

Munich  - Cars are getting cleaner with most manufacturers implementing measures to reduce exhaust gas emissions, a five-year test by Germany's automobile association ADAC has found.

Crewe, England  - Bentley is giving the Continental Flying Spur a makeover with a more upright grille and lower air intakes to the front and sleeker rear bumpers.

In addition the new Flying Spur can be ordered with follow-to-stop Adaptive Cruise Control which monitors traffic ahead, managing the throttle and brakes to maintain a pre-set time gap up to a driver- selected speed.

It will also be offered with the option of what Bentley describes as "the world's best in-car-sound stage" designed by the British hi- fi manufacturer Naim featuring 1,100 Watt amplifier and next- generation digital signal processor.

Barcelona  - Short on the heels of the new Ibiza launch the VW subsidiary Seat has given the range a sporty touch with the three- door Sport Coupe featuring a seven-speed DSG gearbox in the top of