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.

Paris - 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.

Cologne, 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.

India’s top utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra is aiming for double-digit sales 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.

Phnom Penh  - Yamaha Motor Company said in a press release received Tuesday that it will establish a Cambodian assembly factory and sales unit.

The plant will use parts produced in neighbouring Thailand.

Yamaha holds a 70 percent stake in Yamaha Motor Cambodia Co, according to the press release, and the company, worth 11.1 million dollars in capital, is 20 per cent-owned by trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp, with another 10 percent being held by local trading company Kong Nuon Import and Export Co.

The factory is scheduled for completion by July.

Tokyo - Japanese automaker Hino Motors Ltd and major trading company Marubeni Corp announced a joint venture Tuesday to sell vehicles in India.