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

London, June 16 : A Toyota subsidiary is close to perfecting exterior airbags which, in the eve

Washington, June 15 : IBM researchers are working on a steering wheel that reads lips, responds to facial expressions, and turns into a drum machine.

Berlin  - European car sales slumped a 7.8 per cent in May, data released Friday showed, as surging oil prices and renewed economic uncertainty hit consumer sentiment.

Bangkok  - Toyota is to begin production of Camry hybrid cars in Thailand next year, making the kingdom the third production base for the popular energy-saving model after Japan and the United Stat