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The first full images of Infiniti’s Etherea concept vehicle for the Geneva Motor Show have been released this morning, previewing a vehicle with design cues that are part hatchback, coupe, crossover, and sedan. The concept is said to give an impression as to how future entry-level Infiniti vehicles could look.

General Motors' North American brands are not the only ones receiving a number of new models. Its European Opel brand is also in the middle of a product overhaul, and it appears an all-new Zafira MPV is also on its way. For now, we only have a faint glimpse of the Zafira Tourer Concept, which will debut at this year's Geneva Motor Show.

Italian automaker De Tomaso Automobili hasn't had a presence in the market for several years now, but that seems likely to change by the time the Geneva Motor Show rolls around next month.

Small, sporty, two-door crossovers appear poised to be the next big niche vehicle and Renault is jumping on the bandwagon at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show next month. Renault's Captur concept is ideal, CEO Carlos Ghosn says, for "young couples to explore the world."

The rumors of a baby BMW roadster appearing at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show appear to be true -- albeit the topless two-seat runabout shown here -- officially known as the Vision ConnectedDrive -- is only a concept at this time.

Suzuki froze plans on importing the Swift to North America late last year, but the model continues to live and thrive in other corners of the world. Although the car has a reputation for being a frisky, fun subcompact offering, it appears the Swift S-Concept, which will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, may crank up the heat and create a truly hot hatch.

After Kia's continuing product overhaul, the Rio subcompact is one of the oldest cars in its lineup. However, this is set to change later this year with the debut of the 2012 Kia Rio, which has been revealed today, prior to its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

"Who dat!? Who dat!?" We're in a packed seafood joint -- one of about four such seafood joints on one block-reveling with some very happy, if somewhat inebriated, football fans. "Dat," of course, would be the latest team "dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints." Once again the Saints are vistorious. We're touring the Crescent City five years after Hurricane Katrina to take the pulse of recovery efforts from behind the wheel of a brand-new Chevrolet Camaro SS convertible. If the Saints' success and the crowds they draw are a sign of the city's resurgence, the Camaro convertible is a celebration for General Motors because it's exactly the sort of frivolous product a company on its last legs would never produce. Question is, are the Big Easy and the nation's biggest automaker really back in the swing of things?