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Automotive photographer Nigel Harniman was riding around the Costa Del Arcane in Spain when he chanced upon a flea market with a

Pixar is developing a third feature installment of its "Cars" franchise, according to Disney chairman and CEO Robert A. Iger.

The 2015 Lincoln Navigator will cost $62,475, including destination, when it hits dealership lots.

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Lexus reveals prices for the new NX, with the six-model lineup starting at £29,495 rising to £42,995

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Renault has been forced to re-think its ambitious electric vehicle plans, a top executive said. "We're not in a situation where the market has followed our forecasts," Chief Performance Officer Jerome Stoll said.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche is concerned by rising anti-EU sentiment in Europe as voting begins for the European parliament.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says it is important not to lose sight of the many benefits of a united Europe. One he never takes for granted is peace.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says it is important not to lose sight of the many benefits of a united Europe. One he never takes for granted is peace.

Ford's incoming CEO Mark Fields is well known in the auto industry as a dynamic executive, but residents in his U.S. hometown of Paramus, New Jersey, remember him as a bright, good-looking kid.

Spanish auto supplier Grupo Antolin has opened a 13,750-square-meter U.S. factory in Missouri that will produce headliners for the Transit van made nearby at Ford's Kansas City assembly plant.

PSA's Madrid factory was facing closure two years ago, but now the plant has a brighter future thanks to the C4 Cactus, which Citroen began producing there in April.

Aston Martin is planning to revive the Lagonda brand with a sedan, according to UK press reports. Lagonda has been owned by Aston Martin since 1947.

Google has come so far so fast with its 5-year-old experiment in autonomous driving that the company is talking about the next phase of its ambitious research project: moving the technology into real-world vehicles.

Jaguar says it will complete a project started in 1963 by manufacturing six all-new XKEs with lightweight aluminum bodies at its plant in Castle Bromwich, England.

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Although an ambassador for the French engine supplier, Prost does not hide his belief that Renault simply went into the all-new turbo V6 era this year unprepared.

"We were just too late," he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

"We have seen in recent years how success is made -- Red Bull had a plan and was world champion four times. Mercedes had a plan and is now far ahead at the front. Renault needs a plan for 2015," Prost insisted.

However, the 59-year-old clarified that Renault cannot just give up on 2014 and focus exclusively on re-homologating a much better 'power unit' for next year.

"We have to improve continuously," said Prost.

"Nobody can say where Renault is today compared to Mercedes -- Renault made a big leap in the Spanish grand prix," he claimed.

"Mercedes is still ahead, but many have misunderstood that the jump really came from their car."

Renault, supplying four teams in F1 including reigning world champions Red Bull, says it is now approaching the full potential of its current V6 unit.

Photo: Renault Sport F1

"We are still with our plan of getting 100 per cent from the engine in Canada," said Rene Taffin, referring to the next grand prix in two weeks.

Red Bull, however, is not so sure.

Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team boss, said on Thursday that a Mercedes-powered car got up to 347kph on the Barcelona straight recently.

"So in Monza I don't know what we will be seeing, but 380 maybe?," he said.

Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner replied: "I don't think we'll be seeing 380 from our car in Monza."

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Mercedes is set to deal a knockout blow to speculation it might replace Nico Rosberg with Fernando Alonso in 2015.

When the Alonso rumours first emerged in Barcelona two weeks ago, team chairman Niki Lauda insisted Mercedes has "long term contracts" with both German Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

However, it was previously believed that Rosberg, 28, was contracted only until the end of this year.

But on Friday, the BBC reported that Rosberg's deal has been extended for at least two years.

"We have long term relationships with both our drivers," a Mercedes spokesman confirmed.

Nico Rosberg. (Photo: Mercedes AMG F1 Team)