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2010 Lexus ES350 Wallpaper Gallery

An elegant sedan.
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Volvo Cars on Friday reiterated it is evaluating the viability of a C30 battery electric vehicle but, as in September, still hasn't decided where to put the batteries. However, plug-in hybrids will be its main focus for now. Full story...

Gorgeous three-seater Grand Tourer concept features all-wheel drive, hybrid powertrain and previews new Peugeot design language Full story...

Western Europe's car market is set to slide by over 10% in 2010 as the distortions caused by scrappage discounts unravel, according to analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting. Full story...

Western Europe's car market is set to slide by over 10% in 2010 as the distortions caused by scrappage discounts unravel, according to analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting. Full story...

Western Europe's car market grew by 18.1% in December, completing a roller-coaster year for the market which, thanks to massive state intervention and OEM discounting, finished slightly up, according to data released by JD Power. Full story...

Limited edition, Japan-only 'R205' gets 312bhp and 431Nm of torque

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Land Rover sales in its home UK market were down 10.8% to 29,185 units for 2009, despite a healthy gain in December - 2,053 (1.36% market share) versus 1,292 (1.19%). Full story...

Spain's car market has taken a pounding as the country's economy has descended into severe recession. While a scrappage scheme is now in place, concerns remain over the outlook for vehicle sales this year, writes Ivan Castano Full story...

First Look: Buick Regal GS Concept

A "21st-century successor" to the vaulted Skylark Gran Sports and Regal Grand Nationals.

Looking back over the past few decades, it's easy enough to stereotype Buick as the preferred ride of octogenarians -- but during a few (and all too brief) years in the late 1960s, early 1970s, and 1980s, the phrase "performance Buick" didn't elicit fits of laughter. Those days may soon return, if the Regal GS concept -- which debuts at the 2010 Detroit auto show -- is any indication of things to come.inline_mediumwraptextright31985028/features/news/1001_buick_regal_gs_conceptbuick-regal-GS-front-three-quarter-1.jpgTrue

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Maruti Suzuki has priced its newly launched five-seater Eeco multipurpose vehicle at INR259,000 (US$5,640), as competition for low-cost vehicles heats up. Full story...

The UK car market recorded a strong December to leave the sales tally for 2009 just shy of 2m units. However, analysts forecast that UK car market faces a tough year ahead with the market likely to fall when the scrappage scheme finishes in February. Full story...

GM's new chief financial officer Chris Liddell, who joined from Microsoft, could be a candidate for permanent chief executive, chairman and acting CEO Ed Whitacre said during a media briefing at the company's headquarters. Full story...

The UK car market recorded a strong December to leave the sales tally for 2009 just shy of 2m units. However, analysts forecast that UK car market faces a tough year ahead with the market likely to fall when the scrappage scheme finishes in February. Full story...

UK sales of Kia Motors brands have broken through the 50,000 barrier for the first time as scrappage incentives contineu to benefit the industry. Full story...

For some time, we've seen cockpit designers working on ways in which to display more information yet make the dash appear less complex. The general approach is to ensure that only the most essential information is displayed while remaining features are available in the background or brought up at will. Matthew Beecham reports on how the increasing fitment of sophisticated mobile multimedia systems, as well as safety and security items suggests that this part of the interior is still in its infancy in terms of development. Full story...

Volkswagen sales in China hit a record 1.4m vehicles in 2009 - up almost 37% over the previous year - in what has now become its most important market. Full story...

Ford's F-series truck line was again the best-selling single vehicle model line in the US last year, with sales of 413,625 units. Next best was Toyota's Camry with 356,824 sales. Full story...

Continental AG is to raise just over EUR1 bn (USD1.44 bn) in fresh equity from a rights issue in a bid to boost its balance sheet. Full story...

Saab's future remains up in the air so far on Thursday with GM talking of starting factory closures while there are reports of new or renewed bids. Full story...