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Detroit Electric reboots for Shanghai auto show

The Detroit Electric name is being revived in the Motor City. The company says it will reveal its first electric sports car -- based on the Lotus Elise -- at the Shanghai Motor Show in April, and begin selling in limited markets by August. That's a lofty goal for a company that just hit our radar on Tuesday morning.

Jaguar ‘How Alive Are You?’ Marketing campaign launches

Jaguar Alive Marketing Campaign Launched Jaguar are launching a new global marketing campaign for the Jaguar Brand – run by Spark44 – focusing on Jaguars as  ’instinctively rewarding performance cars’. Jaguar are launching a new global marketing campaign to convince car buyers that they produce the most appealing range of drivers’ cars…in the world. The Jaguar ‘How Alive are You?’ campaign has been put together by Jaguar’s Spark44 Advertising Agency (which Jaguar Land Rover part own) which aims to show Jaguar in a modern context.

Pontiac SD-290

According to GM, the Pontiac SD-290 concept is "Designed to evoke the emotions of classic sports cars". Introduced at SEMA, the vehicle is derived from a Pontiac Solstice but has been transformed into a pure single-seat race car with its passenger compartment made obsolete by a hard tonneau cover. Despite its competition red paint scheme, it is difficult not to relate the SD-290 to the timeless shape of a D-Type Jaguar. We can also see the influence of BMW's 2004 H2R land speed record breaking concept in the SD-290's asymmetrical layout, with its racing cockpit protected only by a small windscreen in front of the driver and a faired headrest and roll-bar behind the seat.