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Who's Where: Karim Habib joins Mercedes-Benz

Karim Habib, former Team Leader for Advanced Design at BMW, joined Mercedes-Benz earlier this month, becoming Head of Advanced Design at the German automaker's Stuttgart studio. Habib will work under newly appointed Mercedes-Benz Head of Design, Gorden Wagener. Habib, who celebrates his 38th birthday today, was born in Beirut, Lebanon and attended elementary school in Iran, France and Greece before moving to Montreal, Canada in 1982.

A9 Speed Cameras Project Under Way

WORK has begun to install new safety measures on one of Scotland's most notorious roads, as construction has started on an average speed camera system on the A9 between Perth and Inverness. The A9 is regarded as one of the country's most dangerous roads, with fatal and serious road accidents on the single carriageway between Perth and Inverness significantly higher than the national average. The system is one of a number of measures that have been promoted by the A9 Safety Group in a bid to improve safety in recent years.

Lexus readies hybrid LS with V12 grunt, V6 economy

By Phil McNamara Motor Industry 03 June 2007 02:34 Lexus claims its new LS600h hybrid will return 29.7mpg – despite having 444bhp on tap. The company has announced new details of its flagship hybrid, which gets a European premiere at September's Paris motor show. Lexus claims that the petrol/electric hybrid drivetrain offers the performance of a V12, but with V6 fuel economy and emissions.