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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner out, replaced by COO Fritz Henderson

General Motors chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner has agreed to "step aside" after pressure from the Obama administration last week, ending his eight-year tenure at the helm as the company seeks additional federal aid. He's been replaced by GM President and COO Fritz Henderson, effective immediately. GM confirmed the moves shortly after midnight Monday.

New Mercedes A Class leaks out early

New Mercedes A Class leak The new Mercedes A Class has hit the web before Mercedes has had time to take the wraps off in Geneva The new Mercedes A Class has been coming for some time, and we’ve had the Concept A to give us a clue and plenty of spy shots and video of the new A Class to keep us pointed in the right direction. Now have the first official photo leaked to us in our inbox just hours before Mercedes take the wraps of the new A Class officially. At first glance when the photo of the new A Class dropped in we thought it looked like a BMW 1 Series with a Mercedes star on the front.

McLaren P1 concept

The McLaren P1 concept – the company's flagship hypercar model – will make its world debut at the Paris motor show next week ahead of the production model some time next year. These first images reveal an exterior that's more expressive in its surfacing and graphics than the existing MP4-12C, with a particular motif made of McLaren's 'tick' logo through the DRG. Its bodywork also appears to be layered over the underlying carbon structure that appears around the nose, rear and door panel, which hint at the diagonal bar that ran through the F1's doors, although here it dives downwards rather than creating a wedge.