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Nissan to close Michigan design studio

In a cost-cutting move, Nissan is shutting its design studio at its research-and-development complex in suburban Detroit and moving the work to its main U.S. design studio in San Diego. The design studio in Farmington Hills, Mich., opened in 2005.

Hyundai HCD-14 concept revealed

Hyundai has given us a sneak preview of its HCD-14 concept vehicle ahead of its debut next week in Detroit. The teaser shot shows a prominent feature line extending from the headlamps to the tail lamps and highlights plenty of curves. It's likely to preview the next-generation of the popular Hyundai Genesis, slated for 2014.

New Nissan Altima guns for bigger slice of midsize-sedan segment

Nissan North America has launched production in Tennessee of the redesigned 2013 Altima sedan that it hopes will challenge the family-sedan supremacy of the Toyota Camry. "We didn't put all of the investment into this product and put in all the features with an expectation to be No. 2," said Bill Krueger, vice chairman of Nissan Americas, after the first 2013 model rolled off the line in Smyrna, Tenn., on May 15.