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Toyota Auris

The new Toyota Auris C-segment hatchback at next month's Paris motor show. The company will be hoping it continues it recent upturn in design terms. The new family Toyota grille – first seen on the Yaris – adds sharpness to the nose an feeds through into the lamps and LED daytime running lights.

Nissan Cube (2009) unveiled at LA Auto Show

By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 19 November 2008 02:00 This is Nissan’s funky new third-generation Cube, unveiled at the LA Auto Show today and set to go on sale in North America in spring 2009. But the big news is that Nissan will also finally sell this new Cube officially in the UK, so the Fiat 500 and Mini will have an edgy new Japanese rival from early next year. The Nissan Cube, eh?

New design chiefs for Peugeot and Citroen

PSA Peugeot Citroen is under new design leadership this week. As of 4 January 2010, Gilles Vidal has taken over as design director for Peugeot and Thierry Metroz is the new pencil wielder-in-chief at Citroen. Both will report to Jean-Pierre Ploué, who remains design director for the PSA group.