Peugeot 208 images hit the internet

Peugeot's new Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo chasing 208 has been revealed in a series of official photographs published on the internet today.

Peugeot 208 (click to enlarge)

Youngman (owner of Saab) and Proton finalising new SUV

TheAutoInsider: Youngman, the fledgling Chinese car maker that together with Chinese car dealer giant Pang Da purchased Saab last week for the sume of 100 million Euros, is putting the finishing touches to a new SUV.

Pictured here wearing disguise as it undergoes testing in and around Beijing, the new car has been developed by Malaysian car maker Proton, parent company of Lotus, with which Youngman has close links. Youngman sells Proton models in China under the Youngman-Lotus name.

The new SUV, which may get an airing in concept car guise at the upcoming Guangzhou auto show, is rumoured to draw on the Lotus APX concept first wheeled out at the 2006 Geneva auto show.



Mercedes-Benz and BYD to deubt new joint venture electric car in April

TheAutoInsider: Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler and its Chinese based joint venture partner BYD plan to unveil their new electric car at next year's Beijing auto show shortly before the new car goes on sale in China.

Computer generated renderings of the five door hatchback, which is based on the underpinnings of the old first generation B-class, were first made public in a patent application earlier this year.

Mercedes-Benz and BYD's joint venture electric car