Geneva  - The luxury brand Infiniti is extending its model range in Europe with the downsized V6 FX37 that will be on sale from October together with the G37 limousine, G37 coupe and the FX50 that

Whitley, England  - Jaguar is offering the XK convertible with a smaller V8 3.5-litre motor along with the bigger 4.2-litre version with some 300 units of the special edition planned, the manufactu

Stuttgart, Germany  - A new generation of battery-powered Smart cars would be fitted with a lithium-ion battery next year with a pilot test in London possibly being extended to Los Angeles, Germany

Munich  - Most European countries have imposed hefty penalties for the use of mobile phones in the car with fines of between 100 and 160 euros (160 and 255 dollars), according to Germany's motoring

Berlin  - Volkswagen is planning to revive a convertible version of the Golf with the start of sales start scheduled for 2010, Germany's Auto Bild newspaper reports.

Hamburg  - The increased use of biofuels has been partially responsible for a hefty increase in food prices worldwide with Western governments now having second thoughts on "green fuels" such as et