Suzuki’s upcoming competitor in the ferocious mid-size sedan segment, the Kizashi, has been spotted by our spy shooters yet again, this time revealing the car almost entirely.

Camouflage that amounts to little more than extensive decal work is all that stands between us and the final Suzuki product, a tallish, yet forward looking car that will need every advantage to bring the fight to entrenched competition from the likes of Honda and Toyota.

At last year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Chinese automaker BYD surprised industry pundits by bringing an advanced concept for a dual mode hybrid to its stand.

Now the battery specialist (BYD’s parent company is also one of the world’s biggest suppliers of rechargeable batteries) claims to be moving the game on even further, saying that it will bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to the U.S. market by 2010.

Some new images of the 2010 Toyota Prius have been flooding the Internet since PriusChat posted them late last night. Sadly, the new pictures don't come with any new details.

We know the 2010 Prius will initially use NiMH batteries, but the hybrid components have been reduced in size and weight. Thus, the third generation Hybrid Synergy Drive will make the 2010 Prius more fuel efficient than the 2nd Gen. Prius. And, when coupled with a new 1.8L engine, the Prius will also be faster.

General Motors Corp. told its Janesville, Wis., employees this morning that it will close the plant on Dec. 23, more than a year before the company had planned.

GM, which employs about 1,200 workers in Janesville, said this morning that it would close the large SUV plant that makes the GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Suburban more than a year before it initially planned.

The automaker said in June that it planned to end production at the plant in 2010.

Already the source of hot debate thanks to its styling, the Ferrari California, the latest Prancing Horse from Maranello, is an open-top Grand Tourer designed to attract buyers who may not have considered a Ferrari in the past.

While the California features four seats in a 2+2 arrangement, a folding hardtop, and a pass-through for long items when the rear seats are folded, the new Ferrari hasn't forgotten its roots.

Citroen's redesigned C3 Picasso MPV is a new take on the unique styling usually associated with the French automaker.

The design language, with its large windows, bigger headlights and taillights, and chevron grille, is expected to be integrated throughout the brand's lineup in coming years.

Key to the so-called "baby MPV's" character is its blending of SUV and minivan elements into what Citroen hails as a new, revolutionary type of car.

Citroen has created a special-edition car called the C3 Pluriel Charleston, an homage of sorts to the compact C3's deep-seeded connection with the iconic 2CV Charleston.

Heralded as a "contemporary reinterpretation of the marque's history," the special-edition open-top celebrates the 2CV's 60th birthday in true French fashion.

The new Chevrolet Cruze is a important vehicle -- the 2011 Volt may get all the eco-friendly attention, but it's GM's latest compact that will do the most for the company's bottom line.

Representing a new global design language, Cruze production is planned for Germany, Russia, and South Korea before the car finally rolls off an American assembly line at Lordstown, Ohio in 2010.

And while photos of the Cruze have been out for a few weeks, Paris marks the first time people are getting a glimpse of it in person.

Following the success of its X5, X3, and X6 four-seater, BMW is looking to further expand the new "Sports Activity Vehicle" segment, and has debuted a new ride in Paris, aimed at buyers who want a premium crossover in a more compact, urban-friendly package -- the new Concept X1 CUV.

Calling it "the world's first Sports Activity Vehicle in the premium compact segment," BMW's Concept X1 is based on the 1 Series, and at 175.5-in. long with a 104.4-in. wheelbase is the smallest hauler in the automaker's stable.