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BMW fwd concept, VW Golf and new Dacias are among key debuts in Paris

Key Paris debuts include (from left) the BMW Concept Activity Tourer, the Peugeot Onyx concept and VW Golf.

Cars that will be important players in the marketplace will be An important debut for Ford is the mid-sized Mondeo, while among the debuts at the Paris auto show. Co.'s and brands launch products in growth segments. Opel debuts the Adam minicar These include the Golf, Europe's best-selling , and Chevrolet showcases the Trax , a sister model to and the , the French automaker's best-selling the U.S. market Encore. European model. French automakers will debut bread-and butter models, such The spotlight will also be on BMW as the company unveils a as the new Logan and Sandero from Renault's low-cost based on its new front-wheel-drive platform, Dacia range, alongside glamorous show cars such as the which may eventually underpin up to nine smaller BMW Peugeot Onyx concept. models and the future range.

AUDI Sportback follows the recent market that will be attractive to families who launch of the A3 three-door. The A3 is need a functional and versatile vehicle Audi will unveil the Crosslane the first car with lots of room and a high seating concept, which hints at the brand's underpinned by the company''s new position. The concept is a plug-in latest styling direction. The study also MQB architecture that will be used on hybrid powered by a 195-hp, 1.5-liter previews a small SUV called the Q2 set 40 different models by the Audi, VW, gasoline engine and an electric motor. to launch in 2014 as the smallest Skoda and Seat. The fwd platform, known internally as member of the Q family of SUV/ UKD, will underpin up to nine models crossovers. The Q2 would be a BMW for the BMW and Mini brands. It is a potential rival to the . BMW's Concept Active Tourer previews key part of the automaker's goal of The brand will also debut the A3 a car that is likely to go on sale as a boosting annual sales to 2 million by Sportback and a version of rival to the Mercedes-Benz B class. 2020 from 1.67 million last year. the RS 5 Coupe. The five-door A3 BMW said the concept shows a vehicle

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CHEVROLET half, as well as 10 percent of Citroen's torque increased by 30 percent. The global sales. With the C-Elysee and the front-wheel-drive Panda also gets two C4 L sedans, Citroen aims to boost new models - a Natural Power version sales in high-growth international equipped with 900c TwinAir engine markets such as the Mediterranean modified to run on gasoline and basin, China and Russia. methane and the Trekking model with a traction control system. DACIA FORD

Chevrolet Trax

The will be the brand's first entry in the growing subcompact SUV/crossover segment. It is a sister model to the and . The five- Trax will be offered in Europe with a choice of 1.4- and 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline Dacia Sandero (top) and Logan engines or a 1.7-liter turbocharged New versions of the Logan and Ford says the new Mondeo, its diesel. All-wheel drive is an option. The Sandero debut with a fresh European flagship, is the most premium Trax launches in Europe early next year. design that parent Renault hopes will version of the midsized car that it has It will be sold in 140 countries but not widen the appeal of the cars. They will built to date. It will also be more the United States. be the first Dacias with the brand's new economical to drive than the outgoing CITROEN styling that aims for leaner and crisper model with powertrain choices that horizontal lines, closer to Scandinavian include the automaker's new design. They be offered with engines downsized 1.0-liter gasoline engine, that are more fuel efficient than those which Ford says is a first in the midsized on the current cars, including Renault's segment, and a hybrid variant. The new 900cc gasoline engine and a four- Mondeo is a sister model to the Fusion cylinder 1.2-liter turbocharged gasoline in the United States. In Europe, the engine. Renault will apply the styling to Mondeo will have five-door hatchback, all the models underpinned by its M0 wagon and sedan versions and a entry-level platform to create a visual gasoline-hybrid sedan variant. The Mondeo will go on sale next autumn. Citroen DS3 Cabrio brand identity for Dacia and the M0 program. Renault aims to sell more HYUNDAI Citroen showcases its upscale DS line than 1 million cars this year based on with the DS3 Cabrio and will also the low-cost M0 platform, including unveils the C-Elysee and the C4 L models such as the Logan, Sandero, sedan, two cars that are part of the Duster SUV and Lodgy . brand's international growth strategy. The DS3 Cabrio is based on the DS3 FIAT subcompact launched two years ago. Fiat unveils the new-generation Panda Citroen launched its DS line with the 4x4 with two new engine versions: an three-door DS3 in 2010, followed a year later by 85-hp, 900cc TwinAir turbocharged the DS4 and the DS5 last November. gasoline powerplant with 40 percent With the three-door version of the i30 The DS line represented 15 percent of more torque than the engine it replaces , Hyundai continues a the brand's sales in Europe in the first and a 75-hp, 1.3-liter diesel with European product offensive that has

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made larger rivals nervous. The selling Carens a tougher competitor to The concept further develops the automaker aims to attract more European such as the Renault brand's fresh styling direction called younger buyers to the brand with the Scenic, Ford C-Max and Volkswagen Finessse that was seen on the LF- i30 three-door. The car has a sportier Touran. The new Carens has a lower LC coupe concept at the Detroit auto look than the five-door version with roofline and longer to give show in January. The LF-CC features longer doors, a sharply-raked beltline the vehicle a sleeker look and more the brand's new mesh-patterned grill and a more angular silhouette. Hyundai interior room. The Carens will replace while the bodywork has sharp, sculpted expects the three-door to account for both the outgoing model and the angles and elegant curves. 10 percent of 120,000 annual sales of larger Carnival/Sedona minivan when it MAZDA the i30 in Europe. goes on sale across Europe next spring. will also debut the three-door JAGUAR The will debut variant of it latest Cee'd compact car. in Paris after the automaker unveiled Called the Pro_Ceed, the car has a the sedan version at the Moscow auto sportier look than the five-door and show in August. Both models will offer wagon variants already on sale. in Europe the automaker's new 2.2-liter Euro6-compliant , as well as a 2.0-liter gasoline unit. MERCEDES-BENZ

Jaguar F-Type The Mercedes CLS . a station wagon variant of the brand's The F-Type two-seater heralds the coupe-styled, four-door CLS, gets its brand's return to its sporting tradition auto show debut. Mercedes will after decades spent focusing on luxury preview its new S class with a sculpture sedans. The F-Type will launch as a called Aesthetics S. convertible next spring and a coupe Land Rover Range Rover version is expected to follow around 12 MINI months later. With the rear-wheel-drive Land Rover says the new Range Rover F-Type, Jaguar aims to win new will match the refinement of luxury customers, especially younger buyers. sedans. High-end versions are likely to The car will be the brand's fourth and challenge upcoming super luxury SUVs smallest model, joining the XJ luxury from Maserati and Bentley. The Range sedan, the mid-range XF Rover arrives in showrooms toward the and the XK four-seat convertible and end of next year. coupe. LEXUS

KIA BMW continues to expand the lineup of its UK-based Mini brand with the Paceman. The two-door is a sportier version of the Countryman crossover introduced last year. It will go on sale early next year as Mini's seventh model. The Paceman has almost identical front Lexus LF-CC styling to the Countryman but overturns a Mini tradition by using With the LF-CC coupe-cabriolet horizontal rear lights instead of vertical Kia hopes an attractive design and concept, Lexus hopes to draw attention lights. roomy interior will make the slow- away from its German premium rivals.

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NISSAN efficient engines. The Clio will be the first Renault model to get a new 90-hp, three-cylinder, 900cc turbocharged gasoline engine that delivers the performance of a normally aspirated 1.4-liter powerplant, according to the automaker. Coupled with a stop-start Peugeot 2008 system, it has fuel economy of 4.3 liters per 100km and CO2 emissions of 99 Peugeot will unveil the Onyx hybrid grams per kilometer. The Clio's most Nissan Terra supercar concept, as well as the 2008 frugal engine will be a 90-hp 1.5-liter Concept and the production 301 Nissan said its Terra concept car shows diesel with fuel economy of 3.2 sedan. The Onyx has a carbon fiber that the company is ready to mass- l/100km and CO2 emissions of 83g/km. body shell and is powered by a 600-hp, produce electric vehicles The Clio will be offered only as a five- 3.7-liter V8 engine. The 2008 Concept whenever hydrogen becomes widely door model but it Renault design head previews the brand's upcoming available. The Terra is a compact SUV Laurens den Acker has given it the subcompact SUV/crossover. The powered by a hydrogen fuel cell sporty look of a three-door car. production model will go on sale early located under the hood. next year and will compete with SEAT/ SKODA OPEL vehicles such as the Opel Mokka and Nissan Juke in a fast-growing market niche. The 301 four-door compact sedan, a sister model the Citroen C- Elysee, is targeted at buyers in global growth markets.

A station wagon variant of the Seat Leon Panamera sedan will be on display in Opel Adam Skoda and Seat debut sister models Paris as a concept. Porsche will also aimed at budget-conscious buyers: the Opel/Vauxhall's big unveil is the Adam unveil the fifth generation of the all- Skoda Rapid and the Seat Toledo. The minicar, which is planned as a rival to wheel-drive 911 Carrera 4. cars will be built at Skoda's factory in cars such as the and Mini. The RENAULT Mlada Boleslav, near Prague. The Adam will have connectivity features Toledo revives a model that Seat and personalization options aimed at stopped making in 2009 because of attracting young, Web-savvy buyers. It slow sales. Both cars have sedan body will be positioned below the Corsa styles with large trunks and wide- subcompact and will sit alongside the opening rear hatches for easy loading. Agila small minivan, but the Adam will The Toledo will be launched initially in have a premium price compared with Spain and Portugal in mid-November. these models. The Adam will be the Sales will follow soon after in other first Opel to use new gasoline engines European markets. Skoda's Rapid will with displacements of 1.0 to 1.4 liters Renault Clio go on sale in Europe in October. The developed by parent General Motors car will slot between the Fabia Renault will debut three variants of its with Chinese partner SAIC. It will arrive subcompact and the larger Octavia. A new Clio: a hatchback, a sporty RS in showrooms in early 2013. crucial Paris debut for Seat is the latest version and a wagon. The Clio is Leon. Like the new , PEUGEOT Renault's No. 1 seller in Europe and it the Leon is underpinned by VW has been give a fresh design and fuel-

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Group's new mqb architecture. The versions, another third to be gasoline accident protection (Pre-Safe), adaptive Leon is slightly shorter than the Toledo variants and a third to be diesels. The cruise control that includes an but will cost about 2,000 euros more Auris will arrive in showrooms early emergency braking function designed because it is more upscale. next year with the wagon launching in to operate at city speeds to avoid low- the second half. stopped selling speed impacts, lane-keeping assistant, SMART a compact wagon when the Corolla driver-fatigue detection, traffic-sign Smart's ForStars two-seat, electric- was replaced in Europe by the Auris in recognition, the latest generation of powered concept previews the styling 2006. The company said that wagons automatic parking systems and of the brand's new ForTwo and ForFour now make up 25 percent of compact automated light functions. VW CEO models. The ForStars also hints at what car sales in Europe. Toyota will also Martin Winterkorn says the seventh- Smart describes as a new crossover show in Paris a revamped version of its generation model is "the best and the coupe model that may be produced. Verso minivan, which up seven greenest Golf ever." The new Golf will and competes with vehicles such as the go on sale in Europe in November and Ford C-Max. will arrive in showrooms in the United States in 2014. The S-Cross compact crossover concept VOLKSWAGEN offers a preview of the replacement for VOLVO the SX4, Suzuki's second best-seller in Europe after the Swift hatchback. Volvo will debut the V40 Cross Country, a crossover version of the V40 TOYOTA compact hatchback. The V40 Cross Country has 40mm higher ground clearance than the V40 and offers all- wheel-drive. The automaker said it VW Golf expects to sell 17,000 units a year of the V40 Cross Country. Half of those Volkswagen has given the Golf an sales will be in Europe and 30 percent extensive upgrade to help the model in China, Volvo said. The car starts remain Europe's top-selling car. The production in Ghent, Belgium, in latest Golf has a sleeker design and is November. The model will not be sold more fuel efficient, roomier and better in the United States. equipped than the current car. New Toyota will unveil hatchback and station safety and assistance systems include a Compiled by Paul McVeigh with wagon variants of the automaker's multi-collision braking system that contributions from Luca Ciferri, Wim latest Auris compact car. Both variants automatically brakes the car to a stop Oude Weernink, Nick Gibbs, Bertrand will be offered with gasoline-electric when it is involved in a crash to help Gay, Bruce Gain, David Jolly and hybrid powertrains, alongside gasoline avoid a second impact with oncoming Douglas A. Bolduc and diesel versions. Toyota expects a traffic. Also offered is proactive third of Auris sales to be hybrid

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