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Fiat demonstrates (for us prudes) how to sell cars, the Italian way

Italians are nothing if not imbued with salaciousness. At the Los Angeles Auto Show last week, Fiat leapt upon this fact with a seemingly undiscovered gusto, like a high-school kid who just had his first beer and is—as we speak—rushing to his friends to tell them all about it. You can watch the thing here in its entirety.

Report: Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Corolla lowest lease payments in May

The Chevrolet Cruze and Toyota Corolla sedans offered the lowest average monthly lease payments in May, according to records by Swapalease.com. On average, Chevy Cruze lessees paid just $214 per month, while average Toyota Corolla lessees paid $234. Records show the cheapest alternative fuel vehicle's lease is the Chevrolet Volt at $315.

Car Design of the Year 2008

As the year draws to a close, it's time once again for us to ask you, our readers, to vote for your favorite car designs of 2008. Your votes will decide which design teams will be presented an award by the CDN team at the Geneva auto show in March, with prizes being given to the best vehicle in the concept and production car categories. We've selected our picks of the production and concept vehicles unveiled since the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, and now it's up to you to decide which ones gain the accolade of Car Design of the Year.