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Will the new Ford Mondeo (2014) end up a re-badged U.S. Ford Fusion?

With the 2013 Ford Mondeo now becoming the 2014 Mondeo with the closure of Ford’s Genk factory, will Europe now get a re-badged US Ford Fusion? The Genk Plant makes the Ford Mondeo and the Galaxy and S-Max (which are built on the Mondeo platform) and, at its peak, was building over 300,000 Mondeos and over 100,000 MPVs. But by last year the Mondeo production had dropped below 100,000 mark and MPV production had dropped to 80,000.

Michelin Challenge Design 2007: How designers handle being 'doored' and other safety issues

Ever been 'doored'? Even know what it is?  You do if you're a bicycle, motorcycle or even skateboard rider who has been passing a parked car, truck or SUV at the precise moment one of the vehicle's doors is being opened directly in your path. At its worst, it can be fatal.

Toyota Sai Revealed

The Toyota Sai Hybrid - a Toyota-ised Lexus HS 250h When we reported on the Sai’s launch schedule we did apologise that we didn’t have more information . All we knew was that it would be a Toyota hybrid based on the Lexus HS 250h and launch on the 20th. And remarkably, that just about covers it even though Toyota has unveiled the Sai.