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Michelin Announces Finalists for 2011 Challenge Design Competition

The following designers' vehicle concepts will be displayed in the Michelin Challenge Design exhibit from January 10-23, 2011: Colin Pan, China Sang-June Lee, Kyung-Kuk Kim, Seoung-Bin Lee, South Korea 2:1 Industrial Design Team, Brazil Ramon Ramirez, Mexico Carlos Arturo Torres, Colombia Hui Wang, China Sergio Andres Ortiz, Colombia Lukas Kuba, Czech Republic Gunwoong Kim & Suji Kim, South Korea Attila Tari, Hungary Sadegh Samakoush Darounkolayi, Afghanistan Kyu-Hyun Lee, Sol Lee, Hae-Won Jo, South Korea David Cardoso Loureiro, Belgium Ralph Tayler-Webb, United Kingdom Antti Eskeli, Finland Kyoung Soo Na, South Korea Federico Beltran, Ivan Orozco, Edmundo Platt, Mexico Eduard Gray, Sweden Cristian Armando Polanco Sosa, Guatemala Artem Afanasev & Aleksey Kazakov , Russia Shinsuke Aizawa, Japan Jordie Lewis, Canada Xiaowu Huang, China Zhi Min Lin, China Pai-Ching Hu, Taiwan Peixin Li, China Mike Simonian, Maaike Evers, Laure Garreau, USA Gabriel Wartofsky, USA Dario Alejandro Narvaez, Colombia Andrey Alekseev, Russia Marko Lukovic, Serbia Mohammad Ghezel, Iran Hugo Carlos Fernandez, Spain Thierry Dumaine, France We'll bring you more on the finalists' work when we see them on display at the NAIAS next week. But in the meantime, if you'd like to have a chance to see your design shown at the NAIAS next year, enter the 2012 Michelin Challenge Design competition. Pre-registration for the 2012 competition is open until 4 March 2011. Visit the competition website by clicking on the link below: Michelin Challenge Design 2012 Related Articles: Michelin launches 2012 Challenge Design competition Four CCS students win awards in 22nd annual Michelin/CCS competition

Fiat dual-clutch transmissions are planned for North American products

During the next five years, Chrysler Group's powertrain lineup will be transformed from one dominated by larger-displacement engines to one dominated by Fiat-derived four-cylinder engines, V6s and, eventually, electric vehicles. Chrysler also said Wednesday that it will add Fiat-designed dual-clutch transmissions in its North American products. The company also will launch its new Pentastar V6 engine on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the second quarter next year, said Paolo Ferrero, Chrysler's powertrain chief.

Updated Mercedes G Class UK prices announced

Mercedes-Benz has revealed prices for the updated 2012 Mercedes G Class, which starts at £82,954 and rises to £123,115. The word ‘Icon’ is bandied around for any car that’s survived the test of time (guilty as charged), but few are really iconic. The Mercedes G Class is one of the exceptions.