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Rolls-Royce Ghost (2009): the actual production one

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 06 September 2009 22:12 Rolls-Royce calls it the RR4, it'll be called the Ghost in showrooms and we were calling it the baby Roller. That nonsense will have to stop now we've seen the final production version of the new Rolls Ghost, due to be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. It's vast!

Extreme new Ariel Atom PL1 police car

No, your eyes are not deceiving you – that really is an Ariel Atom done up as a police car. One of the most extreme high performance vehicles on sale has joined the “Safer Rider” campaign in Avon and Somerset. A joint campaign involving the Avon and Somerset Constabulary, the Tri Force Specialist Operations Collaboration and Somerset Road Safety, Project Safer Rider is intended to promote safer motorcycling over the coming summer.

News watch December 2010: today's auto industry news

Welcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hourFriday 31 December 2010• A judge in Manhattan has dismissed two lawsuits from hedge funds claiming for $2bn losses when it bought VW shares in 2008. Elliott Associates LP, Black Diamond Offshore and 39 other funds filed a complaint, claiming Porsche misled short-sellers who hadn't realised that Porsche had cornered the market in VW shares (Automotive News)Thursday 30 December 2010• Volvo plans to hire an extra 200 staff as it claims demand for its cars is rising.