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2012 Mercedes A Class: Photos of the iPhone on wheels

Mercedes are harnessing the power of the Smart Phone in the 2012 A Class The 2012 Mercedes A Class will debut at Geneva, and we have the first interior photos and news of the iPhone integration. It does look like the 2012 Mercedes A Class will be a far bigger BMW competitor than the current A Class. The Mercedes Concept A Class looked very convincing, and the spy video of the 2012 A Class with AMG body kit makes it look as though Mercedes are going to be faithful to the Concept.

UK electric car sales hit record high

While electric cars may not have taken off as quickly as the likes of Renault and Nissan had hoped, the latest figures from the government’s £5,000 electric car grant scheme show that sales have leapt 25% in the last quarter. A total of 1,149 electric cars were registered in Q3, not only a 25% improvement over Q2, but the most successful quarter since the government scheme began back in January 2011, indicating that consumers are starting to understand the technology and its limitations rather better. On Bing: see pictures of electric cars in the UK Find out how much an electric car costs on Auto Trader This news comes as the Renault-Nissan alliance has been forced to admit it is not going to reach its self-imposed target of 1.5 million electric car sales by 2016.

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback: New five-door model is priced

The five-door Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback rolls into showrooms with a base price of just less than $20,000. Stepping up to the high-performance Ralliart version pushes the price to near $28,000. Mitsubishi announced prices for the new Lancers on Thursday.