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News watch May 2010: today's auto industry news

By Tim Pollard and Ben Pulman Motor Industry 28 May 2009 15:00 Welcome to CAR'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 28 May 2010• Gordon Murray Design has announced specification and performance targetsfor the electric T.27 city car. The company is working with Zytek, and the projected emissions figures are 48g/km on the combined cycle, with the full lifecycle CO2 impact of the T.27 being 42% less than the average UK car.

Aston Martin make Nissan’s Andy Palmer their new CEO

Andy Palmer (pictured) is taking the reins at Aston Martin Lagonda Aston Martin has effectively been without a boss since Ulrich Bez stepped down from the role last year, but that changes with the announcement that Andrew Palmer – until now, Chief Planning Officer of Nissan – is to step in to the role. There’s no specific start date for Andy Palmer at Aston, but Nissan has announced that Philippe Klein will take up Palmer’s role at Nissan on 15 September, so it shouldn’t be long before Palmer holds the reins at Aston Martin. But what exactly has persuaded Andy Palmer to jump from a big corporate behemoth like Nissan to a struggling luxury car maker with owners who either want to tug the operating strings (the Kuwaitis) or are looking for a quick return (Investindustrial)?

Name the new Viper color, win a trip to Daytona

Chrysler and SRT are giving fans a chance to name a new color for the Viper sports car. Beginning today, enthusiasts can go to driveSRT.com/colorcontest to check out the rules and enter. The grand-prize winner gets a trip to Daytona Beach, Fla., for the 2014 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and the opportunity to spend time with the Viper Design team over the weekend.