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Volvo V40 (2012) first official pictures

This is the all-new Volvo V40, the Swedish car company’s latest rival to the Ford Focus, VW Golf et al. It will be officially unveiled at the 2012 Geneva motor show next month. Volvo is being particularly bullish about the prospects of its new V40, with Volvo president and CEO Stefan Jacoby claiming the new model ‘will give our toughest competitors a headache’.

Kia Soul Shaker returns & Kia Picanto White arrives

Kia is reintroducing the Soul Shaker to its Shaker Originals range and launching a range-topping Kia Picanto White. With metal to shift, economic gloom and snow on the ground, car makers turn to new variations on existing models to get bit more footfall – and sales – at their dealers. So Kia is reintroducing the Soul Shaker to its Originals offerings (along with the Soul Quantum and Soul Inferno) to sit at the top of the Soul range with its Vanilla Shake paint job (or, as a no cost option, Quartz Black), 18″ alloys, Houndstooth upholstery with beige trim and a rear-view mirror that comes with a built-in reversing camera.

Infiniti offers European buyers tours of the Red Bull Racing factory

In honor of Sebastian Vettel winning the Formula One world championship for the second year in a row, Infiniti is offering fans in Europe a chance to tour the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom. All you have to do is buy an Infiniti FX and be one of 10 lucky winners. The World Champion Experience will be offered to customers who order any FX, not just the flame-throwing FX50S Sebastian Vettel edition.