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GM to drop plans for range-topping Cadillac sedan

General Motors has decided to deep-freeze a range-topping ultraluxury sedan it was developing for Cadillac, according to three people with knowledge of the company’s plans. GM executives recently concluded that the rear-wheel-drive car, which would have been a low-volume showstopper priced well north of $100,000, didn’t offer enough brand-building pizzazz to justify the investment, the sources said. Designers recently were taken off the program and reassigned.

Los Angeles auto show 2009 photo gallery

By Ben Pulman Motor Shows 02 December 2009 20:40 Browse through the photos at the 2009 Los Angeles auto show on this page. We've got the latest pictures of all the important debuts at LA's motor show – and we'll be adding more photos in the next few hours.CAR's reporting team in Los Angeles is filing pictures back as soon as the covers are whisked off the important new cars – from the VW Up! Lite to the Honda P-Nut, Porsche's new Boxster Spyder to the Cadillac CTS Coupé.Don't forget to read the exclusive CAR Live Blog filed live from the 2009 Los Angeles auto show.

RCA students redesign classic cars for Salon Privé

Eleven postgraduates from the Royal College of Art's Vehicle Design program have redesigned and modernized past Concours-winning cars for the ‘Concours of the Future' design exhibition at this year's Salon Privé in London. Concours of the Future, a first for the Salon Privé, will be showcased on 4 July before being judged the next day by a panel chaired by automotive designer and RCA visiting professor Peter Stevens. The judging panel is made up of Dale Harrow, head of the RCA Vehicle Design program and some of the biggest names in car design: Giles Taylor, director of design at Rolls-Royce; Peter Schreyer, chief design officer at Hyundai and Kia and Peter Horbury, vice president – design at Geely.