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News watch August 2012: 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-hour Friday 31 August 2012•European car sales continue to struggle, down 8.2% in July. Spain, europe's biggest market, saw sales frop the most, by a massive 26%.

2013 Toyota Auris leaks

The next generation Toyota Auris (Toyota Corolla) is due to debut this year as a 2013 model, and we get the first leaked photo. We know that a replacement for the Toyota Auris is on the horizon and we’re expecting it to make a public debut (at least in Europe) at the Paris Motor Show in September before going on sale by the end of 2012. But now, thanks to a Japanese Magazine scan, we have a pretty good idea what Toyota’s new Auris/Corolla is going to look like, and it seems to be the current Auris with a dose of Lexus thrown in for good measure.

Ken Okuyama Design USA Inc. moves into former Mercedes Advanced Design studio

Ken Okuyama Design Co. Ltd celebrated the growth of its US subsidiary with the opening of its new California Design Center at 17742 Cowan, Irvine. Previously occupied by Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design, this purpose built design studio provides Ken Okuyama Design's clients access to both the creative talent of Ken Okuyama Design as well as a creative center.