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Geneva 2012 Motor Show Highlights

A look back at Car Design News' live coverage of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, the first on the European calendar. From Bentley to Hyundai, bicycles to supercars, we've captured everything that matters in the Palexpo. Bentley Bentley Exp 9 F causes a stink Detail – finding something to like on the Bentley Exp 9 F Bentley Touring Superleggera Flying Star – a real practical Bentley Bicycles Bikes on show, Opel edition Bikes on show, Smart edition Bikes on show, Peugeot edition Chevrolet Caption competition – Corvette edition Ferrari Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – first impression Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – that ‘aero bridge’ detail Fiat Fiat 500L – space oddity Detail – Fiat Panda Ford Video: Ford Tourneo Custom Concept aka the new Transit Video: Martin Smith walks us around the Ford B-Max Hyundai Video: Hyundai ioniq Concept Exterior, interior and HMI design walkaround Infiniti Infiniti Emerg-E – comment Italdesign Giugiaro Comment – Guigiaro Brivido Giugiaro Brivido – gallery Kia Comment – Kia C’eed Lamborghini Lamborghini Aventador J – the devil is in the details Magna Steyr Magna Steyr Mila Coupic – gallery Peugeot Peugeot 208 – back on track Peugeot 208 – gallery Pininfarina Accessories – Pininfarina’s wooden models Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Phantom loses a little opera Toyota Toyota FT-Bh concept – gallery Volvo Geneva 2012: Volvo V40 interior detailing Miscellaneous Trends – hitting the premium hatch sweetspot Trends – The “cupshoulder” Best Wheels Geneva 2012: Production cars to the fore Best Dressed

UK new car registrations up again in July

New car registrations in the UK have risen for the fifth month running, with a total of 143,884 new cars registered in July 2012. The UK is continuing to buck the European trend with new car registrations up by 9.3 per cent in July (2102) to 143,884 according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). That figure is the largest sales volume of 2012 and is the fifth month in a row that new car registrations have risen, despite economic woes and the Eurozone crisis, and brings registrations in 2012 to 1,201,564 so far, leading the SMMT to increase their prediction for 2012 sales upwards to 1.97 million.

Famous British car brands achieve record sales

SALES figures from two of Britain’s most famous car brands have reached record highs in 2013. Mini and Rolls-Royce, which are both owned by BMW, have sold more cars than ever before. Thanks to a spate of popular new models, a total of 305,030 Minis were purchased across the globe last year - up 1.2% on the 2012 figure.