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Four CCS students win awards in 22nd annual Michelin/CCS competition

Michelin and the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Michigan recently held their 22nd Annual College for Creative Studies Design Competition at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education. Four CCS transportation students are receiving the exhibition opportunity of a lifetime when their winning designs are displayed in a special Michelin exhibit at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) January 10-23, 2011.

Classic Design Concepts to debut "Bad Penny" Ford Mustang

There won't be a shortage of custom-built Ford Mustangs at the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas, and there's one car that's already making waves before the show has even started. Classic Design Concepts has published photos and details of the "Bad Penny" Mustang that will be debuting at the show, and the company promises that it will be as fast and as mean as it looks. The base vehicle used for the build is a 2014 Ford Mustang GT, with a 5.0-liter four-valve Ti-VCT V8 engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

Nissan offers glimpse of 2013 Altima [w/video]

Nissan has offered a new video in a series of previews of the 2013 Altima that will be heading to the New York Auto Show next month. The video shows the rear of the new D-segment Altima, and indicates the 2013 model will be more expressive in design than the outgoing model. This is not the first preview of the new Altima we've seen.