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Toyota and Tesla strike $50m electric car deal

Toyota has bought a $50m chunk of Tesla By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 21 May 2010 09:15 Toyota today agreed to buy a $50 million stake in Tesla Motors, the Californian electric car start-up. The two companies plan to cooperate on electric vehicles, batteries and other EV technology. But Tesla's tiny!

Beijing motor show 2012 video review by CAR Magazine

CAR's journos on the ground at the 2012 Beijing motor show - Gavin Green and Tim Pollard - met at the end of the first press day to chew over the salient points of the Chinese auto show. Watch them in our video debrief above - and you can read Gavin's full review of the Beijing motor show and read 10 things we learned about the Chinese car market by Tim Pollard. And read individual articles on the 2012 Beijing motor show by clicking on the relevant links below: • Aston Martin DBS, V8 Vantage and Virage Dragon 88• Audi RS Q3 concept car• BMW i8 Spyder concept car• Citroen Numero 9 concept car• Ferrari's new HY-KERS hybrid supercar tech• Jaguar XJ Ultimate and engine news for F-type, XF, XJ• Lamborghini Urus SUV• Mercedes Concept Style Coupe• MG Icon concept car• Porsche Cayenne GTS• Toyota Yundong Shuangqing and Dear Qin • Roewe 950• Seat Ibiza Cupra concept car• VW E-Bugster convertible

Lexus LF-CC

Lexus is set to debut the LF-CC mid-size coupe concept at next week's Paris motor show that will give us a glimpse of the design and technology ideas that will influence the brand's future models. The LF-CC shares a lot of the same design cues featured on the LF-LC 2+2 sports coupe concept seen in Detroit in January, not least the new spindle-shaped grille that are found on all new Lexus models. It is set in a deep, metal-finish surround and is framed by the hood lip, deep lower spoiler and the projecting front wing tips – this is designed to give it a 3D look.