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Report: Interior Motives China Conference 2009 - Day 1

Interior Motives returned once more to the exciting city of Shanghai for its second China design conference, themed ‘China: Changing the landscape of car design'. Held straight after the first Shanghai auto show press day - a day topped off by the Car Design Night, attended by some 300 or so designers - this two-day event saw 27 of the world's foremost car design experts and nearly 250 delegates gather together to debate the future of Chinese car design. Session 1 - Harnessing design awareness Tony Williams, UK design director of China's biggest carmaker, SAIC, kicked off the session by explaining how trend research was finding more savvy and confident Chinese consumers who want their character reflected in the products they buy and "cars they want rather than just need".

Nissan Leaf wins Car of the Year in Japan

The Nissan Leaf electric car has won Japan's Car of the Year award. It's the first time in the award's history that the honor has gone to an electric car. The Leaf was praised for its high-performance electric motor, quietness, ride comfort and handling stability.

Peugeot 207 CC Facelift – detail

Peugeot has released the facelifted version of the 207 CC Coupe Cabriolet The Peugeot 207 CC is a decent car; not at all bad looking and a reasonable drive, if a little lacking in quality and spec in some areas. The facelifted 207 CC goes some way to addressing that. The front end of the 207 CC gets the same treatment as the rest of the 207 range with a softer, more fluid nose.