Pedestrians and drivers witnessed an astonishing sight this morning when a car was brought into a London private members club. The extraordinary manoeuvre, using a combination of hydraulically lifting ramps and an electric winch, raised a new Cadillac CTS luxury saloon from the street level on Pall Mall to the height of the Rotunda in the Royal Automobile Club.

In its second international forum, the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium (C2C-CC) is demonstrating for the first time worldwide vehicle-to-X communication independent of manufacturer or vehicle-type. Opel is hosting the event at the GM Dudenhofen Test Center in Germany.

Chevrolet Europe has shown the first glimpse of the marque’s 2009 World Touring Car Championship contender, today. The all-new Chevrolet Cruze, which recently premiered at the Paris Motor Show, will continue Chevrolet’s presence in the WTCC, in which the marque so far has won twelve world championship races.

General Motors (GM) and OnStar today launched Stolen Vehicle Slowdown on more than 1 million model year 2009 GM vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.

The circuit of Nogaro in the south of France hosted the eighth round of the FIA GT Championship. The Phoenix Carsport Racing Corvette team was particularly successful with a second-place finish for its driver pairing Mike Hezemans and Fabrizio Gollin, followed by team-mates Marcel Fässler and Jean-Dénis Deletraz in third place.

General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster appealed to European politicians to help restore consumer confidence in the markets. He also called for clear, European-wide environmental laws at a GM press conference at the Paris Motor Show.

The 9-X Air Concept is a design vision exploring what a future open-air Saab could look like. It features a unique ‘Canopy Top’ – patent pending - and the close-coupled proportions of a sports car, as well as four-seat accommodation.

The dynamic 'four-door coupé' styling raises the bar for design among compact cars in the value segment. On sale in Europe from March next year, Cruze features a dramatic re-interpretation of the traditional sedan, featuring Chevrolet's new global design language that is becoming a signature on all new products carrying the golden bowtie.

Following her highly successful ad campaign for the Chevrolet Malibu, R&B superstar Mary J. Blige gets behind the wheel of an all-new, 2009 Chevrolet Traverse crossover for a series of national TV, magazine and online ads that continues through December.

Today General Motors President and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson and Ed Welburn, vice president of Global Design revealed the all-new Chevrolet Cruze at a special premiere event at the “Le Pavillon Dauphine”, located in the heart of Paris.

The Brooklands Museum in Surrey hosted a celebration of Cadillac’s first Dewar Trophy win 100 years ago. Guests mingled among 50 Cadillacs from across the brand’s 106-year history that lined up side-by-side with the recently launched 2009 Cadillac CTS on Sunday 21 September.

As the credit crunch bites, and fuel bills hit record highs, environmental concerns and cost efficiency have become more important to fleet decision makers and drivers than ever.