Moreover, Lincoln plans to launch a new car in each of the next four years to expand its portfolio in the U.S. luxury car market.

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There are also two concept cars offering a vision of what will come next, as Qoros prepares to launch a new car every six months for the foreseeable future.

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When Fiat wanted to launch a new car for emerging markets, it assembled a team of engineers from Argentina, Brazil, Poland and Turkey, all of whom had experience designing cars for poor roads.

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Faure demanded at the launch of their new car that Renault step up a level after scoring just one win in 2004.

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Red Bull launch their new car in Jerez in Spain on Monday, ahead of a major three-day test involving many of the leading F1 teams.

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Car manufacturer Lancia recently ran a campaign to support the launch of its new Ypsilon Methane in Italy.

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The firm is planning to put the batteries in a new five-seater family car called the Leaf that it intends to launch late next year in Japan and America as part of its alliance with Renault.

ECONOMIST: The electrification of motoring

This week Korean automaker Hyundai unveiled a multi-rotor flying electric car for congested cities and SolarWorld and PC-Aero announced plans to launch two new solar-powered electric airplanes at an air show in Germany.

ENGADGET: Inhabitat's Week in Green: flying electric car, 3D-printed livers and a two-story-tall bike