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Fiat will keep the 500 badge alive with an all-electric relaunch in Geneva next year, as FCA looks to sacrifice volume in favour of higher profit margins and some green-car credibility. Speaking with Auto Express, Fiat head and FCA marketing chief, Olivier Francois, said the new 500 will be "a new object. Totally electric". "It’s kind of an urban Tesla, with beautiful style," he explained.

Cadillac has revealed the all-new CT5 sedan, which will replace the ageing CTS in the brand's line-up. Scheduled to make its public debut at the New York motor show next month, the CT5 sports a mini-me design drawing upon the larger CT6 – which will be retired at the end of the year – and will compete with the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

McLaren Special Operations (MSO) has revealed a bespoke version of the 720S Spider at the Geneva motor show, which the company says "emphasises the cutting-edge aerodynamics" of the drop-top variant. Finished in a main coat of Meteorite Grey, the 720S Spider by MSO features accents that use a tri-tone paint, dubbed Coriolis, in the aero work – Cerulean Blue, Burton Blue and Abyss Black.

Mercedes-Benz has whipped the covers off the Concept EQV, a thinly-veiled preview of the production V-Class EV set for release at this year's Frankfurt motor show. In keeping with the EQC, the EQV is a mildly more futuristic looking V-Class, with Mercedes-Benz's new lighting signature and gloss black detailing the defining features up front, along with a light bar across the top of the grille.

Koenigsegg has big plans in Australia, having already sold at least two Jesko hypercars at a staggering $6.5 million each, ahead of plans to expand sales to between 30 and 50 cars a year when a range of more affordable models come Down Under in 2021. Speaking exclusively this week to CarAdvice at the Geneva motor show, the brand’s head of distribution, Nicholas Batzialas, discussed the journey of getting Koenigsegg to Australia with factory support.