Toyota Motor launches new Mark X sedan car

A Toyota Mark X sedan car is dispayed in a showroom in Tokyo on November 5, 2009. The compact luxury sedan, which features a gasoline-electric hybrid system with a 2.4-liter engine, will go on sale in Japan on December 7. AFP

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda arrives at a press conference to unveil Toyota's redesigned Mark X sedan in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The conventional gasoline-powered Mark X with better fuel efficiency will be sold in the domestic market with a starting price of 2.38 million yen (US$26,240. AP

Toyota Motors President Akio Toyoda (R) walks beside the company's new Mark X sedan during a press preview in Tokyo on October 19, 2009. Toyota launched the new domestic model Mark X equiped with 2.5 or 3.5-litre V6 engine onto Japanese market from October 19. AFP

Toyota President Akio Toyoda with VP Takeshi Uchiyamada

Toyota Motors President Akio Toyoda (R) answers a question beside vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada (R) beside the company's new Mark X sedan during a press preview in Tokyo on October 19, 2009. Toyota launched the new domestic model Mark X equiped with 2.5 or 3.5-litre V6 engine onto Japanese market from October 19. AFP

Toyota President in front of new Mark X sedan

Toyota Motors President Akio Toyoda (R) walks in front of the company's new Mark X sedan during a press preview in Tokyo on October 19, 2009. Toyota launched the new domestic model Mark X equiped with 2.5 or 3.5-litre V6 engine onto Japanese market from October 19. AFP

SEMA Show In Las Vegas, Nevada

2010 Chevrolet Camaro

A custom 2010 Chevrolet Camaro with a wide-body kit and Asanti rims is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. (AFP)

TRAX STI

The TRAX STI, a 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, which comes with a custom sleigh, is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

Ford Cobra Jet

The Ford Cobra Jet, based on the 2010 Mustang, is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The Cobra Jet is a factory-built race car intended for stock car racing. Ford plans to build only 50 of them. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

2010 Ford Transit Connect

A man looks into a 2010 Ford Transit Connect customize 'Travel Inn' with a pull out grill and mini-kitchen, entertainment system and upper level bed for two, at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

2010 Hyundai Genisis Coupe

A 2010 Hyundai Genisis Coupe is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

2010 Ford Mustang Boy Racer

A 2010 Ford Mustang Boy Racer customized by 3dCarbon is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

2010 Honda Element

A 2010 Honda Element, customized to be dog friendly, is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

2009 Jeep

A custom 2009 Jeep is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. (AFP)

1957 Chevrolet CamAir

A man looks at a customize 1957 Chevrolet CamAir pickup truck at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. (AFP)

GMC truck

A GMC truck with a custom paint job is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. General Motors said on November 3 that total sales rose to 177,603 units in October from 170,585 a year ago, marking the first year-on-year gain since January 2008, according to MarketWatch. (AFP)

E-Rod crate motor

General Motors new E-Rod crate motor, which passes the most stringent smog tests in the US, makes its debut in a 1955 Chevy on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

Ford truck

A customized Ford truck is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. The trade show runs from Nov 3-6. (AFP)

Ford 2007 F-250 truck

A custom Ford 2007 F-250 truck with patriotic paint finish is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. (AFP)

2010 Dodge Challenger

A custom convertible 2010 Dodge Challenger is on display at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. (AFP)

Interior detail of a customize 1957 Chevrolet CamAir

The interior detail of a customize 1957 Chevrolet CamAir pickup truck at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 2009. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show is a trade show which focuses on the aftermarket auto parts and accessories industry. (AFP)

The New Cherokee Shortly To India

Cherokee

Interior of Cherokee

Mazda Motor concept vehicle 'Kiyora'

Japan's auto giant Mazda Motor president and CEO Takashi Yamanouchi displays the concept vehicle 'Kiyora', equipped with a 1.3-litter direct injection engine and which achieves economy efficiency of 32km per litter at the press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on October 21, 2009. Mazda is expecting to put it on the market in 2011. AFP

Skydeck six-seater hybrid concept car

The Honda Motor Co Skydeck six-seater hybrid concept car is displayed at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo. (Reuters)

New concept car FCX Clarity

Takanobu Ito, President of Honda Motor, presents the new concept car 'FCX Clarity', a fuel-cell electric vehicle that runs on electricity produced from hydrogen during the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, Chiba. (AFP)

Honda EV and FCX Clarity

Takanobu Ito, president of Honda Motor, presents the new concept cars 'EV' (L) and the 'FCX Clarity' during the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, Chiba. (AFP)

Honda CR-Z concept

Honda Motor Co President Takanobu Ito introduces CR-Z concept at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

Honda FCX Clarity & EV-N

Honda Motor Co President Takanobu Ito introduces FCX Clarity, right, and EV-N at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

Skydeck six-seater hybrid concept car

The Honda Motor Co Skydeck six-seater hybrid concept car is displayed at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo. (Reuters)

EV-Monpal electric wheelchair concept

Honda Motor Co booth staff pose on an EV-Monpal electric wheelchair concept (front) and the EV-Cub electric concept scooter at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba. (Reuters)

EV-Cub electric concept scooter

The Honda Motor Co EV-Cub electric concept scooter is displayed at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo. (Reuters)

U3-X 'personal transporter' electric unicycle

A model poses on the Honda Motor Co U3-X 'personal transporter' electric unicycle at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo. (Reuters)

Honda motorcycles

Honda Motor Co President Takanobu Ito poses with its motorcycles CB 1100, left, and VFR 1200F at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

CR-Z concept vehicle

Workers wipe a Honda Motor Co CR-Z concept vehicle at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo. (Reuters)

Takanobu Ito shakes hands with an Asimo

Honda Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito shakes hands with an Asimo humanoid robot during a Honda presentation at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba. (Reuters)

Mitsubishi PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid concept car

Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko (on screen) introduces its concept plug-in hybrid PX-MiEV during a press preview at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari. (AFP)

Nissan Motor's Qazana concept car

The Nissan Motor Co Qazana concept car is displayed at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo on October 21, 2009. REUTERS

Nissan's new luxury sedan 'Fuga'

Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor president and CEO Carlos Ghosn displays the new luxury sedan 'Fuga' at the press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on October 21, 2009. The Fuga will go on sale soon. AFP

Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn with Land Glider

Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses with the Land Glider concept car after a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 21, 2009. REUTERS

Nissan presentation at the Tokyo Show

Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn enters a news conference driving the Land Glider concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 21, 2009. REUTERS

Carlos Ghosn displays new concept vehicle, 'Land Glider'

Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor president and CEO Carlos Ghosn displays the new concept vehicle, the 'Land Glider', a tandem-ride ultra light-weight electric vehicle with a narrow body at the press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on October 21, 2009. The Land Glider shifts its centre of gravity whilst turning by leaning like a motorcycle. AFP

Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Land Glider concept car

Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Land Glider concept car after arriving at a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo. REUTERS

Nissan's zero-emission electric vehicle 'Leaf'

Nissan Motor Co CEO Carlos Ghosn poses with the automaker' zero-emission electric vehicle 'Leaf' at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, October 21, 2009. AP

Nissan Motor CEO introduces electric car 'Land Glider'

Nissan Motor Co CEO Carlos Ghosn introduces electric vehicle 'Land Glider' at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, October 21, 2009. AP

Nissan Motor CEO steps out of Leaf electric car

Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Leaf electric car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 21, 2009. REUTERS

Nissan Motor CEO displays new electric vehicle, 'Leaf'

Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor president and CEO Carlos Ghosn displays new electric vehicle, the 'Leaf', a five-door, hatchback which can run more than 160 km on a full charge of battery at the press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on October 21, 2009. The Leaf is expected to go on sale in next year. AFP