The Australian International Motor Show was chosen as the venue for Cadillac to make its official return, where the luxury arm of General Motors showed off its CTS sedan and the CTS Coupe Concept. The CTS sedan will be the first Cadillac to be sold in Australia since the company left in the 1930s.

The Paris Motor Show is just a few weeks away, but General Motors yesterday surprised the world by revealing details about its upcoming Saab concept, expected to debut at the French show, at a media event in Detroit. The concept is the new 9X Air – a convertible version of the previous 9X BioHybrid concept vehicle from March’s Geneva Motor Show.

As General Motors celebrates its first century in the car business and steps into the next, it has taken the covers off what could potentially be the model that saves the company and maintains its position as one of the world’s biggest carmakers. The production version of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, expected to yield up to 5.88L/100km fuel economy plus 64km of emissions-free electric driving, was unveiled today in Detroit.

General Motors has released the first details and images for its new Chevrolet Cruze, which is scheduled to make its world debut at this October’s Paris Motor Show. Joining the recently launched Insignia sedan, the new Cruze has been developed from the ground-up as a global model and will eventually be sold throughout Europe, North America and Asia, and could possibly make its way to Australia as a Holden.

Cadillac was busy at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance motoring event in California, revealing a preview of its new CTS wagon, which is set to go on sale in the United States during the first half of next year. The new model is called the Sport Wagon and is based on the CTS sedan, which is already confirmed for Australian sale at the end of this year.

Suzuki has released the first image of its all-new Alto minicar, which the carmaker plans to debut at November’s Paris Motor Show before a global sales launch early next year. As expected, the production Alto shares much in common with last year’s A-Star concept.

Ford and General Motors are reportedly in talks about co-developing new powertrain technologies as the two Detroit giants struggle to reduce costs in the wake of massive losses this year. According to sources at both companies, GM first approached Ford over a month ago and since that time there have been at least three meetings that have taken place between the two.