Building on the huge international success of the Maserati Quattroporte, two new versions of the model will appear on the exhibition stand at Frankfurt in September: the Quattroporte Executive GT and the Quattroporte Sport GT.

Fiat will shortly be unveiling its all-new Grande Punto, designed by Italdesign-Giugiaro, in partnership with Centro Stile Fiat. It will go on sale in September.

The all new Volvo C70 is a convertible which also doubles as a coupe thanks to a unique three-piece retractable hardtop. The development and manufacture of the new C70 is the result of a joint venture between Volvo and Pininfarina. The car will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September, and sales will get under way in the first half of 2006.

Mitsubishi Motors has released the first sketches of its latest concept car, the Concept-Sportback, that will make its world debut at Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

Recently many web sites and auto blogs have reported rumors and anticipations about the design of the forthcoming Alfa 149 that will replace the 147 model in 2007.