Environmental friendly cars @ Paris Auto Show

At the Paris auto show, the car market's fortunes appear to come down to three C's: clean, cheap and China.

The world's most-visited and oldest car show offered a sneak peak to the media on Thursday, with automakers presenting their new product aimed at tapping a badly awaited rebound after two years of global recession doused their industry.

With things tight for many consumers, companies are pushing smaller, less expensive cars.

Image: Laurens van den Acker, French carmaker Renault design director, poses next to the Dezir concept electric Renault car on media day at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile September 30, 2010

Text: AP

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