Honda president, Takeo Fukui, answers questions about the new Honda Insight at the Paris Motor Show

Glitz, glamour, but underlying concern

Motor shows are always glitzy affairs. Paris was no different.

The big company execs were there launching new products to thumping musical crescendos assisted by beautiful women. It was all very uptempo. But behind the glamour they were privately more cautious.

The banking crisis is causing turmoil with their manufacturing forecasts. With credit drying up potential customers have less opportunity to go and spend it on shiny new cars.

A shame. There are some very good cars coming out. You can read more about them either in our news section