Nissan has released the first official sketch of its upcoming NV200 all-electric commercial van. Based on the standard NV200 launched earlier this year, the electric vehicle version will likely share its powertrain with Nissan’s soon-to-be-launched Leaf EV.

Expected to hit the market in late 2010 as a 2011 or 2012 model, the redesigned Dodge Charger was previewed today during Chrysler’s five-year product plan announcement. Reminiscent of the 1999 Dodge Charger Concept, the car is expected to combine qualities of the present retro model with the more modern show car that preceded it.

Previewing a future color to be available on a limited edition model during the first half of 2010, Chevrolet unmasked the Camaro Synergy concept at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. In addition to the future Camaro color, the concept also features a host of available GM accessories.

Aston Martin this week released dozens of new high-resolution images of its 2010 Rapide sports sedan. Our gallery now contains 57 photos showing the car in a variety of real life and studio settings.

A new round of spy photos shows the production version of Buick’s “Business” MPV, complete with images of the nearly finished interior, plus some new exterior views. Monday’s snapshots follow 6 weeks after we published the first ever images of the prototype people-mover.

Back in March, Nissan debuted the NV2500 full-size commercial van concept, and in July we showed you the first evidence that work on Nissan’s new van was well under way with a test mule wrapped in yards of heavy plastic sheeting. We’ve caught the “mule” once again – this time with the plastic wrap off – but still with the donor- Armada sheetmetal.

It’s been nearly two years since we first saw the Land Rover LRX in concept form at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, but we now have our first visual evidence that the project is off the ground. Land ROver announced in late September that the LRX would be heading to production as a 2011 model.

Our spy photographers have been tracking the production version of the cX concept for several weeks now, but Mitsubishi has now released an official sketch of the forthcoming crossover. Mitsubishi confirmed the cX was production bound a little over a year ago.

In one of the first signs of life we’ve seen at Chrysler in a while, our spy photographers have just sent us images of a development car for the next-generation Chrysler 300. Chrysler previewed the next 300’s interior at the 2009 New York Auto Show.

We were expecting the new Hyundai Elantra to debut for the 2013 model year, so we were very surprised to see this prototype and hear rumors for a 2011 model year introduction -– but now we have the pictures to prove it!

While Cadillac’s STS will be discontinued in the U.S. in a little over a year, the version General Motors sells in China, the SLS, appears ready to soldier on for a few more model years. Cadillac will replace the STS — along with the DTS — with the all-new XTS in the United States in just a few years.

After months with nothing but quiet rumors, Volkswagen has released a more detailed official sketch of its upcoming as-of-yet unnamed “New Mid-Market Sedan,” or NMS. Designed to fight against class sales leaders Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, the new sedan is aimed at helping VW achieve its rather ambitious sales goals.

If you thought the end of the Saturn brand would only affect car buyers in America, think again! The Opel Antara on the roads today has shared a body and interior with the Saturn Vue. Now that the Vue is going away, the Antara needs a new body double.

Following General Motors’ official announcement of the Buick Regal’s return to the United States market, the Detroit automaker has released the first official images of the mid-size sedan, albeit in prototype form with plenty of camouflage covering the vehicle’s details.

The 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor is one of the most unique truck offering on the market today, but it is also rather limited by its unique cab configuration. Available only in extended SuperCab trim, Ford has been fielding numerous requests for a crew cab model.

Our spy photographers have caught a 2011 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty pickup out and about, with only a few pieces of tape covering the badges. The 2011 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty — along with its Chevrolet Silverado counterpart — are expected to bow during the second half of 2010.

Honda’s thinly veiled CR-Z “concept” is attracting most of the attention in the Honda booth at the Tokyo Motor Show, but there is at least one other noteworthy Honda concept at the Tokyo show – the Honda SkyDeck concept.

Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand will soon be launching its first hybrid vehicle in the form of the M35 Hybrid in early 2011, but the Japanese luxury marque could become far more serious about efficiency soon thereafter. Nissan has revealed that a version of the Land Glider concept could be heading to Infiniti dealers in the not-too-distant future.

For the better part of a year, our spy photographers have seen Explorer mules wearing Taurus X and Flex body panels running all over the country. But, after months of hunting, we’ve finally caught up with the real thing!

It’s been nearly four months between sightings, but our spy photographers have once again caught up with BMW’s 2011 5Sseries and it has shed most of its heavy camouflage. We now have the latest and most revealing pictures fresh from Germany.