GENERAL Motors may build a production version of the Chevrolet Camaro concept it showed earlier this year. Engineers are said to be working on turning it into a showroom machine, while the accountants are investigating the business case, thought to be promising.

'OUR NIGE' is to make his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut this July 7-9. Ex-F1 champ Mansell will drive several of his old steeds, including a JPS-liveried Lotus 91 from his early career.

RUMOURS that Bugatti is to produce a super-Veyron capable of 272mph are, alas, pie in the sky. It had been suggested the car would reach the huge speed with a 200bhp hike in power. In reality it would need close to 2000bhp to achieve such a speed.

AC CARS is back, having switched its manufacturing base from the UK to Malta. The Maltese plant expects to build 40 cars during 2006, selling through dealers in the US, Mexico, Canada, Russia and the UK.