Get a First Look at the HUMMER H3, Preview BMW's X3 Sport-Activity Vehicle, Drive Scion's xA/xB Duo, and Honda's "Green" FCX Fuel Cell Vehicle, Celebrate 75 Years of GM design and See if Detroit is Catching Up On Japan on TheCarConnection.com This Week

DETROIT, June 23 -- It's top secret week at TheCarConnection .

HUMMER's got big plans for the future and TCC's spies have captured shots of the next brute ute on tap, the H3. This week's edition also offers the first in-depth report on BMW's next sports-activity vehicle, the X3. And you'll get a sneak peek at an assortment of new GM products that didn't even exist two years ago.

Can history repeat itself at Toyota? The automaker scored big with Baby Boomers and is aiming at Gen-Y with the new Scion brand. Judge for yourself as TCC tests the youth division's first products, the xA and xB.

The future is here. Well, maybe not. Honda's FCX hydrogen car may seem ready to roll, but as TheCarConnection discovers, production is still a decade away.

Other reviews this week include Volkswagen's incredible off-roader, the Touareg, and Nissan's untraditional Quest minivan.

They're burning the midnight oil at the General Motors Technical Center these days as GM struggles to regain its once-lofty position as industry design leader. But they turned to candles over the weekend to celebrate the 75th anniversary of GM design.

In other business news, the latest Harbour Report reveals the Big 3 are gaining on the Japanese, but companies like Toyota and Honda still lead in productivity, and that gives them a huge competitive advantage. The UAW could help Detroit gain even more ground in upcoming contract talks. But will it go along? TheCarConnection has both stories and more.

And what's best for a more fuel-efficient future? Hybrids or diesels? TCC explores the options.

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