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If Arnie can pack some fuel cells into his Hummer, there’s no reason Porsche’s SUV can’t be environmentally friendly too.

Greenies may still find the idea of an ecological sports utility vehicle hard to swallow, but a hybrid version of the Porsche Cayenne (pictured) is currently being previewed on the continent.

The global motor industry’s upheavals continue with a big merger in Germany, uncertainty remaining over the future of GM’s European Opel unit, and Fiat raising debt after posting another quarterly loss.

Volkswagen agreed to combine with Porsche, forcing the latter’s chief executive officer, Wendelin Wiedeking, to bail after losing a four-year tussle for control.