This Just In: New on the Net

The big news of the day is Chrysler picking up Jim Press, a Toyota executive and board member, to run marketing and product strategy. Mr. Press is also quite the swimmer. Congrats, Chrysler. Here’s the news:

• Pics of the upcoming Mazda 6 have been released, and it’s looking pretty good. Maybe it’s time to trade in my Protege: km77.com via Jalopnik
• If you’re in the market for an affordable luxury car with design elements stolen from other auto makers and boasting questionable safety performance, Chery will take care of you…in 2009: Leftlane News
• Check out Forbe’s list of the world’s most coveted cars, and let us know which ride you want more than anything in the world: Forbes
• The plug in version of Volvo’s Efficiency is going to be really, really green: Top Gear