Article Photos: European carmakers braced for grim future



Workers dust off a Mercedes Class A in preparation for the upcoming Auto Show in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. The Paris Auto Show opens to the public Saturday Sept. 29 until Oct. 14, 2012. Europeâs carmakers could be forgiven for worrying that the slogan for this yearâs Paris Auto Show, âThe Future, Nowâ, is a threat of more gloom and hardship to come rather than a promise of more prosperous times. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Workers dust off a Mercedes Class A in preparation for the upcoming Auto Show in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. The Paris Auto Show opens to the public Saturday Sept. 29 until Oct. 14, 2012. Europe’s carmakers could be forgiven for worrying that the slogan for this year’s Paris Auto Show, “The Future, Now”, is a threat of more gloom and hardship to come rather than a promise of more prosperous times. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)