19/11/2008 07:22. Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. , the second-biggest U.S. automaker, is unveiling a redesigned Mustang after the sports car's sales in its home market slid 30 percent this year.

The overhauled 2010 model will be introduced this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Ford revised the grille, headlights and exterior for what it calls a ``modern'' look, after the 2004 revamp drew on 1960s versions of the car. The new interior also uses softer plastic on the instrument panel and doors.

``They took the interior up two notches, and it needed it,'' said Stephanie Brinley , a Southfield, Michigan-based analyst at AutoPacific Inc. The current Mustang has ``a plasticky, dark, hard interior,'' she said.

Ford in updating the Mustang is seeking another revival for a model first introduced in... // Bloomberg