From correspondents in New York, United States, 12:30 AM IST

Disney's planned sequel to the 2006 hit film "Cars" has been postponed from 2010 to 2011.

The studio said it would also produce a series of animated short films starring Mater, an anthropomorphic car character, and other characters from the first feature that will air on the Disney Channel and in the theatres, reports thehollywoodnews.com.

The original "Cars" movie took a massive $462 million at the box-office.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)