Auto Shows (Page 52)

The Los Angeles Design Challenge has been won with a car that most Americans have learned to ignore: the smart, which is made by Mercedes-Benz. This is the second year in a row designers for smart have won the competition.

PHEV/EV technology for Fleets USA 2011 is the only event to focus solely on vehicles that run fully or partly off a pre-charged battery; and it is coming to the metro-Detroit area. The show runs from Nov. 30 - Dec. 1st.

The Chrysler Group as a whole has had a fairly quiet 2011 LA Auto Show but among the debuts is the new Dodge Challenger Yellow Jacket – a limited edition muscle car in the new Stinger Yellow exterior colored applied to the high performance SRT8 package.

On the heels of a successful second year, The Battery Show announced today that it will return to metro Detroit Nov. 13-15, 2012, with double the exhibition hall space, and a brand new exhibition and conference on electric vehicle charging and infrastructure.

A day after Black Friday 2011, when the nation is searching for doorbuster deals and discounts on Thanksgiving weekend, Kia has found a clever way to bring people to its booth at the 2011 LA Auto Show by showcasing the custom golf-themed KIA Soul and female golf star, Michelle Wie at it's booth.

The all new 2012 Range Rover Evoque is currently being showcased and displayed at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles. The new 2012 Range Rover Evoque is an extremely luxurious vehicle that is bold, sleek, and new territory for the famous British brand.

Among the major debuts at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit will be the new Dodge C Segment sedan, based on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta and set to replace the current Dodge Caliber but contrary to the popular rumors – this new model will not be called the Hornet.

The new redesigned 2013 Mazda CX-5 made its debut at the LA Auto show. The Mazda CX-5 will provide class leading fuel economy, captivating design, functionality, safety, and great handling. All aspects Mazda vehicles have become to be known for.

LA Auto Show is one of the largest car shows in the world and the 2011 show is not an exception. Yet, finding cars and favorite brands at the Los Angeles Convention Center is a big challenge if one does not know how to navigate.

Toyota’s exhibits at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show include social and mobile media apps plus activities allowing attendees to interact with the show in fresh new ways at and around the Los Angeles Convention Center. Download a new smartphone mobile app from Toyota and you can easily navigate through a host of unique programs sponsored by the brand during the show’s run through Nov. 27.

The 2011 LA Auto Show brought the world the first good look of the high performance BRZ STI, Subaru’s offering from the vehicle family developed jointly with Toyota which will yield both Toyota and Subaru models, as well as a Scion model with the production debut slated for all of them planned for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.

CODA Automotive, with full presence at the 2011 LA Auto Show touting its 150 mile driving range EV, has teamed up with GE Energy for its GE WattStation(TM), a wall-mounted EV charging station.

Among the highest performance vehicles to grace the floor of the 2011 LA Auto Show was the 2013 Nissan GT-R which, while looking like the 2012 models, gets a handful of revisions to keep it on a level playing field with some of the world’s most incredible supercars.

The BMW i8 is pure awesomeness but in all reality, the majority of those looking to buy electric vehicles are more concerned with range than they are concerned with having 569 horsepower so for the sensible electric luxury city car buyer, the 2011 LA Auto Show holds the key in the form of the new BMW i3.

The new BMW i8 made its grand debut earlier this year in Germany but with the opening of the 2011 LA Auto Show, the American auto show crowd is introduced to the next generation of BMW high performance – combining electric vehicle technology and BMW driving dynamics in an incredibly sleek supercar.