Scion (Page 6)

It has been the subject of rumor and conjecture for the last couple years under a variety of names and designations. The Scion FR-S is something youthful car enthusiasts have been waiting for and today it was revealed at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) and will be on display through May 1.

Toyota Motors recently issued their numbers for March 2011, showing that they were the only major automotive group to see a decline in March sales from 2010 and on top of that, the Japanese automaker has announced that most US models (including Scion and Lexus) will be receiving price increases.

Japanese automakers have been keeping the world well updated as to their damages stemming from the recent earthquake and ensuing tsunami and Toyota is the latest company to issue a statement, with the largest of the country’s automakers coming out relatively unscathed.

The 2011 NAIAS in Detroit is in its final weekend for the general public, tracking toward final attendance between 725,000 and 740,000 visitors.

Concept cars have traditionally been far-out sculptures, exercises in futuristic thinking at the Detroit Auto Show, complete with radical interiors. This year, the spectrum has been expanded to include the tuner look, but with radical paint accents over sculpture.

The first day of the 2011 NAIAS press coverage at the Detroit Auto Show was kicked off early with the Car and Truck of the Year Awards. Aside from Chevy Volt and the Ford Explorer winning the coveted event, the day revealed more and more products, a host of interviews and events and reveals.