Posts Tagged ‘L.A. Auto Show’
Sunny reports from LA
The Washington Auto Show delegation has returned from the L.A. Auto Show press preview day, which spelled considerable optimism for the industry.
As reported from the NYTimes Wheels blog;
“Such a strong presence for Nissan, Infiniti, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat — returning here for the first time in 27 years — at the Los Angeles show is seen as especially significant. A year ago, those automakers essentially shunned this stop on the worldwide circuit of auto shows. Over all, it is seen as a hopeful sign of a recovery in the industry. These new introductions, plus dozens of others, will help breathe life into a show that was in danger the last two years, during the depths of the industry’s depression, of becoming moribund.”
Here are Barbara’s pics on location.
Debut of the 2012 Ford Focus
Here is one of Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volvo, who projected the company will have sold 380,000 vehicles by 2010. Jacoby also said Volvo will make a PHEV SUV next year.
Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volvo
And, what would a blog post be without a little self-indulgence.
Here’s one of our team: Washington Auto Show Chairman Charles Stringfellow, who is apparently cutting up with Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of the Green Car Journal.
L to R: Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and editor of www.greencar.com, with Charles Stringfellow, Washington Auto Show chairman and CEO of Brown Automotive Group.
We work closely with Ron to produce our Green Car Summit on Capitol Hill.
Cogan’s Green Car Journal proclaimed the Chevy Volt its “Green Car of the Year” on Thursday. That prestigious award comes after MOtor Trend gave the Volt its coveted car of the year award as well.
Cogan will announce the Green Car Journal’s “Green Car Vision” award at The Washington Auto Show, keynoted by GM CEO Dan Akerson.
