Auto Shows (Page 58)

Ford Motor Company has just started teasing their products destined for the 2011 SEMA Show including a video talking about a new product from the Ford restoration parts division – with the video offering extreme close up shots of what looks to be a 1964 Ford Mustang.

Talk about a classic resurrection. Holden has gone back to the future, restoring its first concept car – the 1969 Holden Hurricane - for the 2011 Motorclassica in Australia.

The 2011 SEMA Show opens exactly two weeks from today but the corporate teaser shots continue to flow, with the folks from Kia offering up a shot of their compact Kia Soul - giving us a glimpse at what to expect from the six sporty vehicles coming to the Las Vegas Convention Center later this month.

The Business of Plugging In 2011, a Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan held a Ride and Drive event on October 11 for the media. With representation by Eaton, GE, GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz-AMP and Tesla, what are the best three combo-words to describe the experience?

The Copper Development Association did more than just spread the word at The Business of Plugging In 2011 about the value of copper induction motors now used by Tesla Motors in their electric vehicles. It gave new insight to attendees of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) conference.

For the second year in a row, Dr. Oded Tour, CEO of Tour Engine presented during poster presentations at the Directions in Energy-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) Conference in Detroit, and garnered a healthy interest, including a visitor from Volvo.

The next generation of the strong selling Ford Escape small SUV is expected to make its grand debut later this year at the 2011 LA Auto Show but yesterday, Ford Motor Company offered up some information on the upcoming ute – including the fact that it will be the first US model to offer two engine options featuring Ford’s EcoBoost technology.

At the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, Green will go mainstream as almost every automaker there will trot out a solution for making vehicles run cleaner and use less fuel. Cars achieving over 40-mpg via gasoline or clean diesel have doubled, while. Some form of electrification is powering 25 percent more vehicles than at the last show.

Through the DOE project, Navistar was to develop and demonstrate technologies to improve Class 8 truck and trailer aerodynamics, combustion efficiency, waste heat recovery, hybridization, idle reduction, and reduced rolling resistance tires. Day 1 at the 2011 DEER Conference provided the venue for an update.

Rumors around the high performance muscle car world are indicating that when the 2011 SEMA Show opens, GM Performance Parts (GMPP) will unveil their new Stock Eliminator Chevrolet Camaro – a purpose built drag car that will help GM racers keep up with the likes of the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet and the Dodge Challenger V10 Drag Pak.

The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show has been considered a grand success. Automobile manufactures for all makes and models of cars, old and new, from the most elaborate and pricey to more modest and even electric vehicles were showcased.

People who go to the auto show in Orange County, Calif., through the end of this weekend will be able to test drive dozens of 2012 cars, trucks and vans -- everything from the new Volkswagen Beetle to the Fiat 500 and Chevrolet Sonic.

Leading up to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru teased us with the news that the Subaru BRZ Prologue (shown in the gallery on the right) would be coming to the German show but while that car turned out to be more of a display of the drivetrain, when the 2011 LA Auto Show opens we will get our first look at the Subaru BRZ – body and all.

The 2012 CR-V Concept was unveiled by Honda at the Orange County International Auto Show in Anaheim, Calif., today, ushering in the future look of Honda's styling taste via the fourth-generation CR-V.

Even though the 2012 North American International Auto Show at Detroit’s Cobo Hall is almost 4 months away, news about the big show is already trickling out as Car and Driver has revealed that the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid will make its North American debut at the 2012 Detroit show.

It's time for the 2012 Orange County International Auto Show, which will be hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center this year in California. Get ready to see everything hot on four wheels at this exciting and invigorating car show.

Approximately sixty year ago, Toyota started a journey across roads, muddy terrains, mountains, cities and any other environment of which one could think. Today, Toyota is still going strong and is celebrating the Land Cruiser’s 60th anniversary.

Leading up to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru announced that we would get our first good look at their joint venture with Toyota, named the Subaru BRZ Prologue and while the company made good on offering a closer look at the new rear wheel drive sports car, we still don’t know what the Subaru version will look like.

Honda Motors used the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show to offer up a variety of low- or zero-emission vehicles including the new Honda EV Concept which applies a unique look and electric drivetrain to the 5-door, 5-passenger layout similar to the Honda Fit (or Honda Jazz as it is known in other markets).

One of the trends very much apparent at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is the invasion of internet into our cars. The year 2011 became the year when our cars started to talk, but it is also becoming the year when online services are present in your car making your vehicle vulnerable to computer virus.

The Business of Plugging In 2011 conference returns to metro Detroit in October, and will feature a unique blend of global experts who will provide insight into the evolving plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) landscape.

Every year, the tradition holds that the second weekend after Labor Day weekend is the famous Annual Bennington Car Show & Swap Meet. This year will mark the 45th Annual Bennington Car Show & Swap Meet.

The 64th International Motor Show has always attracted major headlines and while the auto show in Frankfurt opened with great fanfares, there are four distinct trends already apparent in the industry that come to our cars in 2011-2012.