The LA Auto Show is an annual auto show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in late November/early December. The LA Auto Show is an OICA sanctioned international exhibition and also endorsed by the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association. It is open to the public for ten days each year, filling 347,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Every year the LA Auto Show kicks off with two press days full of activity for journalists, designers and industry representatives alike. In 2008, the show had a record number of debuts with 23 world debuts and 15 North American debuts. Press days also include a breakfast sponsored by the Motor Press Guild, the “Green Car of the Year” award presented by Green Car Journal, the Design LA Conference, which includes the announcement of the winning Design Challenge entry, and the newest addition to press days, the Green Cars Ride & Drive. Automobile Designers finish out the Design LA Conference on Thursday night of press days at the Designers’ Night Reception.
The first event to kick off the show to the public is the annual charity event, Sneak Preview Night, which takes place on the Thursday night before the first public day. General and gold area tickets are available to purchase for this festive event and all proceeds are donated to Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles and One Voice.
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History
The Los Angeles Auto Show began in 1907 with ninety-nine vehicles on display at Morley’s Skating Rink. As the auto industry grew, the auto show changed venues four times throughout the 1920’s to accommodate the growing needs of vendors. In 1926, it took place at the corner of Hill and Washington where it stayed for the next four years. During the 1929 show, an electrical circuit in one of the airplane exhibits caught fire causing the entire show to go up in flames ending in more than $1 Million in damage. With the help of the community, the show re-opened one day later at the Shrine Auditorium.
The show continued to prove successful throughout the 1930’s, but took a down turn during the Second World War and went on hiatus from 1940 through 1951. In 1952, the show re-opened at the Pan Pacific Auditorium with 152 vehicles on display, including those from international manufacturers.
Throughout the next 50 years, the show continued to grow becoming the success that it is today. In the past decade, the show has changed its name from The Greater Los Angeles Auto Show to the LA Auto Show. In 2006, the show moved its dates from early January to late November/early December, thus resulting in two shows during the year 2006, the second marking the 100 year anniversary show.
2009
The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show will be held from December 4 through December 13, 2009, with press days on December 2 and 3. The Sneak Preview Night is Thursday, December 3, 2009. Tickets for this event went on sale in October.
Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati will not be appearing at the show.[1]
Production models
World debuts
- 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe [2]
- 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR [3]
- 2011 Ford Mustang V6 [4]
- 2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder [5]
- 2010 Scion xB RS 7.0 ("Murasaki") [6]
- 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited [7]
- 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition [7]
- 2011 Toyota Sienna [8]
North American debuts
- 2011 Buick Regal [9]
- 2011 Chevrolet Cruze (US version) [10]
- 2011 Ford Fiesta [11]
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata [12]
- 2010 Hyundai Tucson
- 2010 Infiniti G[13]
- 2011 Infiniti M
- 2011 Infiniti QX
- 2011 Kia Sorento
- 2010 Lexus GX 460
- 2011 Lexus LFA
- 2011 Mazda 2 [14]
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid
- 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Concept cars
- Honda P-NUT[15]
GM will also hold a press conference for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, which was shown as a prototype at the previous year's show.
2008
The 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show was held from November 21 through November 30, 2008, with press days on November 19 and 20.
Facing a budget crisis, General Motors stated that they would cancel their press conferences and debuts for this year's show. [16] Their current vehicles were still on display, and previously introduced vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt still made an appearance. Chrysler also did not introduce any new models to the press, although its electric vehicle prototypes revealed in September (Dodge EV, Jeep Wrangler, and Chrysler Town & Country) were on display.
Production models
World debuts
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North American debuts
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Concept cars
- Honda FC Sport
- Honda Insight concept (North American debut)
- Hyundai Sonata Hybrid concept [1]
- Kia Borrego FCEV-Fuel cell concept
- Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid (North American debut)
- Toyota Camry CNG-hybrid concept [2]
2007
The 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show was held from November 16 through November 25, 2007, with press days on November 14 and 15.
Production models
World debuts
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North American debuts
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Also present at the show were the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid and Cadillac Escalade Platinum, which were originally slated to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show but instead debuted a week earlier at the South Florida Auto Show in Miami.
Concept cars
December 2006
The November 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show was held on November 29 through December 10, 2006. The Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles lists this show under their 2006 season.
Production models
World debuts
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North American debuts
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Concept cars
- Acura Advanced Sedan Concept
- Audi A7
- Ford Explorer Fuel Cell Prototype
- Ford Mustang by Giugiaro
- Honda REMIX
- Honda Step Bus
- Hyundai HCD10 Hellion
- Mazda Nagare
- Suzuki SXBox
- Volkswagen Tiguan
Audi, Volkswagen, and Daimler Chrysler also announced their plans for new BlueTec diesel cars, designed to meet stringent emissions standards.[17]
January 2006
The January 2006 Los Angeles show was held on January 6 through January 15. It featured the following new models.
Production models
- 2006 Audi Q7
- 2006 BMW M6
- 2006 Bugatti Veyron
- 2007 Chevrolet Aveo Sedan
- 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Daytona 500 pace car
- 2007 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2006 Chrysler 300C Heritage Edition
- 2006 Ferrari F430 Pista
- 2006 Fisker Latigo
- 2006 Fisker Tramonto
- 2007 GMC Yukon XL
- 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
- 2006 Lotus Exige
- 2006 Maserati Quattroporte GT
- 2006 Maybach 57S
- 2007 Mazda CX-7
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP
- 2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
- 2006 Porsche Cayman S
- 2006 Saab 9-3 20 Years Edition Aero Convertible
- 2006 Saleen S331
- 2006 Spyker C12 LaTurbie
- 2006 Spyker C8 Laviolette
- 2007 Toyota Yaris
- 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2007 Volkswagen Eos
- 2006 Volkswagen GTI
Concept cars
- Audi Shooting Brake
- Chevrolet Cheyenne concept
- Chrysler Firepower
- Dodge Nitro concept
- Ford Fairlane concept
- General Motors Sequel fuel cell
- Hyundai NEOS III
- Jeep Gladiator
- Jeep Hurricane
- Lexus LF-A
- Maserati Birdcage 75th
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Ralliart concept
- Saab 9-5 Aero BioPower
- Suzuki PX
- Volkswagen GX3 three-wheeler "motorcycle" concept
See also
References
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/bentley-ferrari-lamborghini-and-maserati-bow-out-of-2009-la-auto-show-due-to-financial-considerations.html
- ^ http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091123/CARNEWS/311239998
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/2010-dodge-viper-acr-coming-to-2009-la-auto-show.html
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/2011-ford-mustang-v6-specs-released-ahead-of-2009-la-auto-show-debut.html
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/2010-porsche-boxster-spyder-headed-for-la-premiere.html
- ^ http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/scion/scion-xb-release-series-7-149294.aspx
- ^ a b http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/2010-subaru-wrx-sti-special-edition-to-debut-at-2009-la-auto-show.html
- ^ http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota/all-new-third-generation-toyota-112166.aspx
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/2011-buick-regal-headed-for-the-2009-la-auto-show.html
- ^ http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2009/Nov/1117_LA_Chevrolet_Overview
- ^ Ford Motor Company (2009-10-06). "FORD'S NEW FIESTA TO DEBUT AT L.A. AUTO SHOW". Press release. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=31152.
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/11/2011-hyundai-sonata-coming-to-la-auto-show.html
- ^ http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/redesigned-2010-infiniti-g-and-2011-qx-joining-m-in-la/
- ^ http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/09/la-auto-show-preview-2011-mazda-2.html
- ^ http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1097/releases/5323
- ^ Newsday (from the Los Angeles Times) - Carmakers' slowdown takes the shine off auto shows
- ^ Neil, Dan. "Los Angeles Auto Show," Los Angeles Times 29 November 2006: G1.
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