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From AutomotiveArticles.com Auto Shows
First up on the schedule is the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. Held in Downtown LA, the proverbial heart of Southern California’s thriving car culture, the LA Auto Show will have its fair share of new vehicle debuts – all under the theme “Design Los Angeles.” Recognizing Southern California’s many automotive design centers, “Design Los Angeles” studies and celebrates the region’s global influence on automotive style trends.
AutomotiveArticles.com will be in attendance and reporting from LA’s media days; Wednesday, Jan 5th and Thursday, Jan 6th. For those of you in the area, the auto show will be open to the public starting Friday the 7th and runs through the 16th. Weekday hours are 11:00 am – 10:00 pm (10:30 on Fridays). Saturday hours are 9:00 am – 10:00 pm and Sunday hours are 9:00 am – 8:00 pm. Adult admission is $10 per person while children 12 and under are free. Parking is $10 at the Convention Center, $25 for valet, and $8 at the Grand Ave. structure (weekends only). Visit www.laautoshow.com for more information.
Production vehicle debuts include: 2006 Audi A3 2005.5 Audi A4 / A4 Avant 2005 BMW M3 Competition 2006 Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo, and HHR 2006 Dodge Vehicle TBA 2005 Ferrari F430 2006 Ford Mustang Convertible 2006 Jaguar XK 2005 Mercedes CLS55 AMG 2005 Porsche Boxter 2006 Pontiac G6 Coupe, Convertible, and the Torrent 2005 Saleen S7 2005 Spyker C8 Spyder 2005 Venturi Fetish 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
Concept vehicles include: Bentley Show Car BMW H2R Chevrolet Nomad Chrysler ME412 Dodge Slingshot Ford Shelby Cobra Ford Shelby GR-1 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Hybrid Jeep Rescue Mitsubishi Sport Truck Toyota FTX
Also, with California being the birthplace of the import tuner revolution, it is no surprise that the entire Kentia Hall of the LA Convention Center is devoted to aftermarket automobile accessories and performance products. According to organizers, this is the largest gathering of aftermarket companies at an auto show.
Certainly, anyone attending Los Angeles or simply watching the coverage of this auto show will have a full schedule. Yet this is just a warm up. Immediately following Los Angeles, AutomotiveArticles.com/Automotive Network, Inc. staff will be traveling to Detroit for the North American International Auto Show – the granddaddy of them all. Attempting to keep track of all the Detroit debuts is like trying to count the number of jelly beans in a jar – don’t waste your time, just enjoy it. However, as of this publishing, these are the vehicles on schedule for unveiling:
Production: *BMW 5-Series AWD
Concepts: *Acura RD-X
* Indicates more vehicle debuts are planned, but specifics are not yet disclosed.
NAIAS public days, for those of you in the area, are the 15th through the 23rd. Hours are 9am – 10pm, except on the 23rd when the show ends at 7 pm. Admittance is forbidden during the last hour of the show each day. The cost is $12 per adult, children 12 and under are free. The show is held at the Cobo Center at One Washington Way in Detroit.
2005 is starting out extremely busy and we hope you stick around and see what we’ve got planned in our quest to inform the auto enthusiasts. We promise, it won’t be boring.
Mike Cervantes AutomotiveArticles.com Editor-in-Chief.
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