“Our Commonwealth has always been among the nation’s leading auto producers and I look forward to showing CEOs from first class companies throughout the world that Kentucky is open for business”. Lexus introduced the sporty LC 500 coupe, and a 4 door coupe concept, the LF-FC.
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Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars addresses the media as the automaker unveils the new E-Class sedan during a preview night for the North American International Auto Show, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 in Detroit.
“Auto makers can educate this society a little bit more with the green vehicle products”.
The Porsche 911 Turbo debuts at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. But Stephanie Brinley, auto analyst at IHS Global Insight, said that does not mean most buyers will drive away in new gas-guzzlers. “So when we develop an all new one, it’s very important for us”. There were a number of newsworthy unveilings and announcements at CES, ones which in years past would have likely appeared at an actual auto show.
Seven years later, the USA auto industry just ended its best year on record, selling more than 17 million units in 2015, and General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, keep ringing up hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings each year.
Motor Trend has carloads of people covering the show – you can find their reports and photography here and an array of experts back in our Los Angeles offices who’d love to help you make the most of the Detroit show, whether or not you’ll be attending.
It goes on sale this spring and comes in both a gas and industry-first plug-in hybrid version, which has a 30-mile all-electric range. Even so, highly fuel-efficient and electric-powered vehicles are still a dominant presence on the show floor because, according to Caudill, manufacturers have little choice. But that growth is expected to be a modest one to two percent in 2016, Ghosn said.
Plus, the idea of plugging in a vehicle for pollution-free driving sounds cool.
But lots of cars at the show are taking steps toward autonomy. Semi-autonomous driving capabilities including changing lanes by itself and maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in front at speeds of up to 130 miles per hour. And numerous new vehicles, including the GMC Acadia and Lincoln Continental, have pedestrian detection systems that brake automatically before a collision.
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Be Civil – It’s OK to have a difference in opinion but there’s no need to be a jerk. We do know the new Fusion midsize sedan is here, so there’s wiggle room for something wild at the ‘blue oval brand.’ Or could someone else steal all the attention for themselves?
