The 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit kicked off this week with renewed prosperity, indicating a new year with new growth for the auto industry. Though the show is smaller than it was in its heydey, the 21st year of the event featured a number of interesting concept and production car debuts, including the GMC Granite, Toyota FT-CH, Volkswagen NCC, Tesla Mo...

The 2009 LA Auto Show has opened its doors to the press preview days. Showcasing an array of new products from Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and GM's Cadillac division, North America's largest car market is the venue for approximately 30 vehicles making their World and North American debuts. As the first major North American auto show of the season, it will deliver a pre...

The 41st biennial Tokyo Motor Show - notably smaller than past shows held in the Japanese capital - was a chance for the domestic manufacturers to demonstate their continued dedication to the green and sustainable theme. But it also heralded the introduction of a few vehicles that could only be born out of the Japanese environment. While the entire show was roughly the size of...

The 63rd annual IAA heralded the introduction of a slew of environmentally-aware new vehicles from European automakers. The vast exhibition halls in Frankfurt played host to the avant-garde BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept, four new electric car concepts from Renault, a 2.5m-long futuristic concept from Peugeot, Citroen's Revolte showcar and the L1 tandem vehicle con...

The 13th Shanghai Motor Show, which alternates with the Beijing Auto show, provides a glimpse into the Chinese car industry. Developing faster than any other market, China's varied brands and multiple new models take center stage at the event, but numerous European automakers (and the joint-venture companies they've spawned) are also unveiling a flurry of new models, ma...

The 109th New York Auto Show has opened its doors to the press preview days. The show, which features more than 20 automakers revealing 33 new vehicles, saw the debut of the Acura ZDX prototype, the Subaru Legacy sedan and the Jeep Grand Cherokee and GMC Terrain SUVs. We'll also be featuring more detailed articles on these cars in the form of our unparalleled design reviews...

For more than a decade, auto shows held in Korea came and went unheralded, undervalued and unappreciated, being snubbed by foreign manufacturers (and even domestic manufacturers) who chose the likes of Tokyo - and more recently Beijing and Shanghai - to display their latest vehicles. Hyundai and Kia, the two largest car companies in Korea, usually accepted its tour...

The 79th Geneva Motor Show has opened its doors to the media preview days. Concept car highlights include the Nissan Qazana, Infiniti Essence, Ford Iosis Max, Dacia Duster, Frazer-Nash Namir by Giugiaro,  BMW 5 Series GT, Rolls-Royce 200EX and Aston Martin Lagonda. Production debuts include the new Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, Peugeot 3008 and Toyota Ve...

Founded in 1907, the NAIAS is now entering its 20th year as an international event and is featuring 50 show debuts. Among these are: the Cadillac Converj concept and SRX production crossover; the Audi Sportback concept; Kia's Soulster concept, BMW's second-generation Z4; the VW BlueSport concept; Buick's second-generation LaCrosse production sedan; the Mercedes-B...

This year the LA show is overshadowed by the state of the US car industry, with the CEOs of the big three US automaker going to congress to ask for a $25 billion dollar bail-out package on the first press day... As expected, there were less new production debuts and far less concept car unveils at the show, but there were still some world debuts for several important globa...