

LOS ANGELES - Nov. 20, 2008 — Today, the design entry from Mazda R&D of North America was chosen as the winner of the Los Angeles Auto Show’s 2008 Design Challenge. This year’s theme, Motor Sports 2025, asked nine of Southern California’s automotive design studios to form their vision of the future by depicting a motor sports vehicle that predicts how auto racing will change by the year 2025.
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LOS ANGELES - Nov. 20, 2008 - Volkswagen’s milestone 2009 Jetta TDI has been named Green Car Journal's 2009 Green Car of the Year®, besting competitors that included a pair of advanced hybrids, a clean diesel sport sedan, and a trendy fuel-efficient microcar. This is the first time that a clean diesel model has been awarded the title Green Car of the Year®. Green Car Journal has been unveiling the Green Car of the Year® winner at the LA Auto Show every year since it initiated the annual award in 2005.
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LOS ANGELES – Oct. 30, 2008 – Green Car Journal’s Top 5 for 2009™ – the year’s best-of-the-best ‘green’ vehicles – have been identified by the magazine’s editors. These vehicles are the five finalists competing for the Green Car Journal’s 2009 Green Car of the Year® award: the BMW 335d, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2-Mode Hybrid, smart fortwo and Volkswagen Jetta TDI. The 2009 Green Car of the Year will be unveiled at a morning press conference on Nov. 20 during Press Days at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
LOS ANGELES – Oct. 20, 2008 – Today’s race cars have ground-breaking technology to improve speed, power, performance and safety but what a difference 17 years into the future can make. Imagine race cars that go beyond the expectations and challenges of racing today, such as never needing to stop for re-fueling or collision avoidance assistance technology for enhanced safety.
LOS ANGELES – Oct. 15, 2008 – The Green Cars/LA Auto Show Ride and Drive, taking place on Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., brings together one of the broadest selections of green and high-mileage vehicles available for side-by-side test drives. During the second LA Auto Show Press Day, more than 25 vehicles will be available from 11 manufacturers representing North American, European and Asian automakers.
LOS ANGELES - September 18, 2008 – Opening in 63 days, the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show will feature more than 20 world premieres of production and/or concept vehicles from global automakers during the show’s Press Days on Nov. 19 and 20. To date, world debuts are confirmed from Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lamborghini, Lincoln, Lexus, Mazda, Mercury, Nissan, Porsche and Volkswagen.
LOS ANGELES - August 27, 2008 – The winner of the 2009 Green Car of the Year® (GCOY) award will be announced Nov. 20, 2008 during the Los Angeles Auto Show’s Press Days. Green Car Journal, the leading automotive environmental magazine, initiated this annual award in 2005 and it has continued to grow in significance as consumer demand for more fuel efficient and environmentally positive vehicles has increased exponentially.
LOS ANGELES – July 23, 2008 – Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Renault S.A., will kick off the Los Angeles Auto Show by delivering the Motor Press Guild (MPG) keynote address the morning of Nov. 19, 2008. The MPG breakfast and Ghosn’s address is open to all credentialed Press Days attendees. A Q&A session will be part of the presentation.