2013 Los Angeles: BMW goes topless (4 Series cab), electric (i8) and quirky (Concept X4)

Story by John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES – From an unusual hybrid supercarsto (another!) coupe/SUV thingee to a predictable convertible, Germany’s BMW had a booth full of world and North American debuts here in L.A.:

Top 10s: Most anticipated new models for 2014

Story by John LeBlanc With the global auto industry’s non-stop, new model introduction schedule, it seems like Christmas every day for new car buyers. Here we are, only half way through the 2013, and there are plenty of new 2014 vehicles that have been previewed or have already gone on sale. Of the bunch, here […]

The Crank: Can Kia transcend beyond its price-point marketing?

  Arguably—and even with no new cars to present—Kia’s presser at last week’s L.A. show was the best in a long day’s worth of corporate droning on.   For starters, Kia promised 15 salient points in a media-friendly 15 minutes, getting us all up-to-date on the tsunami of new models, the progress of its recently-opened […]

2010 LA Show: Fiesta chosen as 2011 Canadian Automotive Jury’s Best of the Best Winner

By John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES – While Chevy’s Volt was collecting trophies here in L.A., a  jury of 10 senior Canadian automotive journalists selected the new Ford Fiesta as the 2011 Canadian Automotive Jury’s 2011 Best of the Best Winner.

2010 L.A. Show: You can’t buy one yet, but Chevy’s Volt wins another award

By John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES – The trophy case must be getting awfully crowded back at GM’s Detroit HQ. Hot on the heels of winning U.S. buff book MotorTrend’s Car of the Year prize, the Chevrolet Volt just nabbed U.S. Green Car Journal’s 2011 Green Car of the Year Award this morning during the second […]

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