Off the wire
• Arab press union "shocked" by jail verdict against Egypt's top journalist  • Iceland's five opposition parties agree to formal coalition talks  • More Greeks want closer ties with Russia, China than US, Germany: poll  • China still Algeria's largest supplier in 10 months  • Roundup: Merkel confirms to run for fourth term as German chancellor in 2017  • Food bank in Namibia's capital registers 22,000 families  • Roundup: Syria's Aleppo in abyss amid growing gap in views to defuse tension  • Volkswagen should pay 3.1 mln USD to London congestion charge: mayor  • Chinese private sector delegation to visit Sudan  • Magic of the oriental lantern prepares to dazzle Birmingham and Leeds  
You are here: 　 Home

Los Angeles Auto Show opens with 20 world premieres

Xinhua, November 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Around 60 vehicles debuted at Los Angeles Auto Show, with 20 world premieres. The annual event is held here from November 18th to 27th.

Over 35 major automobile manufactures are showcasing their latest products at the show, including the new Mazda CX-5 with a diesel model, Alfa Romeo's first SUV and many more.

As the representative of luxurious car brand, Porsche world premiered its Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive model.

"We sell about one-fourth of all the vehicles we sell in the United States in California alone. We sell over 4,000 vehicles a year just in the Los Angeles area, so for us it is always very important to showcase our latest products here," Frank Wiesmann, Porsche product experience manager, said.

Green car was still one of the major attractions at the show. Many brands announced their new moves of EVs and Hybrid, including Jaguar, Hyundai and Porsche.

Among all the green cars, as the first production EV to achieve over 200-mile driving range, Chevrolet Bolt was named winner of 2017 Green Car of the Year.

"Chevrolet is everything about technology, everything about innovation, leader on electrification because that is our ideology that is why the Bolt has achieved a lot of things," Javier Guzman Barcenas, Chevrolet Communication representative said.

In addition, Auto-Technology is one of the hottest topics, which presents the future of mobility with many possibilities. The effort to bring autonomous cars to market is on full display at the show.

Many manufactories announced their latest auto-drive technologies, including Hyundal with its self-driving concept version of Ioniq, and a driverless 100 percent electric shuttle bus Olli by Local Motors and IMB Watson.

Los Angeles Auto Show is the 3rd biggest auto show in America, next to those in Detroit and New York, which attracts over one million visitors every year. Endit