2018 Recap - AutoMobility LA + Los Angeles Auto Show

NATIONAL MEDIA BUZZ
“The biggest buzzword in the automotive world these days isn't
cars, trucks or autos. It's mobility. Self-driving and electric cars
are just the start. It includes everything from scooters to "smart"
parking meters that can help drivers find empty spaces. At the
Los Angeles Auto Show…the focus is on all the technology not
only being poured into vehicles, but all things that go with them.”
“Los Angeles…is among the most popular U.S. auto shows partly
because Southern California is one of the largest car-buying
markets in the nation. The Los Angeles show also goes beyond
conventional automakers to feature the technology firms that are
influencing the automotive world with new electronics, computer
software and self-driving and electric-power designs.”
“It’s not your imagination: Cars really are becoming more capable.
A walk through the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show reveals new
models in the pipeline that can drive themselves around town, on
the racetrack and even farther afield, using electricity to get there.
Automakers lifted the veil on several next-generation mobility
concepts at the annual show, which opens to the public on Friday.”
“The LA Show has it all from the all-new Porsche 911 sports car
to a Jeep pickup to three-row utes.”
LIFESTYLE MEDIA BUZZ
“Southern California and cars have been inextricably linked for
more than a century. The Los Angeles Auto Show began in 1907,
with 99 cars on display at the local ice-skating rink. Today, it
sprawls across…the Los Angeles Convention Center, boasting the
latest sports cars, SUV’s and electric technology.”
“The cars of the 2018 LA Auto Show handily outnumber the
trucks, but the trucks and SUVs are absolutely the bigger story.
This year's show hosted the debut of one of the most highly
anticipated vehicles of modern times, the Jeep Gladiator, as well
as a pretty compelling take on the all-electric on/off-road
adventure truck (Rivian R1S/R1T).”
“Everywhere you looked, there were SUVs as far as the eye could
see, even in automotive emission-policing California.”
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