Pub. 4 Issue 3

10 D etroit used to be the car capital of the U.S., and its North American Auto Show was the premier auto event of any year. When Detroit faltered, however, Los Angeles was the logical successor. It has its own annual auto show, dating back a full 110 years, and it is now the place to be if you want to see hundreds of cars and trucks, some of which are being in- troduced on a national or international level. This is also the place to see innova- tions in vehicle ownership, service, and technology. Thousands of fans show up, but so do industry workers and journal- ists with expertise in technology and the automotive industry. Show concepts in- clude the production-ready cars that will be going into dealership showrooms; it also includes high-performance cars (the kind most people will never drive on a day-to-day basis). It also has the cars that are pointing hopefully toward the future. This year’s AutoMobility L.A. show started November 27, 2017 and ended November 30, 2017. The attendees were designers, industry representatives, and journalists. The auto show that followed was open to the general public and ran from December 1, 2017 to December 10, 2017. Both portions of the showwere held at the L.A. Convention Center. Next year it will be held in the same place, but the public portion will start November 30, 2018 and end December 9, 2018. What were the newsmakers at this year’s show? • Even though the show had plenty of five-passenger gas-powered cars, there were also larger numbers of electric vehicles. California is working hard to encourage cars with zero emissions by providing residents with tax incentives for the new technologies, which makes Los Angeles Auto