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When it comes to small, compact hatchbacks, there are a lot of auto manufacturers you think of before you would ever think of Volvo. Recent statistics show that there are more Toyota Prius hybrids sold in the United States than all Volvo models combined. Maybe that’s why Volvo did what they did at the L.A. Auto Show when they unveiled their new C30.
Volvo’s big announcement was also a big step into the unknown for the company that brought you the world’s safest (and some think boring-est) station wagon. But they might be on to something here, as AutoPacific Analyst Keagan Patrick explains.
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Nissan claims that its new Altima Coupe, which debuted at the L.A. Auto Show, is dramatic and “stands out in a crowd of sedan-based two-door models.”
Well, it certainly is good looking, but if a car company makes a car that doesn’t have a built in buyer demographic, does it matter how handsome it is? That’s just the question AutoPacific founder George Peterson was asking when he had his first look at the Nissan Altima Coupe.
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Volvo has sculpted a 3-door, 4-seat hatchback aimed at interrupting GenY’s traditional perceptions of a Volvo. Will it capture the hearts, minds, and pocketbooks of a demographic beyond Volvo's traditional customers?

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While the World Debut of the Audi TT Roadster caused quite a stir in the Audi booth during the press days at the L.A. Auto Show, it was another unveiling just a few feet away that had AutoPacific Senior Analyst and Audi afficionado Jim Hall really excited.
The Audi R8 made its North American debut here, and sports car fans as well as those that appreciate really beautiful automotive design were drooling over this one. When it hits the road in 2007, it will be easy to spot this new coupe by the crowd of admirers following behind. Jim Hall will be one of them, until his own (now on [...]

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This year the L.A. Auto Show celebrated it’s 100th Anniversary, and it did so in style. With 13 North American debuts and 23 World debuts, the 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show earned the adjective international.
One of the cars making its first appearance before the automotive press and the general public is the all new 2007 Audi TT Roadster. AutoPacific Vice President and Senior Analyst Jim Hall has been looking at cars professionally for a long time now, and he just so happens to be a huge Audi fan, not to mention the owner of the World’s Most Expensive (older model) TT. So who better to give this new [...]

The freshening on the Ford Escape for 2008 is modest at best especially in light of the intense competition in the Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle arena. The face that Ford did not use the new-look front end styling on a 2008 model year vehicle is another glitch in its styling strategy that should not have been allowed to happen.

Mazda showed off its all-new 2007 Mazda CX-9 Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show II

Toyota Tundra took up lots of floorspace in the Toyota exhibit at the LA Auto Show

New 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer is crucial to Mitsubishi's U.S. recovery efforts and to its global effort to repolish an image tarnished in recent years by huge losses, quality-control scandals in Japan and a disastrous cheap-loan program in the U.S.

You get the feeling that Maserati executives felt compelled to have a press conference at the 2006 (2006.5?) Los Angeles Auto Show. MC-12 looks like a concept car, but 14 have been sold in the USA.