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The 2019 Tokyo Motor Show is about what you’d expect: cars for the specific needs of a densely populated country with few onshore energy resources. Thus, lots of electric vehicles, small cars, really small cars, and retro car concepts that
TOKYO — Glitzy girl J-pop groups, esports tournaments, drone racing, drifting demos and even a cross-dressing celebrity endorsement. Japan seeks to thwart the downward spiral of global auto shows by making its own flagship event, well, less of an auto
MILAN — Organizers of a motoring exhibition in Italy hope a low-cost model and a famous racetrack venue will be the answer to the demise of traditional car shows, which are suffering as cost-conscious automakers pull out in increasing numbers. The Milano
The headlines are dire. “Frankfurt show’s visitor plunge could mean its end” intoned a recent article in Automotive News Europe. ANE Correspondent Christiaan Hetzner led off the story by pulling no punches. “ The Frankfurt auto show is doomed,” he wrote.
Most major auto shows take place under one roof, but the record-busting biennial IAA, aka the Frankfurt Motor Show, is spread across a dozen massive “halles.” German automakers like Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen and its various brands even have their own
It’s a pity the world’s most important auto show is only held every other year. The Frankfurt Motor Show 2019 — IAA, or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (International Auto Show) to the locals — had a laser focus on the future. In particular, all-out
FRANKFURT—European auto makers have plowed tens of billions of dollars into developing electric cars and hybrids to comply with stricter restrictions on tailpipe emissions. Now they face the challenge of selling those vehicles. Volkswagen AG , Porsche and Daimler AG ’s Mercedes-Benz all unveiled electric models at
I have a love-hate relationship with international motor shows such as this week’s extravaganza in Frankfurt. On the one hand, if you like cars, if you have a single drop of petrol in your veins, it’s impossible not to be
The electric future is on full, ambitious display — at least, from a few brands The 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show presented a mixed bag this year. Auto-makers facing major trade headwinds are attempting to hedge against Brexit and steeling themselves