Texas Show Test: Will Auto Shows Be Reborn Or Die Lingering Death?

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.

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Top 10 Cars, SUVs of the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show

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

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Electric Cars Dominate Frankfurt Auto Show

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

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This week in Auto: Bajaj Auto may make e-bicycles; car makers chase new buyers after demand meltdown

August marked the tenth straight month of decline for car makers. Manufacturers who had invested to expand capacity were forced to undertake production holidays. But some of them are finding other ways to secure buyers. Leasing and rental firms have

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The 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show’s heaviest-hitting debuts

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

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Frankfurt auto show beefs up security amidst anti-car protests

As Frankfurt once again prepares to welcome car-makers and -lovers to what is the largest automotive gathering in the world, the Frankfurt Motor Show, or IAA, organizers are paying extra attention to security. With environmental activists looking to gather people

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Buggy Echo Auto shows Amazon aims to pitch Alexa against Google and Apple

Seattle — Somewhere between Spotify crashing and Alexa failing to locate his favorite sushi place, Rafael Rivera decided he was dealing with an unfinished product. The software developer’s rectangular Echo Auto, perched on the dashboard of his 2005 Mini Cooper,

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