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Highlights from the Los Angeles Auto Show: camping, SUVs and concepts

Once again Korean brands anchor the show, but surprises elsewhere on the show floor make it worth a visit

Report: 2023 Los Angeles auto show

It was a quiet show in LA, but there were still a few surprises. Karl Smith reports from the show floor

Round-up: LA Auto Show 2022

The Los Angeles Auto Show gives us a glimpse of the future of the motor show, complete with playgrounds and toys. It shows signs of a broader move toward greater public engagement

LA Motor Show 2021 – the design stories

A small number of carmakers have used the relatively quiet LA Auto Show to their advantage by showcasing new models and announcing big plans

LA 2019: Kia Seltos debuts in US spec

The SUV maintains its confident yet modest appearance and ruggedness

LA 2019: Hyundai Vision T Concept

Hyundai has introduced a sculptural plug-in Hybrid SUV concept called the Vision T

LA 2019: VW ID Space Vizzion concept

Cool, electric estate anyone? VW puts a long, sleek premium ID concept on the stand in LA

LA 2018: Ford Ranger returns to North America

The US-market pickup boom continues, and Ford responds with a junior option

LA 2018: Porsche 911 (992)

For the first time, back-to-back Porsche 911 generations are all-new… And this one is prepared for hybrid drive

LA 2018: Audi e-tron GT Concept debuts

While we await the all-electric Porsche, Audi has revealed a taste of its upcoming offering in the new e-tron GT Concept

LA 2018: This Gaming Pod is the City Car We Need

A cylindrical simulator rig on show at the 2018 LA Auto Show has got us thinking

LA 2018: California car culture craziness

Read on – and scroll through – our traditional gallery of the 2018 LA Motor Show’s wilder side

LA 2018: Mazda 3

Indulge in some compact Kodo with the new Mazda 3 on show in Los Angeles – oh, and pick your preferred C-pillar

LA 2018: Hyundai Palisade

Hyundai joins the big, big boys with the new Palisade full-size SUV

LA 2018: Kia launches third-gen Soul

The new Kia Soul gets a bit moody with this new generation, but was that really necessary?

LA 2018: THAT Volvo Stand…

Volvo had a curious stand at the 2018 LA Auto Show, which rather than showcasing the latest cars on offer, was a little more mysterious

LA 2018: BMW’s dramatic, but controversial faces

BMW certainly drew a crowd, regardless of what they thought when they got there…

LA 2018: Rivian’s VP of design on their new SUV

Rivian’s VP of design Jeff Hammoud takes us inside the tough EV SUV

LA 2018: Byton K-Byte has a sensor sensibility

Benoit Jacob’s design tries to define autonomous vehicle (AV) aesthetics

LA 2018: Rivian launches EV SUV to partner its truck

The new electric vehicle (EV) brand shows off its second variant

Rivian reveals all-new electric pickup

LA 2017: Toyota FT-AC concept

Toyota’s on-trend SUV steals the limelight at the LA Auto Show

LA 2017: Lincoln Nautilus and MKC

The SUV from Ford’s upmarket marque – Lincoln – now gets a proper name

LA 2017: New (subtly revised) Jeep Wrangler

An American classic gets a sympathetic refresh at the LA Auto Show

LA 2017: Subaru Ascent, er, 360

The new estate/SUV is solid enough, but look at its grandma – the 360 – Subaru’s first production model in the US

LA 2017: Nissan Kicks

From the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show: Say farewell to the quirky Nissan Juke, and hello to the more capable Kicks

LA 2017: Mercedes-Benz CLS

The new CLS is a hot take on Daimler’s dubious DRG

LA 2017: Chris Bangle’s Redspace project

Car Design News was at the launch of a startling Chinese government-backed urban micro-EV

LA 2016: Ford EcoSport - Kuga’s kid brother grows up

Ford’s CUV matures, but its interior could do with a refresh

LA 2016: Lexus IS Sriracha - Lexus spices up its sense of humour

As hot sauce fans, we couldn’t help but laugh at this one

LA 2016: Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Cabriolet - it’s Los Angeles in a nutshell

Perfect for cruising down to Beverly Hills

LA 2016: Volkswagen Atlas - putting VW back on the map

Genuine space for seven and some sharply-resolved sheet metal

LA 2016: Hyundai Ioniq - a significant advance in autonomy

This blue Ioniq is proof of progress in autonomous driving technology

LA 2016: Jaguar I-Pace - a clear star of the show

The talk of Tinseltown, with its particularly pleasing proportions

LA 2016: Mazda CX-5 [2] - a new level of artistry?

More on the CX-5, and how Mazda is aiming for higher aesthetic status

LA 2016: Trend - fake plastic trees

Did we just slip back 15 years to obviously plastic deco materials?

LA 2016: Alfa Romeo Stelvio - a surprisingly average SUV

Not particularly elegant, and rather underwhelming

LA 2016: Nissan uses the Force

How to draw show-goers to your stand when you’ve got no new product

LA 2016: Mazda CX-5 - the sign of a near-premium brand?

Quietly impressive with good surfacing: the CX-5 is a high-quality offering, if not quite top-notch as yet

LA 2016: Mini Countryman is bigger but not better

Proportional shift brings more space, but fussier detailing means more ungainly appearance

LA 2016: AutomobilityLA conference

Round-up of the first day’s conference presentations

LA 2015: Mazda CX-9 gets the balance right

Crossover gets better proportions, clever details and a concept-worthy colour

LA 2015: The Fiat 124 Spider feels very different to its MX-5 twin

More classical approach creates very different characters for sports car duo

LA 2015: Volvo’s sweet seat

Concept 26 offers a novel approach to interior design

LA 2015: Lincoln MKZ goes Continental

Facelift brings concept car’s face to production with mixed results

LA 2015: VW Beetle Dune joins Evoque Convertible at the new crossover soft-top party

Just when you thought every market niche was (un)covered…

LA 2015: Infiniti QX30 brings the sibling rivalry

Q30 and QX30 channel the soft crossover look to very similar degrees

LA 2015: New LaCrosse is Buick’s key to China

The top-selling sedan has a tough act to follow

LA 2015: Range Rover Evoque Convertible is our guilty pleasure

New addition to the brand’s line-up is so much more SoCal than Solihull

LA 2015: Cadillac’s XT5 might just be the new premium crossover of choice

One of the quietly confident highlights of the show

LA 2015: Ford Escape shifts focus from crossover towards SUV

New mid-size joins bigger Explorer at the more rugged end of the crossover scale

LA 2015: Honda makes your dreams go up in smoke

Show stand features smoke-ring cannons. What’s not to like?

LA 2015: Does Kia’s SEMA Koup concept preview a potential mainstream trend?

Coupe-turned-crossover feels like a niche with design potential

LA 2015: 2016 Honda Civic is designed for a market in which more is more

You might not like it but its target audience almost certainly will

Concept Car of the Week: Chevrolet California Camaro IROC-Z (1989)

The ‘running sketch in steel’ that rebooted the muscle car genre