2010 LA Show: Fiesta chosen as 2011 Canadian Automotive Jury’s Best of the Best Winner

By John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES – While Chevy’s Volt was collecting trophies here in L.A., a  jury of 10 senior Canadian automotive journalists selected the new Ford Fiesta as the 2011 Canadian Automotive Jury’s 2011 Best of the Best Winner. Read more

2010 L.A. Show: You can’t buy one yet, but Chevy’s Volt wins another award

By John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES – The trophy case must be getting awfully crowded back at GM’s Detroit HQ. Hot on the heels of winning U.S. buff book MotorTrend’s Car of the Year prize, the Chevrolet Volt just nabbed U.S. Green Car Journal’s 2011 Green Car of the Year Award this morning during the second media day. Read more

2010 L.A. Show: Kia rolls right into the luxury hybrid segment with new Optima

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By John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES – Although its been available in other markets for a few months, Kia picked the import-friendly California market to debut the North American version of its new Optima mid-size sedan. Read more

2010 L.A. Show: Toyota-Tesla hookup results is RAV4 EV mutant

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By John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES – As the first fruit from the loins of the recently consummated marraige between Japan’s Toyota and California’s Tesla, the RAV4 EV concept is apparently just the beginning of what will supposedly be more Toyotas powered by Tesla’s sea-of-batteries all-electric drivetrain. Read more

2010 L.A. Show: Honda joins the circus electric

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By John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES – You can file this one under “better late, than never.” After years of telling anyone who would listen that hydrogen fuel cell technology as realized in its FCX Clarity (not gas-electric hybrids nor purely-electric vehicles) is the Honda way to blue skies and chirping birds, the Japanese automaker has jumped on the EV bandwagon and also announced a new plug-in electric hybrid system. Read more

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