Drew Dowdell

hmm, No Buick? I thought we were to see the Enclave? ... maybe that is the Invite-only thing I got for the April 3rd like they did with the ATS.

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" class="table" style="width: 638px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 240); font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(66, 67, 79); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left; "> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="background-image: url(http://www.autoshown...te/table-th.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(152, 190, 214); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: 24px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); border-right-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); border-bottom-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); border-left-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; "> Wednesday, April 4, 2012</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 7:15am-9:00am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Opening Press Breakfast (Carlos Ghosn, President & CEO Nissan Motor Co., LTD.)</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Level 1, Special Events Hall</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 9:10am-9:35am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Chevrolet</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Traverse, Impala</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 9:45am-10:10am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Mercedes-Benz</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> GLK</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 10:15am-10:40am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> BMW</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> X1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 10:45am-11:10am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Lincoln</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> MKZ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 11:20am-11:45am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Lexus</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 11:55am-12:20pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Chrysler Group</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 12:25pm-12:50pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Nissan</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Altima</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 12:55pm-1:45pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Hyundai (lunch)</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 1:50pm-2:15pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Acura</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 2:20pm-2:40pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Bentley</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 2:45pm-3:05pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Jaguar Land Rover</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 3:10pm-3:30pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Rolls-Royce</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 3:35pm-4:15pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Honda (food reception)</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 4:20pm-5:00pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Mazda (drinks reception)</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="background-image: url(http://www.autoshown...te/table-th.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(152, 190, 214); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: 24px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); border-right-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); border-bottom-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); border-left-color: rgb(114, 167, 199); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; "> Thursday, April 5, 2012</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 8:30am-9:00am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> World Car Awards Breakfast</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 9:00am-9:45am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> World Car Awards Press Conference</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 9:55am-10:20am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Subaru</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 10:30am-10:55am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Toyota</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 11:05am-11:30am</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Chrysler Group</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 11:35am-12:00pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Infiniti</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 12:10pm-1:00pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Cadillac (lunch)</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ?</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 1:10pm-1:30pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Shelby American</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> -</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 1:35pm-1:55pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Terrafugia "Flying Car"</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> -</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> 2:05pm-2:25pm</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> MV-1 Mobility Vehicles</td> <td style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; 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Tiguan and Charger coming up once I get MudMonster what I owe him article wise

Overall size is said to be the same on the exterior with better packaging (read: more room) on the interior.

April travels: April 1 - 3 - Edison NJ April 3 - 5 - NYC (work and NY Auto show... funny how that happens ) April 8 - 14 - Toronto, ON April 19 - 24 Paris FR - much needed Vacation April 24 - 30 Cologne DE - ditto

They said the same about the new Chevrolet Colorado. Do they really mean it this time or not?

Not even that. They should keep the names consistent in a given segment. At least they got Regal right when they brought it back by putting it on a mid-size car as it has always been. Impala is at least going to remain the top of the Chevy sedan heap regardless of which wheels are driving it. Changing the name to Caprice at this point would be a mistake even though the current Impala is at the bottom of the pile in perception in its segment. The platform can change over and over, look at how many platforms the Accord has been on, but the naming needs to be consistent.

I wonder if Alpha is flexible enough to build something Fusion or Charger sized, though....the only Chevy Alpha concept shown so far is the tiny Code 130R... Yep it is. Alpha is the platform for the next CTS

I think this is one instance where they would have been better off re-naming the car The Toyota Venza is just about as ugly as the Crosstour, but seems to sell so much better.

You guys really think it will be on Zeta and not Alpha? Zeta is not long for this world, it would be a short run car.

Well they need to do something

What was the reason Nissan ditched Datsun though? I don't know of any brand image problems they had.

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I hope this means an upgraded interior for the CC model Jetta

Grand Ams could also be had at $13,995 with a/c pwl, pw and a large chunk of them ended up in rental fleets.

it looks like the trailer tipped sideways to the right

that reminds me... I need to send an email to Fiat.