Auto Industry Kicks off New Year with L.A. Auto Show By Mate Sun, Reporter Hundreds of guests lined up at sntrance atthe Los Angeles ‘onvention Center of the L.A. ‘Auto Show to grab glimpse ofthe lates automobiles inthe market on January 6 ‘The 2006 L.A. Auto Show ‘rings together hxariou at wel as economical cas, the new breed and the debut automobiles that have become the jewels ofthe ex- Inibit. From January 6-15, more CEU th Nel wa ange OPEN 7 Days ‘than 35 major automobile compa is wil present their newest ad ditions to the automobile industry for every type of automobile fic atic. Many” will make is North “American debut sch asthe Lotus Exige, a spory four-cylinder ve- hile extending fom along line of sports cars in England Resi Villeneuve, racecar driver and product specialist for Spyker, said cars ace now becoming sleeker sand beter designed every year. “Due othe demand fra fur inte Took cars are carping 8 cleaner design" Vienne sid “The Spyker C8 Spyder avery impressive model that encom Paso the ned fora noth de Sign wih the want fora powell coin From Acura to Bentley fo Volo, soe than 900 vehicles and eon. cept cars designed forthe fre voll presented othe public, One Ich ea the Mazda CX-7, take is word debt fenung a onsover= design tat ingee lowly combine the convenience ofan SUV witbe diving perfor mane of spor veil MCrosioves” are no oly the new tend in an ever env tMiomobile ins moe efficient car ar put inte marke inte mist of hing fl pe Concerns of everincresing fc ces ave paved a renewed inter {tin hybrid ats that combine Steere motors wih fate ‘Beane engines. Tes only tral hat foci sien compat sea bight atthe ar how The now Toyota Yaris Teplice the ho with sean d= Sign anda mie-per pon ato of 2 shopping 40 san anti tocurent fel ees Consumers hs year wil mest dently beet fom the wide Vane offitficet cary” Matt Pera ida VP ges atte show. icrasuelands tasaiehehore stant ris in gs pices, its impor- ‘at for ear companies to provide the best mp possible.” ‘Along with car companies, vari- ‘ous organizations and businesses have pitched into help support the LA” Auto Show this year Tiggrbug-com is one leading sp porter along withthe Greater Las ‘Angeles New Car Dealers Associ tien io elp provide generous back ing iggerbug isan oan sudo hook rental subscription service ‘that is similar tothe same model as Neti How does an online audiobook renal busines like Figgerhug be- come as heavily involved in some- thing as remote asthe Los Ange- Tes Ato Show? Director of neractive Market- ing for Jigerbg, Byron Shirley, sid that much of today's com: mutes inthe United States donot have the time 1 sit down and go through a good book. iggerbup, con the other hand, povides eu ‘tomers with audio Books that can fake multi-tasking oa whole new level, “Car people are book readers” ‘commented Shily. “We ofer sevice that wll allow commuters {olisten 0 books they enjoy while ‘onthe road or when they're siting in walhic” Siggerbugis offering consumers wo Buy ears with certain Amer ‘an car companies fee tral of \dulrtaneaivcanhebedweala ‘Along with Jggerbug.com,the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association and Manuf turers Bank hve come together to support the auto show and ssa reviow night with donations fare neled foward Homeless Health (Care Los Angeles, “Anyone Who Visits the Los Ar cles Auto Show wil be blown sway a the wide range of ears and new concepts thal ae making het ‘debut forthe fist time. The show offers commuters of kinds of innovative and reo ‘uring trends in the automobile Industry today ‘fer viewing the 2006 collec- tion, attendees pondered the pos. sib of touring the highways and ‘byways inthe very cas that sat on the pedestals atthe Lox Angeles ‘Auto Shows LA. Aut Show Hours Fridays - 11:00 am. t0 10:30 pa Saturdays - 9:00 am, to 10:00 pm. ‘Sundays -9:00 am. t0§:00 p.m, Monday thra Thursday = 11:00 mo 10:00 pam “Admission is $10 for adults, ‘Cildren under 12 enter fee with an accompanying adult. Seniors (St) get in for 87 0n weekdays (Monday-Friday) Visit Jggerbug.com fora two- ‘week talon their audio ook rent a