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Driving It Home

Condé Nast Portfolio's coverage of the 2008 North American International Auto Show.
North American International Auto Show 2008

What’s the state of the American auto business? One place to find out is Detroit's annual car convocation. Here's where to eat, what to look for, who's got the top spots, and the latest news and perspectives from the floor.



Detroit Auto Show
Blogging the Auto Show
A Few Surprises Left at Detroit
Motown: The More Things Change...
Automakers Back to Business. But What Business Will It Be?


Jeep Renegade
The Latest Vroom
Concept cars from the North American International Auto Show. View Slideshow

Detroit Auto Show
Showing New Colors
At the Detroit auto show, the greener side of luxury cars is on display. Read Story



Coskata
GM's Alternative Alternatives
An eager early proponent of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, General Motors is also backing electricity, ethanol—and, yes, even gasoline—to propel the next generation of automobiles. Read Story.



Detroit
If You Have to Go to…Detroit
The auto show is rolling into town. Time for a road map to Motown’s best places for sleeping, drinking, and escaping the show. Read Story



Detroit Auto Show Floor Plan
Driving Force
How automakers snag the top spots at the Detroit car show. View Interactive Feature



Tata
Model T(ata)
As the world's cheapest car drives into India, big automakers should be very, very afraid. Read Story



Illustration
Political Hybrids
The road to the White House is jammed with many different models. Portfolio.com offers a buyers' guide for voters who are still kicking tires. Read Story



Cars
Year Ends on Sour Note for Autos
Automakers end worst year since 1998; 2008 doesn't look much brighter. Read Story



Cars
No More Excuses
The next year may well determine the fate of American carmakers. Can they use labor givebacks to get back in the global game? Read Story



Fuel Cells
Big Green Machines
Handicapping Toyota, G.M., Volkswagen, and the new clean upstarts in the race to the future. Read Story



More car coverage at Portfolio.com


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