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LOS ANGELES, CA (August 7, 2014) – Known as the first major annual auto show of the season, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) announced today that it expects nearly 60 world and North American vehicle debuts to be unveiled in front of media, analysts, automotive industry executives and lifestyle influencers from around the globe during its Press & Trade Days, November 18-20, 2014. World vehicle debuts from Acura, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, General Motors, Hyundai, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Scion, Toyota, Volvo and Volkswagen confirmed for Nov. 19-20, 2014

Los Angeles, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2014) -- Amidst a year of tremendous growth, the Petersen Automotive Museum detailed a comprehensive master plan that will transform the 20-year-old Los Angeles institution into one of the finest automotive museums in the world. The New Petersen will seamlessly blend cutting-edge interactive technology with rare and historically significant vehicles, a focus on the art of the automobile and also document Southern California cultural milestones. Announcements included a virtual tour of the museum's interior, which features 22 new galleries as part of the complete three-floor re-design. Additions to the museum's board of directors and staff and updates on the ongoing capital campaign were also revealed. "We sought out the finest minds in museums, entertainment, education, architecture and design to create an immersive experience that blends art and science in a way that will equally appeal to those who love the automobile and visitors looking to learn something new," said Peter Mullin

Stuttgart/Monterey, USA (8/14/2014) -- Mercedes-Benz Style will present its luxury designer products on August 13th, 2014 at the 23rd McCall's Motorworks Revival in Monterey. Rare classics, today's best and highest-end in automobile production, as well as stylish motorcycles and first-class private jets characterize the ambiance at McCall's Motorworks Revival. Every year, movie stars, moguls and members of the international jet set meet up at one of the most exclusive lifestyle events in the U.S., here at the Monterey Jet Center. They use this occasion not just to indulge their passions but also to raise money for charities in a relaxed environment. For the first time, the annual event, which traditionally opens the Monterey Car Week, will also include Mercedes-Benz Style designers and their luxury lifestyle products. Airbus Helicopters' EC145 Airbus Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter as well as a two-meter-long model of a new luxury motor yacht, the Arrow 460 Granturismo, are special highlights of the Mercedes-Benz Style show.

LOS ANGELES – (August 13, 2014) - During a weekend globally recognized for representing the "best of the best" within the glamorous world of fine motoring, Singer Vehicle Design (SVD), the dedicated coach-building company that restores and modifies existing vintage Porsche automobiles, is set to make a very bold statement – by showcasing nearly $2m-worth of restored vehicles throughout the Monterey Peninsula August 12 – 17, 2014 – and specifically, boasting the most extreme versions to be displayed by SVD yet. According to Rob Dickinson, creator and founder of SVD, the excitement for Singer this week is to present two sides of the restoration and modification work carried out by the company – beginning with an overtly luxurious gentleman's touring car and continuing with a completely over-the-top sports version.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., (Aug. 15, 2014) -- Renovo Motors, Inc. today introduced the world to the groundbreaking Renovo Coupe with a production prototype on display at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Founded in 2010 with the mission to build the world's most exciting vehicles, Renovo has operated in stealth mode for over four years as they developed and refined their patent-pending EV technology. The Coupe-the first all-electric American supercar-is the culmination of these efforts.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ, (August 15, 2014) -- The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection, which was conceived to celebrate Sir Malcolm Campbell's act of setting a new world water-speed record in 1937, has made its North American debut following its presentation at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering Event this morning. On Sunday, it will appear by the water at the Concours D'Elégance at Pebble Beach – the world's premier celebration of the automobile and a fitting backdrop to the latest Collection car from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It was on the morning of 1 September 1937 that Campbell established his legend, setting a world-record speed of 126.33mph on Italy's Lake Maggiore in the famous Bluebird K3 boat powered by a Rolls-Royce R-Engine.

(8/15/2014) -- Twenty years ago, the then soon-to-be-launched McLaren F1 GTR began testing ahead of an assault on the 1995 GT season. The track derivative, as the road-going version had done, rewrote the rule book and the claimed victories and titles across the globe in the years that followed, securing a place in motorsport folklore. Two decades on, and the covers have been pulled off the dramatic and purposeful McLaren P1™ GTR design concept during a private event at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event in California. The aggressive racing concept is a preview to the final model which, with a little under a year until production commences, has now entered the next phase as the development team works to hone and further optimise the ultimate track-focused racer.