Hello, welcome to the Edmonds Carcast podcast.

I'm Matt and moderator DeAndre here with Alistair Weaver.

We're just back from a whirlwind day at the LA Auto Show.

Kind of a lot to see.

And you get, I thought the press days were like two days maybe i'm wrong

about that but i remember years ago it was like maybe like a wednesday thursday or something and now

it's just kind of one day that's right i mean years you know years ago the l a thing were you know

the i show was a big media presence i used to get flown over by landrover most years and

it was always a treat

when you lived in the UK because you came to LA in November. You saw the sun for the last time.

You did your Christmas shopping because America was cheaper in those days. And you came and you had a

great auto show. I think now it's very much more of a consumer show. But, you know, the Korean

brands in particular, Jeep also had a new car we're

going to talk about in a moment. So there was more than that has been for sure. But it wasn't like

two-day spectacular with, you know, like 50 new models or something. It was, but there was still

enough to see. And I think for, you know, for consumers, for car shoppers going to the show and been able to carry, there's a lot to see and an opportunity to go and, you know, sit in stuff and kick some tires in an environment that's perhaps a little bit more laid back. So it's a, I still think it has a value. And I enjoyed it. I wasn't there all day, but I enjoyed the time that I was.

You know, and again, if you're sort of in the proximity of LA Convention Center, even if you're a state or two away, it's a good show to go and visit. They run it for like a week or 10 days or

something during the Thanksgiving break as well. You can go, you can see these cars, you can get in these cars,

oftentimes ask a bunch of questions about them,

and all under one roof, get a nice, you know, look at what is out there

and soon to be out there without so much pressure of the dealer

and hopping from one dealer to another.

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