Colorful, classic Camaros from the 1960s and '70s are lined up at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Chrysler Group unveiled its 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Ford Motor Co. introduced the Ford Shelby GT500, a souped-up Mustang, and General Motors Corp. took the wraps off its Chevrolet Camaro concept.
Automakers flexed some muscle at this year's North American International Auto Show, with a slew of performance cars -- like the 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept -- that harken back to the V-8-charged glory days of the 1960s and early 1970s.
The 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept was introduced Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at the North American International Auto Show, in Detroit. Automakers flexed some muscle at this year's show with a slew of performance cars that harken back to the V-8-charged glory days of the 1960s and early 1970s.
The Dodge Viper Concept is introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 10, 2006. Only Detroit automakers can lay claim to the tradition of muscle cars, the All-American vehicles that first appeared in the mid-1960s and faded out when the oil embargo and stricter pollution laws hit in the early 1970s.
A Lamborghini on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Jan. 10, 2006.
A visitor to the auto show take a peek under the hood of a Geely. The Chinese automaker says its biggest challenge in selling its sedan in the U.S. will be overcoming the negative image of Chinese manufacturing. Chairman and founder Li Shufu says he wants to offer a good-quality family car for less than $10,000.
Geely makes history with the first vehicle by a Chinese automaker to appear at the Detroit Auto Show. Geely says it plans to bring the next generation of its sedan car to the U.S. market in 2008.
China's Geely Automobile Co. says its the biggest challenge to its plan to sell a low-priced family sedan in the U.S. by 2008 will be overcoming the negative image of Chinese manufacturing. The company also acknowledged that the 7151 CK sedan on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit does not yet meet U.S. safety and emissions standards.