Auto Show Goes Hollywood

When in LA, hire some Tinseltown "talent" to introduce your new wheels. Kicking Tires spotted Kermit the Frog and Jennifer Love Hewitt promoting vehicles from Ford and Chrysler respectively, and also has images of other bizarre promotions such as flying cars and a Jeep inside a glass jar. Forbes Autos says actors Molly Sims and […]

When in LA, hire some Tinseltown "talent" to introduce your new wheels.

Kicking Tiresspotted Kermit the Frog and Jennifer Love Hewitt promoting vehicles from Ford and Chrysler respectively, and also has images of other bizarre promotions such as flying cars and a Jeep inside a glass jar.

Forbes Autossays actors Molly Sims and James Denton were trotted out to show the 2008 Audi TT Roadster. There are new convertibles aplenty at the event, including models from Chrylser, Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Nissan.

Over at the Detroit Free Press, Mark Phelan reminds us that his city hosts THE auto show of the year, lest we get caught up in the glitz of la-la land.