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Tokyo motor shows: past, present and future

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 20 August 2009 09:30 As bets in this topsy-turvy, unpredictable industry go, it’s a banker: of all the motor shows on the global calendar, the Tokyo exhibit is always the barmiest. Although the Chinese shows are rising in importance – and amusement value –  there’s something peculiarly bonkers about the biannual Japanese bash held in downtown Tokyo. So strange is the exhibition at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba City to westerners, that you don’t bat an eyelid at talking cars, vehicles with feelings, or cars designed for dogs.

EBay exotic: Pristine GMC Motorhome

This eBay listing for a 1976 GMC Motorhome started making the rounds on Twitter on Wednesday. These Oldsmobile-powered, front-wheel-drive land yachts are among the only truly beloved vintage motor homes. While other highway dinosaurs succumb to leaky windows and mounting repair bills before spending decades rotting next to garages and barns, a good many of these old GMCs have been maintained in good working order or restored.

Webinars: Using an ecological microfiber material for automotive interiors

CDN's third webinar 'Driving the Green Way: the First Ecological Microfiber for Automotive Interiors' was presented by Miko on 31 March, 2010. View the recorded webinar in our archive by clicking the above link. You can also find out more about the Italian company and its ecological production and manufacturing processes, plus the application of its Dinamica microfiber material on seating areas, door panels and roof lining – as well as on steering wheels, gear shifts and parking brakes – in the following article.