Being the Detroit-based programme guy, I tend to countenance at production intros as old news, even if we’ve never seen it before. This year’s show was, unfortunately, a taste short on concepts. While Ford and Chevy are featuring small sedans and hatchbacks, I figure the way Americans will embrace \”small\” will be with crossovers and one-box vehicles like this Scion xB competitor. The GMC Granite is fashioned with enough personality to getting first-generation xB enthusiasts who were put off by the convention of the second-generation xB. And it’s fashioned so you can flip the back seat down, flip the face passenger seat off to be nonconvergent with the center housing and carry a elevation bike without removing the face wheel. Cool.

Why We Need More Concepts: They inspire designers. Without them, cars and trucks would countenance likewise safe, likewise much alike. The organisation of a automobile or truck remains the most important surroundings for most customers. And yes, we’ll still need auto shows for decades to come, so that consumers and the press can see the cars and concepts up close and personal.