The auto industry's future

What the Detroit auto show says about car-makers' commitment to change

"Some car manufacturers clearly didn't get the memo," said Andrew Clark in Britain's The Guardian. With America's Big Three automakers on life support, this year's Detroit auto show was supposed to be a "glitz-free, austere" affair, yet Mercedes, Bentley, and other luxury brands flew the flag with lobster risotto and skinny fashion models as if nothing had changed.

Pay attention to what really counts, said Shawn Langlois in MarketWatch. Hybrids, like the new Prius, and electric cars, including the Chevy Volt, are the ones generating buzz at this year's North American International Auto Show. When General Motors remains committed to delivering the game-changing Volt by 2010—even as it struggles to survive—it's clear that Detroit is steering toward a new, "electric future."

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