Guide to the 2019 LA Auto Show – 10 best stops for any car buyer

All-Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E

Ford goes mach? Mach-E. Mustang style. You have to see it for yourself. Nothing more to add. #spoiler alert.

All-Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E

Volkswagen Atlas

The new SUV is replacing the outgoing Touareg. You can also race your best friend head to head on the pair of GTIs on the simulator. Keep an eye out there may be a Space Vizzion concept that can open and close the doors for you. Be quick it shows up and then disappears on its own. Expect Volkswagen Group to go hard and heavy into the electric car market. You can find the Audi and Porsche offerings here this week too.

Volkswagen Atlas

Land Rover Defender

Two doors or four? Land Rover goes throw back on the all new Defenders. After checking these trucks out turn around and go back to see what Alfa has on display.

Land Rover Defender

Subaru Series White WRX, STI, and BRZ

Whats better than two of something? Three. Well technically only two of the three are white edition. The BRZ sits next to the STI and WRX to round out Subaru’s sport car manual segment. These cars are hiding just outside of the US National Parks exhibit where you can find the 2020 Forester SUV.

Subaru Series White WRX, STI, and BRZ

BMW M2 Clubsport

One of a hand full of 3 pedal cars on the floor. Make your way over to BMW to see and touch the all new M2 ClubSport. Don’t forget to check out the Alpina B7, X5M, M4 and the rest of the BMW fleet. After you are done take a quick walk over to the next booth to lay eyes on the Mini John Copper Works GP.

BMW M2 Clubsport

Honda CR-V Hybrid

Honda goes greener. The ever popular compact SUV gets a hybrid. Borrowing its power plant from the hybrid Accord with total power output of 212hp. Sales start spring 2020. Expect 40mpg. Class leading for small SUVs. If SUVs aren’t your thing wander over to Honda’s luxury brand Acura and sign up for a ride in the NSX, try their GT3 NSX simulator, or check out the beautiful red A-Spec PMC TLX amongst others.

Honda CR-V Hybrid

Porsche Taycan Electric

Porsche has three of its all new electric cars on display at Petree Hall (hang a right when coming up the escalators before entering the west main floor). You will also find the Cayman GT4, 992 4S, Chopard RSR 911, their ABB Formula E car, and the reaming fleet of SUVs and sedans.

Porsche Taycan Electric

Mazda CX-30

Zoom Zoom. Slotting in between the larger CX5, and the smaller CX3, the CX-30 fills that goldilocks just right segment. You’ll also find a Miata RF with 3 pedals. If you haven’t figured it out yet we are on a scavenger hunt for the long lost art of rowing your own gears.

Mazda CX-30

Audi RS6 Avant

Now available for the first time in the United States. Audi’s biggest and fastest wagon at 591hp does zero to sixty in under 4 seconds. Welcome to the long awaited family ‘grocery getter’. Check out the rest of the RS cars on hand in the South Hall.

Audi RS6 Avant

Toyota TRD Pro Tundra, Tacoma, and 4runner

Spend some time over at Toyota. They are buried in the back corner. You’ll find green Tundras, 4runners, and Tacomas climbing rocks. While there wander over to see the first ever hybrid Corolla. Toyota also is showcasing the Mirai fuel cell concept. The US Ski team has a 360 degree camera setup and you are free to jump and get a group 3d pose there.

Toyota TRD Pro Tundra, Tacoma, and 4runner

Driverbase Integrates with Dealersocket Inventory Syndication and Offers Dealers Free Listings and Referrals

Dealersocket’s 8,000+ customers get access to free inventory listings and referrals on Driverbase throughout 2019.

Dealers attending the Dealersocket User Summit are invited to join the Driverbase Dealership Beta and automate the car search experience for car buyers.

“AI/ML and digital retailing will have a profound impact on the automotive industry.” – Sejal Pietrzak CEO Dealersocket

Driverbase has developed a patent pending personalized vehicle recommendation system for drivers and today’s announcement accelerates the integration of dealership vehicle listings with Driverbase vehicle class recommendations.

The car search experience is getting more difficult

Car- buying journeys now include “900 digital touch-points in a 3 month period with 71% on mobile” according to a recent Google study. Drivers are owning vehicles for longer and prices are increasing so choosing the optimal vehicle is even more important.  The vehicle market has become more complex and fragmented with model lineup changes, new propulsion types, and autonomous driving technologies.

Why list inventory on Driverbase?

Driverbase is a free service that connects driver data, driving routes, and current vehicles to provide personalized vehicle recommendations in real time. Driverbase helps drivers discover the car that will maximize their ownership experience based on their unique situation.

  1. Mobile & SEO Optimized Marketplace inventory listings
  2. Mobile & SEO Optimized Dealer Profile listing in Dealer Locator
  3. Provide consumers with personalized vehicle recommendations based on their unique situation to help reduce the current (and expensive) 900+ touchpoints per car search
  4. Focus on optimal vehicle not “lowest price”
  5. Prominent dealer website deep links on VDP to encourage consumers to book direct with your dealership vs. submitting ADF leads on Driverbase
  6. Inventory included in vehicle recommendation engine that matches drivers w/ their optimal vehicle
  7. Full transparency (you can download your raw weblog file including sessions from all Profile / VDP / VLP visits).  One example use case is that you could import this audience data into your Google 360 Marketing Attribution system for independent analysis
  8. We respect dealerships and will never undermine your credibility in our consumer advertising.  Our goal is to be the most customer friendly marketplace available for both drivers and dealerships
  9. Free Dealer Beta Listings. As a member of the dealer beta you can list all your stores inventory for free throughout 2019
  10. Support new ventures working to fill the innovation void in automotive

Open a free Dealer Console account, claim your store(s), list your inventory, get ADF lead and dealer website referrals and monitor your audience with full transparency

More Information 

Review the Driverbase Dealership Beta presentation for more information:

https://driverbase.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Dealer_Beta.pdf

About Driverbase Inc.

Founded in 2018, Driverbase Inc. is an independent, data-driven car search platform. Our mission is to deliver a better car search experience. Driverbase has compiled vehicle information and implemented artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to calculate the optimal vehicle recommendations for every driver.