Women Up – Orange County Auto Show

October 4th I had the pleasure of attending the Orange County Auto Show at the anaheim Convention Center in Southern California.

The new car models were displayed on the regular floor and underground is where they kept all of the Hot Rods and Modifieds, put on by Al and Eds’s Audio.

During media hours between 8am and noon, there were not a lot of news people or journalists and “not a lot of excitement” as was commented on by one magazine owner who is an avid LA Auto Show fan. For those of you who have never attended the LA Auto Show, the automakers really put on quite a show for their kick-off and news conferences.

I truly enjoyed the Orange County Auto Show and found out that quite a few women felt the same way. Not only was it local and not really crowded, but many of the automakers employ women executives to communicate with the media. Many of these women were raised around cars or have been employed by automakers for several years.

For example, substituting initials for real names, I met D in the Maserati section. She has worked with Maserati for eight years and before that, Mitsubishi for 14. The car she described that has drawn the attention of potential women Maserati drivers is the new automatic with all of the amenities, plush and power that a four door supreme luxury sedan can offer. (View these cars under the Exotic Cars category in the menu at New Car Model Info at this link to WomensAutomotiveNetwork.TV)

I also had the pleasure of meeting J at the Hummer section and she says that the H2 is the model that women were most interested in…she says that it looks big and boxy but gets the same gas mileage as the other SUV’s. She was surprised at how many women really love the H2 for the size, safety and pricing. J comes from a family of race car drivers as well and enjoys taking people around the test tracks in the new vehicles.

Over in Chevy, I met A and we had a very nice “old school” conversation about the hot rods and how it’s nice that the automakers are bringing back the classic looking design with new technology.

There were quite a few other helpful women with the rest of the automakers who were busy talking with other journalists, but we spotted them all!

The enthusiasm beamed from each professional woman as they shared their incredible knowledge and genuine love of the automobiles they presented.

Our editing department is finalizing the many video clips we captured at the show. You are able to watch three clips now…Exotics, New Mustangs and Hot Rod Mustangs. We rushed those clips through for our new friends at StangPlanet.com and Octane Girls

By the way, the producers of NBC chose two more of our videos that are displayed on their web site at NBC4 in Washington DC! Click on the links to view our videos there!

Hot Rod Mustangs and New Mustangs

We hope you enjoy the rest of our clips! We stay away from in front of the camera because we know you want to see the cars and not the people talking. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Our music is royalty free and videos without advertisements.