Filed under: LA Auto Show , Hybrid , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Electric Joel Ewanick, VP, U.S. Marketing for General Motors, and the Chevy Volt with the Green Car of the Year Award The Chevrolet Volt drove off with the 2011 Green Car of the Year Award at the LA Auto Show this morning, beating out tough competition from the Nissan Leaf and ending a two-year diesel powertrain reign (at the 2008 show, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI was named the winner ; last year, the Audi A3 TDI won ). The other finalists for this year’s award, given out by Green Car Journal, included the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid , Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and the Ford Fiesta .

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Performance , Auctions , Nissan eBay Find of the Day: 1991 Nissan 300ZX convertible concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Finding a Nissan 300ZX convertible is not necessarily an amazing eBay occurrence. Finding the 1991 300ZX folding hardtop convertible concept car, however, is quite a big deal. Nissan sold the Z32, or second generation 300ZX, in the United States from 1990 to 1996.

Filed under: LA Auto Show , Minivan/Van , Nissan 2011 Nissan Quest – Click above for high-res image gallery Keeping up with the Joneses is a tough game to play, and Nissan’s third-generation Quest was getting jealous of the new Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey . Los Angeles can change you, and that’s why we are staring at the all-new fourth generation 2011 Nissan Quest. Arriving in dealerships in the beginning of next year, the 2011 Nissan Quest will be offered in four trims: S, SV, SL and LE.

Filed under: Concept Cars , LA Auto Show , Hatchback , Honda , Electric Honda Fit EV concept – Click above for high-res image gallery We were a bit miffed at the Paris Motor Show this year when Honda debuted its Fit Jazz Hybrid and told us there were no plans to bring it to the United States. Bigger plans were in the works, however, and we’ve now caught our first glimpse at the Fit EV concept on display at this year’s LA Auto Show . Visually, the Fit EV doesn’t stray too far from the design language we’ve come to know from the gasoline-powered hatchback, albeit with a few concept-y touches thrown in for good measure.

Filed under: LA Auto Show , Coupe , Performance , Nissan 2012 Nissan GT-R – Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan is making quite a splash at the 2010 LA Auto Show . Despite the presence of the bat-guano-crazy Murano CrossCabriolet and rather attractive Ellure Concept , perhaps the most highly anticipated machine from the Japanese automaker is the 2012 GT-R

Filed under: Concept Cars , LA Auto Show , Sedan , Nissan Nissan Ellure concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan calls its Ellure concept “the sedan re-imagined,” previewing what sort of design is possible for its forthcoming four-door range. This concept is at once elegant and aggressive, with styling elements that don’t stray too far from what the automaker is currently putting out.

Filed under: LA Auto Show , Convertible , SUV , Crossover , Nissan 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet – Click above for high-res image gallery Say what you will about cutting the roof off of a crossover.

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Infiniti , Luxury Everyone’s getting in on the premium hatchback segment, from BMW and Audi to Lexus and Volvo . According to Autocar , the market will get another addition coming in from Japan, and the UK pub’s sources say it’ll be previewed in March at the Geneva Motor Show .

Report: Coda delays deliveries of all-electric sedan to late 2011 The bad news continues. Think City will cost $34,000 before incentives Targeted customers include, well, city folk.

Report: Coda delays deliveries of all-electric sedan to late 2011 The bad news continues.