A driver prepares to unload a new 2009 Cadillac Escalade ...
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AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes | published: November 26, 2008

A driver prepares to unload a new 2009 Cadillac Escalade 2WD Hybrid, onto the floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center, for the Los Angeles Auto Show Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. New cars are supposed to be the main attraction when the Los Angeles Auto Show kicks off, but dreadful U.S. sales, bailout hearings in Congress, and General Motors' decision to all but pull out of the event are sure to be the elephants on the showroom floor.