Seattle Auto Show returns November 2-6

(Seattle, WA 9-5-11) One of the fall season's most anticipated events – the Seattle Auto Show presented by State Farm and sponsored by AutoTrader.com, BECU and the Seattle Times – is returning November 2 through 6 to its traditional home at the newly renamed CenturyLink Field Event Center.

Ranked among the country's premier showcases for all that's fresh, fantastic and fast in cars and trucks, the 2011 Auto Show will offer up-close-and-personal looks at more than 400 vehicles from foreign and domestic manufacturers. The world's automakers are bringing the best of their best to Seattle, from exotic supercars to thrifty compacts, muscle cars to the toughest trucks, family sedans to speedy sport cars.

Keeping with the environment-loving Northwest culture, this year's show will again focus on the latest fuel-efficient vehicles – hybrids, all-electrics and subcompacts – and the newest in small car innovations like the Scion iQ, the Fiat 500, and the Chevrolet Sonic. Style and speed remain front-and-center, with the spotlight on superstars like the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang, and the Fisker Karma. New technology will be found everywhere, with previews of all things high-tech that help make the driving experience safer, thriftier and more enjoyable.

Whether your fancy turns to street-legal speedsters, full-figured trucks, or eclectic electrics, if you're licensed and legal there are opportunities for test drives from Ford, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia as well as challenging experiences like the State Farm Drunk Driver Simulator.

“Seattle has an international reputation as a savvy and perceptive car community,“ says long-time show manager Jim Hammond.” Our customers say to us ‘Show me new…show me cool…show me green.’ That's our mission – plus showing them everything in between.“

The Seattle Auto Show presented by State Farm and sponsored by AutoTrader.com, BECU and the Seattle Times will be open Wednesday through Sunday, November 2 to 6. Hours at the CenturyLink Field Event Center will be 1 PM to 8:30 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 1 PM to 9 PM Friday, 10 AM to 9 PM Saturday, and 10 AM – 5 PM Sunday. Admission is $11 for adults, $9 for seniors 62+, and free for kids 12 and under.

Buy your tickets in advance, get easy driving directions and check out all that's coming to CenturyLink Field Event Center at the official website, www.seattleautoshow.com, through the daily updates on Facebook and Twitter, or call 206-542-3551.