New SUVs and electric vehicles highlight Los Angeles Auto Show

CORRECTS VEHICLE TO KARMA SC2 CONCEPT INSTEAD OF KARMAN VISION SC2 - Karma Automotive Andreas Thurner, Vice President for Global Design and Architecture, left, and Todd George, VP of Platform Engineering at Karma Automotive, unveil the Karma SC2 concept vehicle at the Automobility LA Auto Show in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) CORRECTS VEHICLE TO KARMA SC2 CONCEPT INSTEAD OF KARMAN VISION SC2 - Karma Automotive Andreas Thurner, Vice President for Global Design and Architecture, left, and Todd George, VP of Platform Engineering at Karma Automotive, unveil the Karma SC2 concept vehicle at the Automobility LA Auto Show in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

By Associated Press November 20, 2019 6 min read

New electric vehicles, several new small SUVs, a redesigned compact car, a plug-in version of Toyota’s top-selling vehicle and a futuristic electric station wagon concept car from Volkswagen are among the new models on display this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Toyota is displaying a rechargeable hybrid version of the RAV4 – the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. that’s not a pickup truck – while Ford is rolling out an all-new electric SUV that carries the Mustang performance car brand name. There also is a redesigned compact Sentra from Nissan.

The show opens to the public on Friday. Here are some of the highlights:

NISSAN SENTRA

Nissan is hoping a sleek redesign of the Sentra compact sedan will pull in more buyers in a struggling segment of the U.S. market.