A Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid seen at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The hybrid represents what the world expects will be the standard type of car in the not-so-distant future.
The exciting new gull-wing Mercedes SLS AMG is seen on the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show.
The Volkswagen e-up, an electric concept car was presented at the fair.
Porsche CEO Michael Macht stands beside a Porsche 911 turbo at the fair.
The new Trabant nT unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show on Tuesday.
A model poses on an Alfa Romeo on the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show .
A Smart electro drive is loaded on the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show.
Standing next to a Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid concept car are Shinichi Sasaki, Toyota's executive vice-president, Andrea Formica, senior vice-president for marketing of Toyota Europe, and the CEO of Toyota Motor Europe Tadashi Arashima.
A Tesla Roadster is charged through a power plug on the second press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show.
The Lexus LF-CH Hybrid seen at the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show.
Michael Schumacher stands next to the new Ferrari 458 Italia at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany on September 15, 2009. The car fair runs through September 27.
Ford of Europe's all-new C-MAX. The 2010 C-Max, a 5-seat "people carrier" or multi-activity vehicle introduced in 2003, is redesigned and based on Ford's new global C-car platform for small cars.
Greenpeace activists demonstrate during the opening of the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. The banner reads: IAA (International Automobil Exhibition) 2009 - gas guzzlers destroy the climate. The license plate reads: Climate killer.