Sex appeal is used to sell cars in every country, but China has outdone the rest of the world with what they call "breast milk exhibitions," i.e. regular auto shows filled with topless and sometimes totally naked women.

Whenever you go to an auto show, you're sure to see a bevy of beautiful women surrounding the cars on stage in order to attract attention. This is nothing new.

If you've been away from the internet for the last few weeks, you might have missed Connor's Day, a massive car show in England where more than a thousand cars of all stripes gathered at the request of a young boy grappling with a terminal cancer.

The world's automotive media is on hand for the Detroit Auto Show, but the general public's interest in attending auto shows has been declining. What do you think would make these events more interesting and appealing?

In a country obsessed with status and burdened with an unbalanced ratio of young men to women, it's not surprising that Chinese men would publicly propose marriage to attractive women who can't walk away — like auto show models.

The Tokyo Auto Salon held over the past few days is essentially Japan's version of our SEMA show for auto customizers. Being Japan, no car could appear without a tricked-out or cosplayed booth professional. Here are the best.

Who are we to giggle at the misfortune of a Porsche test driver who not only managed to stick a prototype 2012 911 in a Scandinavian snow drift, but do so in full view of a spy photographer? Tee hee.

The Washington Auto Show is teaming with Madame Tussauds to present two fake celebrities at the District's annual new-car extravaganza. Always wanted to grope a president? Now's your chance. [Washington Auto Show]