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0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2007 | by James R. Healey

NEW YORK -- Automakers have set up camp in Manhattan's Javits Center for the annual New York International Auto Show. Plenty of cars and trucks -- some ready for production, others still in the "could be" stage -- are on display through Sunday. Here's some of what's being shown.

Chevy

Chevrolet Groove, Trax and Beat: Chevy is showing a trio of ideas for global small cars. All three front-wheel-drive cars were designed in South Korea.

You can vote for the one you like best at vote4chevrolet.com, a way for Chevy to get consumer research without paying for it. The brand is trying to pick one design of the three as the basis for its next global mini car. The vote also will help Chevy parent General Motors decide if there's a market for minis in the USA...