Everything about Detroit Auto Show totally explained
The
North American International Auto Show (previously called the
Detroit Auto Show and often abbreviated
NAIAS) is an annual
automobile show (or
auto show) that occurs every
year in
Detroit, Michigan.
History
The first auto show occurred in Detroit in
1907 at Beller's Beer Garden at Riverside Park and was held there every year except
1943-
1952. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in
1989. Since
1961, it has been held at
Cobo Center where it occupies 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) of floor space. The show is particularly important because the
Metro Detroit area is the location of the headquarters of the Big Three American automakers,
Chrysler,
Ford, and
General Motors.
The show
The show begins with press preview days, industry preview days and a charity preview event. The charity preview raises money for local children's charities. In
2004 and
2005, the charity preview attracted 17,500 people at $400 a ticket and raised $7 million in total.
2006 was the sixth consecutive year the charity preview event raised over $6 million. 35,711 tickets were sold for the industry preview representing people from 24 countries in 2005 and 6,897 credentialed press from 63 countries. Over 800,000 attended during the days the show was open to the general public in 2004. It is estimated that the show provides over $500 million to the local economy.
The NAIAS was long the only auto show in the United States sanctioned by the
Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, however since 2006 the
Greater Los Angeles Auto Show was recognized and, starting in 2007, the
Chicago Auto Show was as well.
2008
The
2008 show ran from
January 13 through
January 27.
- January 13-15 — Press days
- January 16-17 — Industry days
- January 18 — Charity preview
- January 19-27 — Open to the public
Car and truck of the year award
The 2008
Chevrolet Malibu and
Mazda CX-9 were selected to receive the show's North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.
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Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
2007
The
2007 show was held from
January 7 through
January 21.
January 7-9 — Press days
January 10-11 — Industry days
January 12 — Charity preview
January 13-21 — Open to the public
Car and truck of the year award
The Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Silverado were selected to receive the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.(External Link)
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
GM also displayed five "global" concept cars for the first time in North America: Chevrolet T2X, Chevrolet WTCC, Holden Efijy, Opel Antara GTC, and Saab Aero-X.
2006
The 2006 show was held from January 8 through January 22.
January 8-10 — Press days
January 11-12 — Industry days
January 13 — Charity preview
January 14-22 — Open to the public
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
2005
The 2005 show saw the following important introductions:
Production car introductions
2006 Cadillac STS-V
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Chrysler 300C SRT-8
2006 Dodge Charger
2006 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
2006 Ford Fusion
2006 Honda Ridgeline
2006 Hyundai Sonata
2006 Infiniti M
2006 Kia Rio
2006 Land Rover Range Rover
2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
2006 Lincoln Zephyr
2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
2006 Mercury Milan
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
2006 Mitsubishi Raider
2006 Porsche 911 Cabrio
2005 Saab 9-7X
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca
Concept car introductions
Chrysler Firepower
Ford Explorer Sport Trac Concept
Ford Fairlane Concept
Ford Shelby GR-1
Ford SYNUS
General Motors Sequel
GMC Graphyte Hybrid
Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe Concept
Mercury Meta One
Nissan AZEAL
Opel Astra hybrid concept
Saturn Sky concept
Suzuki Concept X
Toyota FT-SX
Volkswagen New Beetle Ragster
1992
Production car introductions
The following production vehicles debuted at the 1992 show:
1993 Audi 100CS Quattro
1993 Audi Cabriolet
1993 BMW E36 3 Series coupes
1993 Chrysler Concorde
1994 Chrysler New Yorker
1993 Dodge Intrepid
1993 Eagle Vision
1993 Ford Probe GT
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1993 Mercedes-Benz W140 600SEC
1993 Mercury Villager
1993 Nissan Quest
1993 Nissan 240SX convertible
1993 Nissan 300ZX convertible
1993 Saturn SW
Concept car introductions
The following concept cars were shown:
Buick Sceptre
Chevrolet Sizigi
Chrysler Cirrus concept
Dodge EPIC
Ford Connecta
General Motors Ultralite
Hyundai HCD-1
Lincoln Marque X
Oldsmobile Anthem
Pontiac Salsa
1989
The Detroit Auto Show was renamed to the North American International Auto Show for 1989, as Lexus and Infiniti debuted. The show opened on January 11, with press previews and introductions for the first two days.
Introductions:
Audi V8
Chevrolet Lumina
Chevrolet Lumina APV
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
Chrysler LeBaron GT
Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Dakota convertible
Dodge Viper concept
Geo Prizm
Geo Storm
Infiniti Q45
Lexus LS400
Lotus Esprit Turbo
Mazda MPV
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Plymouth Laser
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Speedster
Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet
Shelby Dakota
Shelby CSX-VNT
Volkswagen CorradoFurther Information
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