The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan at Cobo Center. It is among the largest auto shows in North America.[1]
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History
The first auto show was held in Detroit in 1907 at Beller's Beer Garden at Riverside Park and since then annually 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 nearly 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 generates a revenue of over $500 million to the local economy.
The NAIAS is the only auto show in the United States sanctioned by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles.
2010
The 2010 show will run from January 11 through January 24.
- January 11-12 — Press preview
- January 13-14 — Industry preview
- January 15 — Charity preview
- January 16-24 — Open to the public
2009
The 2009 show ran from January 11 through January 25. [2]
- January 11-13 — Press days
- January 14-15 — Industry days
- January 16 — Charity preview
- January 17-25 — Open to the public
Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Porsche did not attend the 2009 auto show, the largest number of non-returning automakers in the show's history. As a result, the show became the first with Chinese automakers (BYD and Brilliance) exhibited on the main floor.[3]
Car and truck of the year award
The Hyundai Genesis and Ford F-150 were selected to receive the show's North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.[4]
Production car introductions
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The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was announced and shown to invited members of the press, but it will not be on public display until the Geneva Motor Show.[12]
GM also announced the production of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car (previously shown as the Chevrolet Beat concept), for sale in Europe in 2010 and North America in 2011, as well as the Chevrolet Orlando compact MPV, for sale in North America in 2011. The Spark will be shown at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.[13]
Concept car introductions
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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.[18]
Production car introductions
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Concept car introductions
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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.[2]
Production car introductions
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Concept car introductions
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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
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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
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2001
Concept car introductions
The following concept cars were shown:
- BMW X-Coupe
- Volvo SCC
2000
Concept car introductions
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 Corrado
See also
References
- ^ http://naias.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=362
- ^ NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW REVEALS 2009 DATES AND REVIEWS NAIAS 2008
- ^ AutoWeek: BYD and Brilliance move up to main floor at Detroit show
- ^ Bob Gritzinger (2009-01-11). "Hyundai Genesis, Ford F-150 win awards". AutoWeek. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090111/FREE/901119997. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ 2009 Detroit Auto Show: 2009 BMW Z4
- ^ GM postpones new Buick unveiling, scales back presence at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show
- ^ GM Media Online
- ^ 2009 Detroit Auto Show: Fisker Karma to Make Debut
- ^ Ford Motor Company Newsroom
- ^ lexus.com
- ^ GM Media Online: 2009 Saab 9-5 Griffin Edition Takes Off in Detroit
- ^ AutoWeek: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Now you see it, now you don’t
- ^ GM Media Online: Chevrolet Spark and Orlando Headed to the United States in 2011
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- ^ 2009 Detroit Auto Show: Subaru Legacy Concept
- ^ VW shifts roadster debut to Detroit
- ^ Revealed: Volvo S60 concept
- ^ Peter Valdes-Dapena (2008-01-14). "Chevrolet Malibu wins Car of the Year". CNN. http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/13/autos/car_of_the_year/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
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