North American International Auto Show
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 will be as well.
[edit] 2008
The 2008 show will be held 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Production car introductions
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
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[edit] 2005
The 2005 show saw the following important introductions:
[edit] 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
[edit] Concept car introductions
- Audi Allroad Quattro Concept
- 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
[edit] 1992
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
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