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Encyclopedia > Detroit Auto Show
NAIAS 2005, near the Audi exhibit.
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NAIAS 2005, near the Audi exhibit.

The North American International Auto Show (previously called the Detroit Auto Show) is an annual automobile show (or auto show) that occurs every year in Detroit, Michigan. The first auto show occurred in Detroit in 1907 at Beller's Beer Garden at Riverside Park and has been held every year except 1943-1952. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989. Since 1965, it has been held at Cobo Center where it occupies 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) of floor space. It is the largest regular auto show in the United States. The show is particularly important because Detroit is the location of the headquarters of the Big Three American automakers, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Press photograph of the newly merged Audi NSU range, 1969. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... An auto show or motor show is a public gathering of automobile manufacturers which includes demonstrations of current automobile models, new debuts, and concept cars. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the territorial city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor Kwame... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan USA. It is named for Albert E. Cobo, mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. ...


The show begins with press preview days, industry preview days and a charity preview event. The charity preview, which raises money for local children's charities, in 2004 attracted 17,500 people at $400 a ticket and raised $7 million in total. 30,000 people from 20 countries attended the industry previews in 2004 and over 6,500 credentialed press from 66 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. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The NAIAS is the only auto show in the United States sanctioned by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles.


2005

The 2005 show saw the following important introductions: 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

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External link

  • Official webpage

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Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) 2006 - Auto Show History - MSN Autos (749 words)
The show's growth is best measured by the size of the buildings it has called home: from the Wayne Gardens in 1910 (the largest available space in the city at that time) to Morgan and Wright's Building in 1921 and 1922, the event and the venue was continually outdoing itself.
One measure of the show's stature is the number of international media in attendance, which has grown steadily each year and last year represented 31 percent of the 6,897 journalists who attended.
A truly international show, the NAIAS draws more than 6,500 foreign journalists and is the only U.S. auto show sanctioned by the Organisation Internationale Des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA) annually.
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