The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan at Cobo Center, usually in January. It is among the largest auto shows in North America.
History
In 1899, William E. Metzger helped organize the Detroit Auto Show, only the second of its kind. The next year, he helped stage the New York Auto Show in New York's Madison Square Garden.
An auto show was held in Detroit in 1907 at Beller's Beer Garden at Riverside Park and since then annually except 1941-1953. During the shows first decades of existence it portrayed only a regional focus. In 1957 international carmakers exhibited for the first time.
In 1987 the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) proposed it become international. The members of the DADA went to places such as Europe and Japan in the attempt to convince those unveiling their new brands/vehicles in those countries to bring those unveilings to the North American Auto show. That attempt proved to be successful, the North American Auto show was then renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989. The North American International Auto Show has been hosted in Detroit, Michigan for over a Century. Since 1965 the show 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. Prior to being held at the Cobo Center, the show was held at other well known places in the Metro Detroit area. Some of those places include the Light Guard Armory, Wayne Gardens pavilion, and Michigan State Fairgrounds.
Overview
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 one of only a few auto shows in the United States sanctioned by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles.
2017
The 2017 show ran from January 9 to January 22. Automobili-D, a exposition dedicated to automotive autonomy and mobility, ran in conjunction with the show from January 8â€"12.
- January 9â€"10 â€" Press preview
- January 11â€"12 â€" Industry preview
- January 13 â€" Charity preview
- January 14â€"22 â€" Open to the public
Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year Award
The Chevrolet Bolt, Honda Ridgeline, and Chrysler Pacifica were selected to receive the show's North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year awards, respectively. This was the first year Truck (pickup trucks and commercial vans) and Utility (SUVs, crossovers, and minivans) were awarded separately.
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
Race car introductions
- BMW M6 GT3 (North American debut)
- 2018 Toyota Camry Cup Car
2016
The 2016 show ran from January 11 to January 24.
- January 11â€"12 â€" Press preview
- January 13â€"14 â€" Industry preview
- January 15 â€" Charity preview
- January 16â€"24 â€" Open to the public
Car and Truck of the Year Award
The Honda Civic and Volvo XC90 were selected to receive the show's North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards.
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
2015
The 2015 show ran from January 12 to January 25.
- January 12â€"13 â€" Press preview
- January 14â€"15 â€" Industry preview
- January 16 â€" Charity preview
- January 17â€"25 â€" Open to the public
Car and Truck of the Year Award
The VW Golf/Golf GTI and Ford F-150 were selected to receive the show's North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
EyesOn Design Awards
The Ford GT won the EyesOn Design "Best Designed Production Vehicle" award at the Detroit show while the Buick Avenir was selected as both "Best Concept Vehicle" and "Best Use of Color, Graphics, and Materials" and the Audi Q7 received Best Designed Interior,
2014
The 2014 show ran from January 13 to January 26.
- January 13â€"14 â€" Press preview
- January 15â€"16 â€" Industry preview
- January 17 â€" Charity preview
- January 18â€"26 â€" Open to the public
Car and Truck of the Year Award
The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Chevrolet Silverado were selected to receive the show's North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
Race car introductions
1994
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
1993
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
1992
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
1991
- Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Spyder Concept
1990
Held January 6-14
Concept car introductions
- Acura NSX
- ASC Vision II Concept
- Buick Bolero Concept
- Buick Park Avenue
- Cadillac Aurora Concept
- Chevrolet Corvette CERV III Concept
- C&C LSV Concept
- C&C Tresaire Concept
- Dodge Daytona R/T Concept
- Dodge LRT Concept
- Eagle Optima Concept
- Ford Surf Concept
- Geo Tracker Hugger Concept
- GM Micro Concept
- GMC Mahalo Concept
- Jeep Freedom Concept
- Jeep Rubicon Wrangler
- Mercury Cyclone Concept
- Nissan Gobi Concept
- Oldsmobile Expression Concept
- Plymouth Voyager III Concept
- Pontiac Sunfire Concept
1989
The Detroit Auto Show was renamed 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.
Production car introductions
Concept car introductions
- Chevrolet PPG XT-2 Concept
- Chrysler Millenium Concept
- Chrysler PPG Le Baron Pace Car Concept
- Dodge Viper VM-01 Concept
- Mercury Concept 50
- Oldsmobile Aerotech II
- Oldsmobile Aerotech III
- Plymouth Speedster Concept
- Pontiac Stinger Concept
1987
The 1987 show ran from January 10 to January 18.
Production models introductions
- Cadillac Allante
Concept cars introductions
- Dodge Daytona 199x Concept
- Pontiac Pursuit Concept
- Chevrolet Express Concept
- Oldsmobile Aerotech I Long Tail Concept
- Oldsmobile Aerotech I Short Tail Concept
See also
- North American Car of the Year
References
External links
- Official webpage