NAIAS
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Despite Nissan's widely-publicized withdrawal from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, a cadre of local dealers will bring cars to exhibit in the hopes of boosting sales. The typical car-show role of flaunting new wares was abandoned this year by the corporate decision makers as a money-saving measure, despite a rather large production at the Los Angeles Auto Show, where the North American Cube and the 370Z were revealed. The decision to come to the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in the absence of a corporate presence was made collectively by several Detroit metro-area Nissan and...
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Nissan reverses decision to pull out of Chicago Auto ShowAuto shows are generally where carmakers like to 'wow' their future customers and show off their new models to both industry rivals and the press. But with the current economic crisis affecting the automotive industry so severely, many companies are choosing to forgo attending the current lineup of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mitsubishi pulls out of Detroit Auto Show
Auto shows are generally where carmakers like to 'wow' their future customers and show off their new models to both industry rivals and the press. But with the current economic crisis affecting the automotive industry so severely, many companies are choosing to forgo attending the current lineup of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Volkswagen confirms roadster concept for NAIAS
Volkswagen is reportedly working on an affordable mid-engine sports car, which it plans to release sometime early next decade. A concept of the car was originally slated for debut at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, however a company spokesman has now revealed the concept’s released...
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NAIAS could leave Detroit
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), or Detroit Auto Show, could be leaving Detroit for good. The Cobo Center, which plays host to the show each year, is being rapidly outgrown and more carmakers and models vie for attention at the show, and the organizers of the event are now eying...
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Jaguar XF-R and XKR coming to Detroit
The XF-R has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Talk of new models at Jaguar has been rampant since the Tata buyout from Ford earlier this year, and to some degree even before. Now the new-model talk is getting serious, however, with two new high-performance halo models due to hit the...
Nelson Ireson
