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Detroit
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
walks
past a
Ford
race car
driver
made out
of Legos
at the
Ford
display
during a
behind-the-scenes
tour as
construction
continues
on the
North
American
International
Auto
Show at
Cobo
Center
in
Detroit
on
January
7, 2019.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller/Tell
Us
Detroit)
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Mayor
Walks
Through
Final
Winter
NAIAS
By
Ellen
Chamberlain
Tell Us
Detroit
DETROIT
- “One
last
time in
the
cold,”
Mayor
Duggan
said as
he
warmly
greeted
the
press
waiting
to
accompany
him on
his
annual
walk-through
of
construction
on the
COBO
Center
floor.
The
North
American
International
Auto
Show has
long
been the
crown
jewel of
Detroit
and a
global
destination
for car
lovers.
Despite
the
city’s
past
economic
hardship,
the
NAIAS
has
persevered
as the
standard
in
automotive
showmanship
in this
hemisphere.
This
year’s
auto
show is
expected
to
dazzle
as it
has in
years
past. 30
vehicle
reveals
are
expected,
though
Detroit
Auto
Dealers
Association
representatives
remained
tight-lipped
about
which
automotive
manufactures
would
debut at
this
year’s
event.
As
Mayor
Duggan
walked
the
floor,
ironworkers,
teamsters
and
carpenters
were
busy at
work.
Lexus
and
Cadillac
seem to
have
technologically
driven
presentations
this
year,
Toyota
will
once
again
feature
its
Subaru
line and
Chevrolet
is
excited
to offer
more
interactive
features
this
year.
Many
people
are
already
looking
forward
to the
2020
growth
of the
auto
show
that
will
feature
both the
familiar
indoor
setup at
COBO and
an
additional
outdoor
experience.
The show
will be
moved to
June to
best
enjoy
summer
in
Detroit.
“This
show has
an
enormous
economic
impact
on
Detroit,”
Mayor
Duggan
remarked
after
viewing
this
year’s
progress.
“By and
large,
people
come in
the
cold, go
to the
show and
go home.
I think
when you
look at
June in
2020
you’re
just
going to
see
thousands
and
thousands
of
people
in the
streets
of
Detroit.”
With
the auto
show’s
move to
summer,
local
eateries
should
see a
boost in
business.
Hart
Plaza
and the
waterfront
could
also be
included
in
plans,
but the
mayor
did not
confirm
the
extent
of the
expansion.
Duggan
summarized
the
feelings
of
countless
Detroiters:
“For
those of
us who
grew up
here
it’s
going to
be a bit
of
nostalgia
– the
last
winter
show.”
Public
viewing
for this
year’s
North
American
International
Auto
Show
will be
held
January
19 – 27.
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