Recently went to LA Auto Show. It was never world class but a decade or two ago it definitely had all mainstream German brands represented, the mainstream exotic brands (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati) and the small market share brands like Alfa Romeo, Mitsubishi, etc. It had literally none of that. It wasn’t boring but it also wasn’t the “near-complete index of new cars for viewing” it used to be.
Do such shows still exist? Geneva and Detroit come to mind, but have they withered away too?
Maybe some lesser-known shows like Dubai, or Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India? Mexico?
Would appreciate any input & insight
The uaw strike has caused the American manufacturers to pull out of all auto shows this year. The Phoenix auto show was cancelled entirely as a result of the strikes.
I was a kid in a candy store at the 2007 Chicago Auto show. Every manufacturer had a concept car there. Players from the Bears were having meet and greets. Others were spotted getting the first look at unreleased or high end cars. It was awesome.
By the time I’d left Chicago in 2017 it was smaller. We live in a largely digital world now. Unveiling a car at an auto show reaches far fewer people than releasing a car in some remote, luxurious or challenging location that shows off the cars intentions and capabilities.
All of the Big 3 were at this LA and Detroit