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I guess a lot of people in this thread don't know that most car shows that exist today are run by the local dealers and have very little connection with the manufacturers. This is why you rarely see prototypes and major introductions in the US.
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Perhaps some manufacturers do this I know I can speak for Ford since I work there the models are specifically made and sent from the corporate fleet. Most of the cars may end up getting sold but most of the product specialists we send are Ford employees of some sort that are chosen to represent the product. There have been cases where we hired professionals alot as well. I think its the way it should be run by actual manufacturers not some dealers like you said with no passion.
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Mercedes put a lot of effort into their display. There were like 4 different vintage G wagons there to accompany the new model. The new CLS coupe and a Maybach showed up too. All vehicles had Designo interiors. Save for the SUVs, all three German brands kept most of their vehicles locked. I remember in Seattle and Vancouver it was just Porsche who did that. |
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Interesting to see that so many brands are pulling out. But if Europe already has a show in October as well, you don't want to stretch yourself thin I suppose?
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I went there for the last time last year, there's just way too many automakers missing for it to be considered a quality show. The Toronto autoshow has to be considered one of the best these days - everyone is there.
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That's the first time you'll ever hear a sentence with "BMW" and "Pulls out". Maybe more of that would have stopped all the random models being produced....
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Went to the 2012 NY Autoshow, fell in love with the 13 Boss 302 Laguna Seca and 13 Shelby GT500. Went to buy one and every Ford dealer had $10k markup over MSRP so I bought a 2013 M3 ZCP for $5k under MSRP and got treated like royalty at the Performance Center delivery. Now a 2017 M3 ZCP and a 2017 M2 later I've never looked hard at another Mustang. Tru story brah. So yeah BMW pulling out of the Detroit Autoshow and spending marketing dollars elsewhere - two thumbs in my book.
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There's just too many auto shows in the US
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Talked about this with colleague from Mercedes-Benz. Removal from NAIAS for 2019 is because no official new product for that quarter and the new move to October that they also see will compromise the larger international bi-annual events of Paris and Tokyo.
BMW Also on the same page as they have no new product for North America at that quarter as focus will solely be on the all-new BMW 1er to debut in Geneva in March.
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