10/01/2011 11:10
Detroit Auto Show due January 10
Detroit Auto Show is due Monday, January 10 in Detroit, United States.
Its official name is the North American International Auto Show, but most know it as the Detroit auto show. It happens every year in early January and with as many as 50 new production and concept cars making their debut, the Detroit auto show is the premiere car show in the world. The first Detroit auto show, sponsored by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, was held back in the days of the Model T, in 1907 at a beer garden in Detroit. A total of 33 vehicles was shown by 17 exhibitors.
40 premieres are expected today, including Volkswagen, Toyota, Audi, BMW, GM and Mercedes-Benz, BBC Russian reports.