Planning a Trip to the Auto Show This Week? Use Patch's 2013 Guide
Get the scoop on hours, tickets, parking, what's on display, special events and more from the 2013 North American International Auto Show before you head downtown.
Naias
Monday, January 21, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Your Guide to the 2013 North American International Auto Show
Get the scoop on hours, tickets, parking, what's on display, special events and more before you head downtown, Shelby Township and Utica!
The 2013 North American International Auto opens to the public Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Cobo Center in Detroit and we've got the scoop on what you need to know before you go! [Do you know someone from Shelby Township or Utica who will be participating behind the scenes? Leave a comment!] More than 500 vehicles from Detroit automakers and other global manufacturers will be on display inside the renovated Cobo Center and 40 will make their global debut during the 24th annual event. (See the attached PDF for a map of exhibitors.)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Did You Go to the Auto Show? Show Us – And Win!
Did you make it to the auto show this year? If you share a photo by 6 p.m. today, you'll have a chance to win a Patch T-shirt or hat.
You've been to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit; now it's time to dream. Whether it's a Mercedes or a Ford, chances are you had a favorite car (we wonder if this Bentley is a favorite of chef Wolfgang Puck?) And more than likely, you have a photo of yourself in front of that car to prove it. Patch wants to see your photos from the auto show, and we'll reward you for it. Upload your photos here all week long; after the show closes next Sunday night, we'll choose 20 photo contributors at random to receive a Patch T-shirt or Patch hat. Here are the details:
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Timothy Rath
9:57 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012
Sorry to hear it. Sounds like you'll have a good idea of what to buy, though. more ›
Thursday, January 12, 2012
POLL: Does 'Detroit' Belong in Auto Show's Official Name?
Business columnist wants to lose 'North American' and identify the host city.
You've almost certainly heard or read "Detroit Auto Show" this week, and we bet not one friend, family member or colleague has said "North American International Auto Show." (Actually, it was tiring to just type that mouthful!) Now a veteran local business columnist says what many people likely think: Why not shorten the name? "It's time to rebrand the annual get-together [as] what it actually is: the Detroit International Auto Show," Daniel Howes writes today in The Detroit News. "Detroit and its annual auto show are established cornerstones of the global auto industry, and it's past time to say so, unambiguously." When he checked Google – where else? – the search engine showed nearly 6 million results for "north american international …
rolfsy
9:30 am on Friday, January 13, 2012
True - it does depend on context. If you add 'Detroit' to 'Public Schools' even people in Hawaii know to pass it up. But it would seem that the Detroit brand is hotter than it's ever been in a generation (or more), and the Detroit=Poison effect is stronger locally than nationally. Everyone knows by now that Detroit is a troubled city, but only SE Michiganders have grown up with The Grudge (tm). more ›
Lauri Skowronek
8:01 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Please Stop by the FIAT display and say HELLO to Samantha Skowronek from Shelby Township. Samantha has been representing the FIAT brand for 2 years now! Good Job Sam, we look forward to seeing you at the show! The Skowronek Family! more ›