Stellantis not committing to Auto Show

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Whatever happens, the days of the Detroit show being a major int'l event, both drawing foreign press to attend and getting large press coverage, are behind us. It will be a smaller consumer show like other cities without a major investment in display space from manufacturers. Returning it to January is best for attendance since the idea of showing off the city in good weather and demonstrations of electric vehicles outdoors to a non-existent press no longer makes sense. The lack of variety of vehicles since suv's became so popular will continue to hurt attendance also. I know I no longer have any interest in attending an auto show.

There's also this new fangled contraption called the Internet.

It's so much easier and cheaper to just to go on an OEM's website and build out a specific car that interests you online than spending a bunch of money/time on a trip to see it in-person, having to also fight crowds.

Not to mention, there are now so many influencers these days [[on YouTube and elsewhere) who are paid by the OEMs to give in-depth reviews of new vehicles.