Commentary: A Future in Auto Shows
The automotive media has always been a part of the bigger auto shows around the world.
The automotive media has always been a part of the bigger auto shows around the world.
Instead of doing m multiple videos (which we may end up doing – OK, just one), we wanted to give you a tour of the show floor.
In the past 123 years, this auto show survived wars, weather extremes, economic downturns, industrial actions, and large-scale health challenges.
That opportunity came about this year, as the Twin Cities Auto Show returned back to Minneapolis Convention Center for its 50th time.
I knew we had to attend this year’s Chicago Auto Show – the 115th edition. This time, we arrived as a team. It was just George and I.
According to the folks at CES, the automobile is the new consumer electronic device. Especially when it is fully powered by a battery pack.
For the second year in a row, most of the show will be outdoors. And, hopefully, it will be sunny and warm without being too humid.
I knew that I would have to have my mask on from the time I enter Terminal 1 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to my hotel room in Los Angeles.
Though it was not in my plans for this year, I wound up working the show again. This time, their media days wore the label called Automobility LA.
Several things came up deep in my mind. One, how much of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds will the show take up? What areas would the show take advantage of for displays? How much can the auto show replicate the feel of the Minneapolis Convention Center, even when it is outdoors?