Originally Posted by mmarshall

Not any more. That is obviously the purpose of the thread-topic. Of course, some of the companies skipping the Detroit Show also skip the local D.C. and Baltimore shows as well.

Th D.C. show, at least to some extent, is actually gaining some in importance. Part of that is the enormous new-car market here (six times that of Detroit), and partly because the show is being aimed, more and more, at Congress, who, of course, along with DOT/EPA/NHTSA, regulates the industry. That's why the show first moved from Christmas/New Years to late January, and now to April......members of Congress were usually back home in their Districts during the Holiday season, and late January was generally too cold for the outdoor test-drive circuit.

Originally Posted by pbm317

The D.C. show moving to April is a one year thing. Apparently there was a scheduling conflict with the convention center for it's usual late January timing. Should be back to January next year from the organizers I spoke with.

Originally Posted by pbm317

The D.C. show moving to April is a one year thing. Apparently there was a scheduling conflict with the convention center for it's usual late January timing. Should be back to January next year from the organizers I spoke with.

Originally Posted by situman

That will clash with the NY Auto show. Logistics will be a nightmare if automakers decides to do both. Maybe they might skip Detroit all together if thats the case.

Originally Posted by mmarshall

I was thinking that myself. The NY Show, though, is probably a full-international show, more so than the one in D.C.