The only new car auto show I’ve been to was in West Virginia. It was just one of those travelling deals, I think it might have been sponsored by Motor Trend or something like that. It was back in 2019 and it was…actually pretty cool. I got to see a lot of new vehicles in one place, sit in some interesting cars (the new Jeep Gladiator, Lexus LC 500, Mercedes G63 and AMG GT), and generally just get a feel for what was new in 2019.
Honestly, this is all I think we need anymore. Someplace to go an look at everything new in one place. Make it cheap or free to enter. Let people get in and out and touch the cars. No pressure from sales people, let the cars speak for themselves. Maybe through in a classic car show. Have some exotics. Auto makers are moving all their big reveals to live stream events and you know what? I think that’s fine.
The traveling circus approach, where an auto show travels around the country, is very interesting to me. If the NAIAS went to West Virginia, you might hear about it.
The submission was submitted by: dbeach84.