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Article: 10 milestones; From a century of Detroit auto shows.(Focus)
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- Crain's Detroit Business
- Article date:
- January 8, 2007
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Byline: Marti Benedetti
A lot can change over 100 years.
In the century since the first auto show put on by the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association, the show has gone from a display of a few automobiles to an international event that lures more than 6,000 members of media to Detroit
The auto show's long and colorful history mirrors many events and trends in American culture. The show has been suspended only a few times, including from 1943 to 1952 because of World War II and the Korean War.
"We're celebrating the anniversary like it has been a great 100 years, and we're moving forward,'' said Rod Alberts, executive director of the ...