Auto show

"Autorama" redirects here. For the show held in Detroit, see Detroit Autorama. For the dealer group, see Mazda § Partnership with Ford Motor Company.
An auto show in Toronto, Canada in 1912
Inside the Porsche pavilion at the IAA 2013 in Frankfurt
Antique and custom car show at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 2008
Lorries and buses at Indonesia International Auto Show 2017

An auto show, also known as a motor show or car show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is attended by automotive industry representatives, dealers, auto journalists and car enthusiasts. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year. They are important to car manufacturers and local dealers as a public relations exercise, as they advertise new products and promote auto brands. The five most prestigious auto shows, sometimes called the "Big Five", are generally considered to be held in Detroit, Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris and Tokyo.[1] Car enthusiast communities along the historic U.S. Route 66 are credited with general popularization of car meets, including ethnic groups such as the Hispanos of New Mexico,[2] Chicanos,[3] and Mexican-Americans of the Southwestern United States;[4] lowrider, high technology,[5] electric vehicle,[6] and other enthusiast show, are popular in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, San Francisco, and Chicago for this reason.[7][8]

Some auto shows have more than just cars including: all sorts of other vehicles. The types of vehicles can include buses, trucks and almost any other types of vehicles such as Auto Expo in Delhi brings a variety of vehicles ranging from private to commercial.

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  2. ^ Usner, Donald (2016). Órale! lowrider : custom made in New Mexico (in Latvian). Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-89013-617-1.
  3. ^ Tatum, C.M. (2011). Lowriders in Chicano Culture: From Low to Slow to Show: From Low to Slow to Show. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38150-8. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Carpio, G. (2019). Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race. American Crossroads. University of California Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-520-29883-5. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Our favorite cars and flying vehicles from CES 2020". GeekWire. January 9, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "An Exhibit of Tesla Vehicles". San Francisco Auto Show. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Low Rider. Park Avenue Design. 1999. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  8. ^ Chappell, B. (2012). Lowrider Space: Aesthetics and Politics of Mexican American Custom Cars. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-74454-7. Retrieved October 27, 2020.