国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Lackluster Detroit auto show scrambles to attract attendance
<p><span word="DETROIT">DETROIT</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> (<span word="NAIAS">NAIAS</span>): <span word="it">it</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2020 <span word="NAIAS">NAIAS</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span>.</p><p><span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preeminent">preeminent</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kickoff">kickoff</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p><span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span>, <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span>, <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="automakers">automakers</span>, <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="Dealers">Dealers</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span>, <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conflicted">conflicted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selected">selected</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 70 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="previews">previews</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conferences">conferences</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mazda">Mazda</span>, <span word="Volvo">Volvo</span>, <span word="Jaguar">Jaguar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="Rover">Rover</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>-<span word="Benz">Benz</span>, <span word="BMW">BMW</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Audi">Audi</span> <span word="skipping">skipping</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>.</p><p><span word="Automakers">Automakers</span> <span word="strove">strove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="media">media</span>. <span word="Chrysler">Chrysler</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Jeep">Jeep</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Cherokee">Cherokee</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cobo">Cobo</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> - <span word="shattering">shattering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="aghast">aghast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automaker">automaker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p>
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