Growing up in the Detroit area, I always remember the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) as one of the events of every year and, after a rough couple of years, this year's auto show seemed to generate more excitement and draw more crowds to the show's home at Detroit's Cobo Hall.
I attended the last day of this year's NAIAS with the Photowalks Detroit group, who organized the trip and secured tickets from show organizers for about 50 Detroit-area bloggers.
The mood at the show seemed more upbeat than the mood at the last show I attended in 2009, and organizers told us they hoped to break some attendance records for the 2011 NAIAS. This year's event definitely seemed more crowded than that 2009 show, which is good for the industry, but not always as good for getting the photos you really want.
I did come away from the event with some decent photos, and I'm sharing a few of them here today.
Click here to see more of my photos from this year's auto show, and click here for the Photowalks Detroit group pool to see photos taken by others in our group as well.
Check out my story about the 2009 NAIAS, Cars star at North American International Auto Show.
Curious about the NAIAS show, how it began, and how it changed over the years? Check out The First Century of the Detroit Auto Show by Robert Szudarek.
Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.
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Glad things are picking up in Detroit!
Posted by: Sonja | February 04, 2011 at 11:17 AM
The mood certainly seemed better this year, which is a good thing :)
Posted by: Dominique King | February 06, 2011 at 09:18 AM