As NAIAS Moves To Summer, Is It FINALLY The #LAAutoShow's Time In The Spotlight?

We're just days away from one of the year's biggest auto shows. While the Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS) has been known for more green-oriented debuts, in recent years it has shifted.

Now, the SoCal show is home to all sorts of reveals.

LA Auto Show Preview

That includes sports cars, massive sport-utility vehicles and even racers. It's become more of a show that embraces all of the types of autos that appeal to the SoCal car scene. Pretty fitting, right?

That said, with the auto show circuit's schedule changing in 2020, it seems like the LA Auto Show may have an opportunity here. Currently, it's — more or less — the last show at the end of the year where automakers use the event to squeeze in debuts before Detroit. With Detroit moving to June it leaves an opportunity for the LA event.

LA could become the mecca for car debuts and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) can be home to the technology reveals. CES has already been growing in the past handful of years with automakers staking bigger claims in Las Vegas.

So, we've got to ask: With NAIAS moving to the summer, is it FINALLY LA's time in the SPOTLIGHT?


LA Auto Show Preview

MDarringer - 11/24/2018 2:55:33 PM

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I think the LA Auto Show will become as irrelevant as the San Diego Auto Show.

Agent00R - 11/24/2018 5:19:54 PM

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Can't compare.

San Diego show is literally a dealer show.

MDarringer - 11/24/2018 5:33:35 PM

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The LA Show is a colossal NOTHING every year.

Truthy - 11/24/2018 4:01:46 PM

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Agree. The Chicago Show too. I used to enjoy it. Lately it is just cars you can see at the dealer.

Agent00R - 11/24/2018 5:20:32 PM

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Chicago is one of the most foot trafficked shows, so, it's geared for consumers.

It used to be the truck show but given the market evolution, every show is the truck show, haha.

AutoAficionado - 11/26/2018 2:10:55 PM

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Growing up in the michigan suburbs, we went to the auto show every year. It was a great experience. I always thought to myself if it was in summer it would have a MUCH larger turnout. Let's see how it goes.