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NAIAS
2012
Closes
with
Smiles,
High-Fives,
and
Optimism
,
“Everything
that
could go
right,
did.”
DETROIT
- After
a
spectacular
nine day
run, the
North
American
International
Auto
Show
(NAIAS)
2012 is
in the
books.
Today's
attendance
of
101,141
topped
last
year's
final
day
numbers
of
98,106,
bringing
total
attendance
of the
2012
show to
770,932,
the
highest
since
2005.
Bill
Perkins,
chairman,
NAIAS,
said the
show
lived up
to its
reputation
of being
one of
the top
in the
world.
"From
the
press to
the
public,
everyone
realized
that
this was
a very
special
show,"
said
Perkins.
"People
want to
feel
good
again
about
the
industry,
which is
now
obviously
in a
better
place
than it
was a
few
years
ago. As
a
result,
this
year's
show was
a
'must-see'
event,
as the
attendance
numbers
indicate,"
he said.
"Everything
that
could go
right,
did."
Jim
Seavitt,
NAIAS
2012
vice
chairman
(and
incoming
chairman
of NAIAS
2013)
said the
overwhelming
feeling
of
automaker
confidence,
which
was
demonstrated
in the
more
than 40
product
unveilings
and in
the new
exhibits,
helped
to
create a
positive
environment
at the
auto
show.
"NAIAS
is
positioned
along
with
shows in
Geneva,
Frankfurt,
Paris,
Beijing
and
Tokyo
because
of the
number
of
journalists
who
attend,
and the
number
of
worldwide
product
unveilings
we
host,"
said
Seavitt.
"We are
traditionally
very
strong
in both
categories,
which is
why
NAIAS
remains
an
important
part of
the
automakers'
global
product
launch
strategies."
NAIAS
Highlights,
include:
•
5,196
media
from 61
countries
attended
Press
Preview
• 22,788
auto
suppliers,
designers,
engineers,
and
enthusiasts,
attended
Industry
Preview
representing
28
countries,
and more
than
2,000
companies
• 12,000
people
attended
Charity
Preview
raising
$3
million
for
children's
charities
• And
770,932
car
enthusiasts
attended
Public
Show
(compared
to
735,370
in 2011)
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