2011 NAIAS Ready to Roll

2010 is nearly over and with it go to the history book the exciting auto shows which have ignited our imagination these past 12 months. As it usually happens towards the year's end, everybody is now trying to take a peak into 2011 and what it has to offer for the automotive industry. The first major auto show of the year, as it is every year, is the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which will be held in Detroit in January. The organizers of the event have released today the first information about what we'll see at the event. According to NAIAS, no less than 40 manufacturers will be present on the show's floor. Considering that at the last show no less than 40 models were unveiled or presented for the first time, we ought to expect  big things in between January 10 to 23. “It is great to see the strides the automotive industry has made in recent months," said Barron Meade, 2011 NAIAS chairman. "We are confident that NAIAS 2011 will be an excellent kick-off event for the automotive industry as manufacturers and suppliers continue to recover and plan for the future. In fact, 90 per cent of the vehicle unveilings by automakers will be world-wide debuts. That is a significant good news statement on the global auto industry in itself," added the NAIAS official. autoevolution will be attending the 2011 North American International Auto Show, so stay tuned for some real up close and personal shots of the vehicles, as well as for first-hand details of the motorized contraptions.