First edition of North American International Auto Show was held in Detroit in 1907

First edition of North American International Auto Show was held in Detroit in 1907

Did you know? The first auto show was held in Detroit in 1907 at Beller’s Beer Garden at Riverside Park and since then annually except 1943-1952. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989.

Since 1961, it has been held at Cobo Center where it occupies nearly 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) of floor space.

The show is particularly important because the Metro Detroit area is the location of the headquarters of the Big Three American automakers, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.