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Chapter 499 Detroit unfolds

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Although he was very reluctant, Jin Xiaoqiang had to fly directly from New York to Detroit early the next morning to attend this Detroit Auto Show.

The previous cooperation negotiations with General Motors regarding supercars were at a deadlock, so in his mind he was somewhat resistant to Detroit, the American car city, because there were greedy General Motors executives there that he really didn't want to see.

For the sake of profit, these guys have recently tried every means to find cheap deals all over the world, which is really annoying.

But who knows that Huayang Dynamics is now too small to compete with them.

This year's Detroit Auto Show is scheduled for January 8th. In order not to meet directly with GM personnel, Jin Xiaoqiang chose to fly to Detroit on the night of January 8th. After arriving in Detroit, he checked into the hotel directly without any contact with GM.

people come into contact.

But he definitely couldn't escape meeting a vampire like Nick Reilly the next day. When he thought of this guy, Jin Xiaoqiang felt as if a thorn had been stabbed in his heart. He wanted to smell the benefits of this guy.

It's really annoying to fly over like smelly flies.

The hotel we stayed in was the Hilton Hotel in downtown Detroit. As soon as we arrived in Detroit this time, Jin Xiaoqiang felt a completely different atmosphere from the previous two times. Whether on the streets of Detroit or in the hotel, the festive atmosphere here was very strong.

Although the Detroit Auto Show is no longer what it used to be, and it is no longer the American car era, the city's festive atmosphere is still very strong.

The just-concluded Christmas and New Year's Day seem not to be as strong as the festive atmosphere of this season. Detroit, as the automobile city of the United States, has been a city famous for its machinery manufacturing since the founding of the United States.

Although this place has been gradually declining since the 1960s, when white Americans began to move south in large numbers, leaving behind most of the black people with extremely poor discipline, this place has always been the most beautiful place in the United States.

The cradle of automobile culture and the center of American automobile manufacturing.

The Detroit Auto Show, which has a history of many years, has also injected vitality into this automobile city that has entered its twilight years. Car exhibitors came from all over the world, as well as car fans from the United States, Canada and even all over the world.

They fill the streets and alleys of this city.

In recent years, due to the large number of black people in this city and the influx of immigrants from Central and South America, gangs and drugs have become the main theme of people living in this city.

This city has become the city with the most serious security problems and the highest crime rate in the United States. However, during the annual auto show, the Detroit city government will deploy a large number of police officers to improve the security level of the entire city.

Therefore, Detroit at this time looks much cleaner than when Jin Xiaoqiang came two times before, and the public security situation is much better.

The first two times he came here, each time he stayed in a hotel, he could hear the sirens of police cars roaring past on the streets almost every night. Sometimes, robberies occurred in the suburbs and slums of the city late at night.

, shootings and a series of criminal incidents.

But this time I came to Detroit, I felt much better than the previous two times. The streets were full of police cars patrolling. In the past few days, car manufacturers from all over the world, as well as car fans, would bring a lot of money to this city.

income, so the Detroit city government attaches great importance to public security during this period. They will never allow any mistakes to occur during this period, which will affect Detroit's reputation, even though their reputation is already very bad.

On the way to the hotel, through the car window, you can see high-powered modified cars whizzing past, as well as luxury sports cars costing hundreds of millions, speeding down the road.

As the birthplace of modern automobile culture, the United States still has a very profound cultural heritage in the automobile field, although it has become somewhat decadent in recent years.

Moreover, there are many wealthy people in the United States, so those sports cars that usually look very expensive appear on the streets of the United States quite frequently.

Moreover, there are not many people in the United States who like DIY. Many of them like to buy a vehicle with a lot of room for modification, modify it themselves, and then drive it through the market with ostentation.

At this auto show held in the United States, these people seemed to suddenly appear from all over the United States, and then swarmed into the streets and alleys of Detroit just to compete here.

"These days are a festival for these people, a festival for American car fans and the world's automakers."

The driver was a local driver who was hired from the local area after Wang Jiao and the others arrived in Detroit. He was a white man who was born and raised here and knew the situation in Detroit very well.

At this time, of course, we need to introduce the local living habits and customs to Jin Xiaoqiang.

"Really? Haha, it seems that tomorrow may be more lively."

Jin Xiaoqiang, who was sitting behind the car, said with a smile.

"Yes, just wait and see! Tomorrow I guarantee you will see a car show that is completely different from other stations in the world."

The driver named David said to Jin Xiaoqiang with a hint of pride. Although he knew that the person sitting behind him was the most popular car designer in the world, deep down in his heart, he still hid

With a touch of American pride.

"Haha, okay, I'll wait and see..."

Jin Xiaoqiang didn't feel uncomfortable because of David's American pride. He answered him with a smile, then closed his eyes and sat in the back seat to rest. The fatigue of the journey really made him lose his mind.

So tired.

After a rested night in the hotel without talking, the next morning he took David's car and rushed to the exhibition venue of this auto show. The traffic was very congested along the way, and there were various cars driving to the exhibition center everywhere.

car fans.

Along the way, Jin Xiaoqiang couldn't help but sigh at the great ability of the American people to do it themselves. Along the way, he saw too many modified cars, and many of them were very beautifully modified, and there were even some that were very old for many years.

Classic cars are still being driven on the road.

David was very proud to introduce to Jin Xiaoqiang that during the annual Detroit Auto Show, in addition to the official activities, car enthusiasts from all over the world can drive their own cars and participate in various car fan clubs.

organized activities.

For example, there are special exhibitions of classic cars, exhibitions of muscle modified cars, and even some events organized by car fans themselves. Therefore, the Detroit Auto Show is not only a festival for car manufacturers, but also a festival for North American car fans.

their festival.

Hearing this, Jin Xiaoqiang could not help but sigh again at the development of the American automobile market and the maturity of American automobile culture.

The car was moving slowly on the road, but fortunately, Detroit had deployed a lot more police during this period, so although the traffic was relatively congested, it was not chaotic. Moreover, the American people were relatively civilized when driving and did not rush into traffic jams.

, there were relatively few incidents of random lane changes and lane jockeying, so they finally arrived at the Cobo Center, the site of this auto show, before the hotel.

The Detroit Auto Show has been held annually since 1907 and has a history of almost a hundred years. The auto show has been held at the Cobo Center since 1989.

When he arrived at the scene, Jin Xiaoqiang really noticed the difference between this auto show and the previous auto shows he had participated in. In European auto shows, he had participated in the Paris Auto Show in France and the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. However, at both auto shows, there were always people in front of him.

A few days are exclusively open to the media, and the following days are open to the public.

But the same is true for the Detroit Auto Show this time. It started on January 8th. The first two days were exclusively open to the news media and were open to the public starting on January 14th. But now on the days exclusively open to journalists, this

The front of the Cobo Center is also very lively.

According to David's explanation, that's because there are many voluntary activities organized by car fans that are also held there, and there are many performances and charity activities in front of the Cobo Center.

So at this time, outside the exhibition hall, it can be said that there is a sea of ​​people crowded with car fans from all over North America. Exhibition staff from major organizers also entered the hall early from the backstage to wait for the start.

Jin Xiaoqiang was also sent by Wang Jiao to directly approach the exhibition hall from the backstage. I have to say that GM was quite interesting. The exhibition location arranged for them was very good, right at the very back of the No. 1 exhibition hall.

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You must know that this exhibition hall is full of local big brands like General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. As for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, and the like, no matter how good you are, you have to be behind.

Waiting inside the exhibition hall.

And what's different from other auto shows is that the booths of major brands are located in the center, and there are several slightly elevated booths where you can place your core exhibits.

, other exhibits are parked directly on the ground, and there is no very obvious isolation area between the major brands.

This makes it very convenient for exhibition visitors to freely browse and compare the exhibits of major brands.

At nine o'clock sharp, the mayor of Detroit gave a brief speech to the media and visiting car fans outside the exhibition hall, and the Detroit Auto Show began.

As soon as the door of the exhibition hall opened, media from all walks of life rushed in. In front of the Cobo Center, activities spontaneously organized by car fans also began, and various performances arranged by the organizer also began at the same time.

Therefore, outside the exhibition hall, it is more like a festival like a big temple fair, which is very lively.

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