In what could be the first step in outright cancellation, the New York Auto Show announced late yesterday that its International Auto Show is rescheduled to August 28 – September 6, 2020. The holding action comes after the show said one week ago that the show would go on. (New York Auto Show Claims It Will Happen)
As AutoInformed said then, “The show’s fate of course will be determined by public health departments at the city, state and federal levels. At the moment there is no known vaccine for preventive or ameliorative use against COVID-19.”
This still applies, despite the denials and obfuscations of the central government, and the president’s apparent refusal to get tested or stop touching people in crowds. Trump has dismissed the severity of the outbreak, made demonstrably false claims about the nature of the virus and – true to form – politicized the crisis – by saying over and over again that his opponents and the media are politicizing it.
“We have already been in communication with many of our exhibitors and partners and are confident that the new dates for the 2020 Show will make for another successful event,” claimed Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, which owns the show.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Two people, a man and woman, with confirmed covid-19 have been hospitalized in intensive care units in New York City, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement Thursday morning, raising the state’s total to 13 cases.
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing public-health crisis and to protect the health and well-being of our guests and members, IMPA has canceled the meeting scheduled for Wednesday 18 March. We thank the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, sponsors of the (recently rescheduled – eventually to be canceled? – editor) New York International Automobile Show.
Representatives from the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA), show sponsor, will tell us at the March 18th IMPA meeting why events like the New York International Automobile Show remain a solid marketing spend for manufacturers. GNYADA President Mark Schienberg and Chris Stommel, president of Foresight Research, will discuss the Power of Auto Shows and take questions from members and guests.