In a surprising example of fair-weather automaker debuts, the movement of the struggling Detroit Auto Show – aka NAIAS – to September of 2022, allowed FMC to skip media day at the Auto Show and debut the new Mustang after press previews ended with the traditional Automotive Press Association welcoming opening night reception. Mustang was arguably the only product news of substance yesterday. President Joe Biden’s visit, which closed the show floor for hours to the media added to an atmosphere of impending demise of the show at Cobo Hall – now Huntington Place, which was refurbished at great taxpayer expense to ensure the future of the show. The seventh generation of the vehicle that literally coined the name pony car is the true to its heritage with a digital cockpit as well as advanced turbocharged and naturally aspirated engines.