Los Angeles Auto Show
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| Genre | Auto Show |
| Venue | Los Angeles Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1907 |
| Previous event | November 18–27, 2016 |
| Next event | December 1–10, 2017 |
| Participants | 100+ |
| Organised by | ANSA Productions |
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The Los Angeles Auto Show is an annual auto show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in mid-to-late November. The LA Auto Show is an OICA sanctioned international exhibition and also endorsed by the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association. It is open to the public for ten days each year, filling 760,000 square feet (71,000 m2) of exhibit space.
Starting in 2016, the show kicks off with AutoMobility LA, four days full of activity for journalists, designers and industry representatives alike. In 2014, the show had a record number of debuts with more than 65 World and North American debuts. From 2013-2015, the first of three Press & Trade Days was devoted to the Connected Car Expo, which united automotive and technology professionals in an effort to increase development and foster relationship-building in the connected car industry, providing attendees with access to the key players and top media constructing the future of the connected car. Now, Connected Car Expo has merged with the show's Press & Trade days to create AutoMobility LA: the new auto industry’s first true trade show with one brand, one schedule and one location to precede the ten-day public show.
The Los Angeles Auto Show began in 1907 with ninety-nine vehicles on display at Morley’s Skating Rink. In 1910, the event was held under a canvas big top at Fiesta Park. As the auto industry grew, the auto show changed venues four times throughout the 1920s to accommodate the growing needs of vendors. In 1926, it took place at the corner of Hill and Washington where it stayed for the next four years. During the 1929 show, an electrical circuit in one of the airplane exhibits caught fire causing the entire show to go up in flames ending in more than $1 Million in damage. With the help of the community, the show re-opened one day later at the Shrine Auditorium.
The show continued to prove successful throughout the 1930s, but took a down turn during the Second World War and went on hiatus from 1940 through 1951. In 1952, the show re-opened at the Pan Pacific Auditorium with 152 vehicles on display, including those from international manufacturers.
In 2006, the show moved its dates from early January to late November/early December, thus resulting in two shows during the year 2006, the second marking the 100 year anniversary show. In response to the rapid changes that new technologies such as driver assist and cloud-based infotainment are fueling in the automotive industry, the LA Auto Show organizers created the Connected Car Expo in 2013.
The growth of Connected Car Expo combined with the growing presence of a new breed of technology-industry-focused attendees at LA Auto Show’s Press & Trade Days resulted in Connected Car Expo and LA Auto Show's Press & Trade Days merger to create AutoMobility LA for 2016.
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