2019 Annual Auto Show Report

MAKING HEADLINES WITH B2B N ew York City is known around the world as a powerhouse in many areas from finance, media and advertising to culture and high technology. It is a place where business gets done. The New York Auto Show has always capitalized on this belief by partnering with organizations to bring all that’s great about the City and the auto industry together. Here are some of the B2B activities from this year’s Show.

Auto Forum brings Wall Street and the auto industry together Developed each year with NADA, JD Power and the New York Auto Show, the Auto Forum allows OEMs, renowned economists, industry experts, retailers, and other business leaders the opportunity to scrutinize the health of the auto industry and explore its future. Scott Keogh of Volkswagen; Toyota’s Bob Carter; Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO of Volvo; Fred Diaz, President and CEO, Mitsubishi; and Genesis’ Erwin Raphael all headlined the 2019 conference. Hypercar CEOs participate in the first-ever Hypercar Summit New York is no stranger to luxury, and the New York Auto Show’s first-ever “Hypercar CEO Summit” is a signal that this is a growing segment. With input from the leaders of Koenigsegg, Rimac, Glickenhaus, and BAC, the panel T HE AU TOMOT I VE FORUM CONT I NUE S TO AT T RAC T MOR E C EO s EACH Y EAR

surrounding the auto industry. In its first year, ’Tech Talks’ explored the automotive future with two unique panel discussions, co-hosted by NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering and VectoIQ, a transportation mobility organization led by former traditional four-wheeled vehicles to explore apps, data streams, autonomous vehicles, electrification infrastructure, and emerging social trends. GM Vice Chair, Steve Girsky. Discussions travelled beyond

delivered a glimpse into the fast-paced and often secretive world of ultra-performance cars. Halldora von Koenigsegg, Mate Rimac, Jim Glickenhausand Neill Briggs discussed the hype around hypercars and their place in an autonomous future. ‘Tech Talk’ event explores mobility in the nation’s largest city The New York Auto Show expanded its future of mobility series with the development of ‘Tech Talks’ designed to shape the dialogue

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