Nissan asks dealers to not attend Detroit Auto Show next week

Posted: Jan 06, 2009
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Nissan dealers last month said that they will take over the 2009 Detroit Auto Show display abandoned by the automaker. According to sources, the dealers will not have an presence in Detroit next week due to Nissan’s request.

“The dealers were going to support a presence and had all stepped forward,” Doug Fox, auto show co-chairman and owner of Ann Arbor Nissan said in an interview with Detroit Free Press. “But the week before Christmas we received a request from Nissan to please respect their decision to not have a presence at the North American International Auto Show.”

Fox said that Nissan did not provide a reason for its request but dealers have agreed to respect Nissan’s decision.

Source: Detroit Free Press


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  • cbauch

    What a strange request. It makes Nissan look like they wanted to boycott the show for some reason.

  • Screwed American

    It's Detroit, and right now Detroit is in trouble. Obviously a Japanese company won't be welcome.

  • Pat

    seriously… why not let dealers represent the brand and show off the Maxima and stuff to show goers

  • Larry W Woodson

    It seems to me that if the dealer network in the Detroit metro area has joined forces to have a presence at the show, why would Nissan mind. There are people from all over the US and the world who attend that show! The economy is going to bounce back eventually, and if it's not costing Nisan any money directly, this can only help!!!!

  • crazy

    Nissan is bound to give a reason, rather than no show!!!

  • Bobmarley

    They first did it to cut cost and now they are probably telling their dealers to save their cash for the not so good 09 sales to come/not come.

  • cbauch

    What a strange request. It makes Nissan look like they wanted to boycott the show for some reason.

  • Screwed American

    It's Detroit, and right now Detroit is in trouble. Obviously a Japanese company won't be welcome.

  • Pat

    seriously… why not let dealers represent the brand and show off the Maxima and stuff to show goers

  • Larry W Woodson

    It seems to me that if the dealer network in the Detroit metro area has joined forces to have a presence at the show, why would Nissan mind. There are people from all over the US and the world who attend that show! The economy is going to bounce back eventually, and if it's not costing Nisan any money directly, this can only help!!!!

  • crazy

    Nissan is bound to give a reason, rather than no show!!!

  • Bobmarley

    They first did it to cut cost and now they are probably telling their dealers to save their cash for the not so good 09 sales to come/not come.