President Obama to skip out on 2010 Detroit Auto Show

Posted: Jan 06, 2010
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Despite the hopes of the show organizers, President Barack Obama will not be attending the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next week. According to an administration official who spoke with the Free Press today, Obama has no plans on going to Detroit for the show to pose with plug-in hybrids or electric-vehicles.

Why? Well, Obama seems to has his plate full these days with two wars, $900-billion health care reform bill and attempted terrorist attacks. Other than that, his attendance at show would remind the American citizens about his decision to rescue General Motors and Chrysler for little political benefit.

If you’re an automaker and were hoping to get a picture of your latest plug-in hybrid or EV next to Obama, head down to the D.C. Auto Show at the end of this month (about 6 blocks from the White House).

- By: Stephen Calogera

Source: Free Press


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  • Pat

    Good.. he's got more important issues to worry about than posing with Whitacre and Marchionne and Mulally

  • zermatt

    Maybe Obama plans to spend more time figuring out how to keep his uninvited fans out of the White House?

    Why would he want to look at cars anyway? It is not like he will ever drive a car again.

  • EL34

    Obama has been more transparent with Al-Qaeda than with the American people.

    Really sad for America and the Auto Industry.

  • http://www.greencollareconomy.com/ Casey Verdant

    Detroit has a chance to show the nation and the world that they’re listening to the cries for greater fuel efficiency! The Ford Focus, the Toyota FT-CH, and the Honda CR-Z hybrid are all great eco-friendly cars of the sort Americans are now demanding: let’s hope for more like them as the Auto Show continues.

    If you are interested in hybrids, fuel cells, or any other green technologies, check out http://www.greencollareconomy.com. It has hundreds of case studies on emerging green tech and the largest b2b green directory on the web.

  • http://www.greencollareconomy.com/ Casey Verdant

    Detroit has a chance to show the nation and the world that they’re listening to the cries for greater fuel efficiency! The Ford Focus, the Toyota FT-CH, and the Honda CR-Z hybrid are all great eco-friendly cars of the sort Americans are now demanding: let’s hope for more like them as the Auto Show continues.

    If you are interested in hybrids, fuel cells, or any other green technologies, check out http://www.greencollareconomy.com. It has hundreds of case studies on emerging green tech and the largest b2b green directory on the web.