Schedule, Events and TV Coverage for the 2012 Detroit Auto Show

The North American International Auto Show is arguably Detroit's biggest event. In fact, the show's many national and world debuts help make it one of the auto industry's biggest events. To help you navigate it, here is some information about the schedule, events and TV coverage for the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

Hours:

Public Show hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except for Sunday (1/22) when the show is open until 7 p.m.

Tickets:

• Charity Preview: Tickets are $250 per adult. $240 is tax deductible.
• Industry Preview: Tickets are $95 per adult.

Show Dates:

• Press Preview: January 9th through 10th
• Industry Preview: January 11th through 12th
• Charity Preview (benefitting several Children's Charities in Michigan): Friday Evening, January 13th
• Public Show: January 14th through 22nd

Event Calendar:

• January 8th:
  • Society of Automotive Analysts: 23rd Annual Outlook Conference, Cobo Center, 4 PM
    
  • 16th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel
• January 9th:
  • NAIAS Opening Ceremony
  • North American Car of the Year and Truck of the Year Awards, Cobo Center
• January 10th:
  • Automotive News World Congress: Revived and Remodeled: The Path to Global Growth, Marriott Renaissance Center, January 10th through 12th
  • EyesOn Design Awards, Cobo Center
  • Wall Street Journal ECO:nomics Symposium: Urbanization, Mobility, and Green
    Michigan Hall, Cobo Center
• January 11th:
  Real Times Media reception in honor of Driven, Riverview Ballroom in Cobo Center, 5 PM
  
  
• January 12th:
  • Inforum's Annual Auto Show Breakfast
    Westin Book Cadillac, 7:30 AM
  • Multicultural Media Luncheon with Daymond John
    Westin Book Cadillac, 11 AM
    Keynote speaker Daymond John
  • AutoWeek Design Forum, College for Creative Studies, 8 AM
• January 13th:
  Charity Preview, Cobo Center, 6 PM
  
  
• January 18th:
  NAIAS Education Day, 10 AM to 3 PM
  
  
• January 20th:
  WXYZ-TV Channel 7 Family Day