In this Jan. 5, 1990, file photo, members of the international media examine the 1991 Toyota Sera concept car during the second day of a three-day press preview in Detroit for the Noth American International Auto Show. Hundreds of thousands of buyers and car fans are expected to crowd Detroit’s North American International Auto Show from Jan. 14-27, 2013. Some 800,000 visitors are expected to descend on the city’s 18-acre Cobo Center, where more than 500 cars and trucks will be on display. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
In this Jan. 15, 1975 file photo, crowds visit the 59th Detroit Auto Show in the Cobo Arena in Detroit. Hundreds of thousands of buyers and car fans are expected to crowd Detroit’s North American International Auto Show from Jan. 14-27, 2013. Some 800,000 visitors are expected to descend on the city’s 18-acre Cobo Center, where more than 500 cars and trucks will be on display. (AP Photo/File)
In this Oct. 14, 1960 file photo, people visit the National Auto Show at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Hundreds of thousands of buyers and car fans are expected to crowd Detroit’s North American International Auto Show from Jan. 14-27, 2013. Some 800,000 visitors are expected to descend on the city’s 18-acre Cobo Center, where more than 500 cars and trucks will be on display. (AP Photo/File)
In this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, file photo, visitors at the North American International Auto Show walk the floor at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Hundreds of thousands of buyers and car fans are expected to crowd Detroit’s North American International Auto Show from Jan. 14-27, 2013. Some 800,000 visitors are expected to descend on the city’s 18-acre Cobo Center, where more than 500 cars and trucks will be on display. (AP Photo/Paul Warner, File)
In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, file photo, Volkswagen introduces its New Concept Coupe hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Hundreds of thousands of buyers and car fans are expected to crowd Detroit’s North American International Auto Show from Jan. 14-27, 2013. Some 800,000 visitors are expected to descend on the city’s 18-acre Cobo Center, where more than 500 cars and trucks will be on display. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)