Another auto show, another major absence. As in Detroit, BMW Group is skipping the New York International Auto Show as well. “This isn’t to say that we’re moving away from auto shows altogether,” says BMW spokesman Phil DiIanni, but the decision to pass on Manhattan was to focus on alternative, more active platforms such as driving events, track days and experience centres, rather than the static confines of a convention centre. Bimmer fans will have to wait until the Los Angeles Auto Show in November to see new models on a stand in the US.
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