DETROIT AUTO SHOWMedia days at the 2019 Detroit auto showThe Detroit NewsThe Infiniti Prototype 10 Concept electric race car is displayed Tuesday, January 14, 2019 at the North American International Auto Show during media preview days at Cobo Center.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe Infiniti Prototype 10 Concept has a single-seat cockpit with a low seating position, with only the driver’s head peeking above the broad front end.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsA Ram 2500 Power Wagon is on display during media preview days at Cobo Center.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gets a feel for the Chevrolet Bolt EV during a tour of the auto show Tuesday.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsMedia members gather around Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the Nissan display during her tour of the auto show Tuesday.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe Astor Challenge Cup, awarded to the IndyCar series winner each year, is displayed Tuesday during a press conference announcing new series sponsor NTT at the auto show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsPeople check out the vehicles and other attractions in the Ford Motor Company exhibit space at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center. The company said Wednesday that profit-sharing checks would go out March 14. The amount is based on North American earnings, which was $7.6 billion before interest and taxes in 2018.John T. Greilick, The Detroit NewsThe Buick Cascada on display at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsDarren Parker of American Express wears an Oculus at the Acura booth so he can get a virtual reality tour of the new Acura NSX sports car.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsDarren Parker of American Express wears an Oculus at the Acura booth so he can get a virtual reality tour of the new Acura NSX sports car.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsThe interior of the GAC Entranze concept vehicle.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsIntech Kelly Services employee Patricia Ursula Brown of Detroit cleans a Nissan Rogue at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Jan. 14, 2019.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsA spokeswoman stands among a row of vehicles at the GAC display.David Guralnick, Detroit NewsCameras roll as the 2020 Volkswagen Passat clears the smoke at the Detroit International Auto Show at Cobo Center on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe i-mobility demonstration vehicle by the AISIN Group displays various components.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsLarge open areas are visible near the Kia Telluride exhibit on the main show floor of the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center, an indication of the show's changing nature.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsSubaru Motorsports driver Scott Speed, left, Subaru Tecnica International President Yoshio Hirakawa and Subaru of America Inc. President CEO Tom Doll share a laugh following the unveiling of the STI S209.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsNissan IMs concept: The Japanese automaker has a history of pushing design and engineering boundaries, and that continues with this battery-electric vehicle concept.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsInterior of the Nissan IMsJose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsDavid Christ, group president and general manager, Lexus Division, speaks in front of a video display of the engine of the Lexus RC F Track Edition.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe Lexus RC F Track EditionMax Ortiz, The Detroit NewsDavid Christ, group president and general manager of Lexus Division, unveils the Lexus RC F Track Edition at the Detroit auto show Monday.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe Lexus RC F Track Edition features unique headlights.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsDancers perform before the reveal of the GAC Entranze concept.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsThe Entranze electric concept vehicle from Chinese automaker GAC is revealed during the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsThe GAC Entranze EV concept features large, see-through sliding doors.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsMichael Cole, chief operating officer and executive vice president at Kia Motors America, talks about the 2020 Kia Telluride during its reveal.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsJournalists examine the 2020 Kia Telluride after its introduction.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsThe wraps come off the Hyundai Elantra GT N Line in its debut Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at the North American International Auto Show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsFord Motor Co. President and CEO Jim Hackett, left, meets with Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.Carlos Osorio, APMedia members are given rides in a Kia Telluride, with this model being custom built for this indoor course, Monday at Cobo Center.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsThe 2020 Kia Teluride is driven on a demonstration track at the Detroit auto show.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsKarem Habib, executive design director, Infiniti Motor Company, talks about the Infiniti QX Inspiration concept vehicle, waiting for it to drive on stage, at their press event in Detroit, Monday. The QX Inspiration had technical issues and did not make it to the stage during the presser.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsInfiniti QX Inspiration concept vehicle, which did not make it to the stage during the reveal, is rolled to the Infiniti display at the North American International Auto Show media preview day at Cobo Center in Detroit on Jan. 14, 2019.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe Infiniti QX Inspiration concept vehicle is finally on display in Detroit after being pushed onto the show floor and uncovered.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsJournalist Zesong Guo, 25, of Autohome.com, Beijing, China, transfers photos from his phone inside the Hyundai exhibit.Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit NewsVisitors walk the floor of the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit Monday.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsPontus Fontaeus, executive design director of the GAC advanced design department in Los Angeles, talks about the GAC Entranze EV concept vehicle.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsThe Entranze features patio-inspired sliding glass doors and a panoramic roof.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsDesigners ditched traditional thinking and worked on the interior and exterior to create a coastal architecture-inspired flow that blurs the indoor and outdoors.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsInside, a wave-inspired instrument panel in front of the first-row bench gives way to OLED screens on both sides instead of a single screen in the middle.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsThe Cadillac display area was not exactly teeming with activity on the normally frenetic media preview day at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Monday.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe LC500 is moved into the Lexus display area at the Detroit auto show Monday.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsFord President and CEO Jim Hackett, left, a stage hand and Ford Motor Company chairman Bill Ford cross the stage during the Ford reveal in Detroit.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsToyota's President Akio Toyoda introduces the 2020 Toyota Supra in Detroit.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsA large area of the floor is now filled with customized luxury vehicles from the "Envy Group" at the North American International Auto Show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsMembers of the media look over the Mustang Shelby GT500 and Ford Explorer ST after their unveiling at the Detroit auto show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsMembers of the media look over the Mustang Shelby GT500 at the North American International Auto Show media preview day at Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe Mustang Shelby GT500 front grille features a Cobra, of course.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsSubaru reveals the Impreza STI (Subaru Tecnica International) S209, available for the first time in America, at the Detroit auto show Monday.Sarah Rahal, The Detroit NewsThe Subaru S209 is unveiled on stage at the North American International Auto Show Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Detroit. The car is now available for the first time in America.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsThe 2020 Kia Telluride is driven on an off-road road course during its reveal at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 14, 2019.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsThe 2020 Kia Telluride is revealed.David Guralnick, The Detroit NewsReid Bigland, head of Ram brand, talks about the 2019 Heavy Duty 3500 pickup.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsThe 2019 Ram Power Wagon takes the stage during the Ram heavy duty trucks press event at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Jan. 14, 2019.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsThe video background makes it look like the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty 3500 is pulling a trailer.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsA 1968 Shelby GT500KR drives onto the stage before the reveal of the Shelby Mustang GT500 at the Detroit auto show.Daniel Mears , The Detroit NewsThe new Shelby Mustang GT500 is lowered onto the stage during the Ford press event at the North American International Auto Show media preview day at Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Daniel Mears , The Detroit NewsU.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters on the floor of the 2019 Detroit auto show. They expressed optimism Friday that the incoming presidential administration will be a partner in advancing policies that would make Michigan a center of the next-generation auto industry.John T. Greilick, The Detroit NewsFiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley speaks with U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, right, along with FCA Chairman John Elkann, far left, during the politicians' visit to the FCA exhibit space at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.John T. Greilick, The Detroit NewsThe Ford Explorer hybrid is revealed on stage at the North American International Auto Show media preview day at Cobo Center in Detroit on Jan. 14, 2019.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsFord Mobility President Marcy Klevorn talks of the new 2020 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility hybrid at the Detroit auto show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe 2020 Toyota Supra on display at the Detroit auto show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsToyota's President Akio Toyoda is very excited about the 2020 Toyota Supra at the Detroit auto show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe Mustang GT500 is revealed Monday at the North American International Auto Show media preview at Cobo Center.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsMedia members walk by the Ford exhibit at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsFord Chairman Bill Ford talks about the Mustang GT500 at the North American International Auto Show media preview.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsFord Explorer ST and Hybrid: Has Thai-Tang, Ford executive vice president of product development and purchasing, introduces the Ford Explorer ST. It gets a 3.0-liter EcoBoost engine cranking out 400 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque. A hybrid version of the Explorer also is offered for 2020.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsThe Ram 3500 HD truck is introduced by Reid Bigland, head of the brand, Monday at the North American International Auto Show.Robin Buckson, The Detroit NewsRichard F. Lopez, director of federal and administration affairs at GM, gives Michigan Congresswomen Haley Stevens, center, and Elissa Slotkin a description of the new Cadillac CT6 during the tour.Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit NewsMedia members arrive for the Car of the Year presentation at the North American International Auto Show .Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsScott Keogh, CEO and president, Volkswagen Group of America, unveils the new VW Passat at Cobo Center on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsReid Bigland, head of Ram brand, accepts the award for the 2019 North American Truck of the Year for the Ram 1500 on Monday in Detroit.Jose Juarez, Special To The Detroit NewsTodd Wasik takes a whack at the Chevrolet Virtual All- Star experience at the North American International Auto Show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsA worker dusts off a 1959 Eldorado in the Cadillac display.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsU.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware gets a tour of the Lexus display from Andrew Coetzee of Toyota.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsWhy drive when you can fly in a SureFly Hybrid Electric Helicopter? A functional proof of concept is on display during media days at the North American International Auto Show.Daniel Mears, The Detroit NewsMarcus Wilson of Michelin Tire snaps a selfie with a Lego race car driver at the Ford display.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsAisia Lutes-Rue of Kelly Services puts finishing touches on a tilted 2018 Ford Mustang Premium Convertible for the media preview days.Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsJournalists watch the presentation as the Hyundai Kona is named the Utility of the Year vehicle on the Atrium Stage at Cobo Center.Max Ortiz, The Detroit News