My Drive. My City. My Show. – Detroit Auto Show

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Only one Motor City.

Our love affair with cars runs deep. No matter were we’re from, we all have a story – a favorite ride, a family ride, a dream ride. And that all started here, in Detroit. See the source behind the inspiration at the Detroit Auto Show. There is only one Motor City.

Featured Detroiters

Jalen Rose

“FAB 5” Legend + NBA Star, Founder, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy

“I told my mom I was going to make it to the league and buy her a new car one day. To see her happily driving a jeep of her choice until I lost her in 2021, was everything to me.”

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Cristy Lee

Automotive + Moto Enthusiast, TV Personality

“Nothing stops Detroit. There’s something so raw, historical and authentic about Detroit…Growing up, the dream I had was that I loved everything automotive – cars, motorcycles, racing, mechanics. I chased that dream and made it happen.”

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Dan Dickerson

Play-by-Play Broadcaster | Detroit Tigers

“I live 40 minutes away from the Tigers’ Stadium, and a lot of people think that’s a long drive. What I love is the silence – Letting my brain drift on the freeway. Thinking about storylines I might want to talk about during the game.”

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Jessica Care Moore

Detroit Poet Laureate, Musician, & Filmmaker

“One of my favorite memories – back of my daddy’s ride, top down, cruising up East Jefferson.”

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Antonio King

Drumline Director, Detroit Pistons

“The rhythm of the drums that I play is felt in the rhythm of a car on these streets. It’s Detroit style. Laid back, not too much.”

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Nelson T. Sanders Jr.

Owner, Dandy Detroit

“Detroit is home. It’s the city that made me who I am today…I don’t have to tell you I’m from Detroit. You can see it when I walk in a room, or when I pull up in my car.”

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Stephen McGee

Filmmaker

“Without Detroit, cars wouldn’t be cars, culture wouldn’t be culture, and music wouldn’t be music. My family wouldn’t be what it is without this city.”

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David Medina Álvarez

Founder + CEO, LIVAQ

“A few years ago, this company wouldn’t have been possible. This is what makes Detroit different; the collaboration and ingenuity that is flowing through the different founders. Detroit means freedom to create.”

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Ann Delisi

Detroit Broadcaster & Music Aficionado

“Detroit is known for its ingenuity. You have to allow yourself to dream, and we’re reminded of the people who invented here that they were big dreamers. They made the impossible, possible. We live that today.”

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Motor City Stories

Dr. James Gilreath

Doctor

My Story: “I bought my first car in medical school in 1953 and drove it to Detroit to start my life. Detroit has been home and where I taught my son to drive in 1968. These are memories that last a lifetime.”

Ryan Field

Sports Anchor

My Story: “Nothing tops American muscle and nobody is stronger than Detroit.”

Mitchell McSweeney

Modded Detroit President

My Story: “The automotive scene is one of the highlights of the city, but the sports teams are great too. I love that most about Detroit.”

Tyler Sindone

Social Media Manager, Vanguard Motor Sales

My Story: “Car manufacturers continuing to build on platforms keeps me positive about the future of the auto industry.”

My Cause:American Cancer Society

Carson Koczara

Welder

My Story: “My whole life I’ve been around cars. It’s kinda my everything”

Mike Mulrooney

Medical Technologist

My Story: “I love that if I don’t have anything going on, I can take a short drive out and have anything to do, or I can even just walk downtown and just feel the atmosphere, everyone here has a lot of pride in the city and you can feel it.”