Arts + Entertainment | Twin Cities Auto Show Drives Traffic to State Fairgrounds The Ford Mustang Mach-E is expected to be a big crowd pleaser at the Twin Cities Auto Show.
Twin Cities Auto Show Drives Traffic to State Fairgrounds Cheese curds and cars. Minnesota State Fair food becomes part of the draw as the Twin Cities Auto Show moves outside for the first time.
For the first time in its 48-year history, the Twin Cities Auto Show will be held outside at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The big question for this weekend’s opening is which will draw the bigger crowd: the new Ford Bronco or Sweet Martha’s cookies?
As Twin Cities Auto Show sets up, cars in short supply The car show opens Saturday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds as dealerships grapple with low inventories and consumers deal with higher prices. May 13, 2021 1:49pm Text size Copy shortlink:
That s emblematic of the industry here in Minnesota and around the country right now.
The bottom fell out of the auto market a year ago, leaving some dealerships closed due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions and others stuck with large inventories as customers working from home postponed purchases.
The industry picked up in the last quarter of 2020, but left dealerships sales about 20% lower than 2019, according to J.D. Power.
In a first, Twin Cities Auto Show will be outdoors Tim Harlow, Star Tribune
History will be made in May when the Twin Cities Auto Show opens at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the first time in its 48 years, the show will go on outdoors.
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Hundreds of new vehicles will be displayed where Midway rides typically thrill fairgoers each summer. But there also will be seven neighborhoods spread across the fairgrounds, each showcasing motorized vehicles and activities around different themes. We are hoping to take full advantage of the 322 acres, said Scott Lambert, president of the Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Association of Minnesota, which produces the show. This will be a much bigger extravaganza around the celebration of automobiles.
New ATAE chair to focus on dealers’ current challenges Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, 02:56 PM By Auto Remarketing Staff TYSONS, Va. -
The Automotive Trade Association Executives, or ATAE, has elected Scott Lambert as its 2021 chairman. The election took place virtually at the ATAE annual winter meeting on Thursday.
Lambert is president of the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association and has been with that group for more than 30 years, supporting Minnesota’s more than 375 dealers. He has been association president since 2000.
He said he was honored to serve as ATAE chairman and added that the coronavirus pandemic has complicated the task of operating a dealership in today’s continually changing business environment.