- Journalists: 5,000, down from 5,500 last year--and 7,500 a few years ago
- Toyota display: Trees, flowers, geese, and the Prius Plug-In Hybrid (not available to buyers)
- Ford display: 50 percent larger, complete with on-floor tests of its automatic parking system
- General Motors display: Smaller (no Saturn, Pontiac, Saab, or Hummer)
- Chrysler display: Upside-down pickup truck hanging from ceiling (is THAT a metaphor or what?)
- Politicians: Transportation secretary Ray LaHood, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, many others
- Stunt quotient: Low
- Political correctness quotient: High
- Charity gala ticket cost: $250 (down from $400)
- Prevailing sentiment: Buy our cars. Please.
[Detroit News, NAIAS]
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