DETROIT — It's been almost 1,000 days since an auto show was held in Detroit.
In that nearly three-year stretch, Fiat Chrysler became Stellantis, Carlos Ghosn became an international fugitive and the Hummer became a crab-walking, zero-emission electric pickup.
Likewise, the long-standing North American International Auto Show has morphed — at least for one year — into Motor Bella, a scaled-down outdoor event that begins Tuesday, Sept. 21, in Pontiac, a suburb north of Detroit. While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic scuttled grander plans for a reimagined NAIAS, organizers say there's enough pent-up demand for vehicle reveals and drive opportunities to make the interim event a success.