Organizers of the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit were left scrambling recently to fill exhibition space in Cobo Hall. A number of auto manufacturers including Porsche, Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Land Rover, and Ferrari have decided to skip the show. This meant that the usual two floor spread of exhibition space could not be condensed down to the upper level. So what to do with the 70,000 square foot basement?
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. came up with the idea of creating a test track where consumers could drive the newest ‘green’ vehicles. But rather than set up a [...]