00:00It's the 125th anniversary of the New York International Auto Show.
00:11The New York Auto Show really got things started for the auto industry back in 1900 at the old
00:19Madison Square Garden. We had 69 different vehicle manufacturers represented in that first show,
00:27which is more manufacturers than we actually have today.
00:31But since the beginning of that time back in November of 1900, set off this kind of annual exhibition of motor vehicles.
00:42First motor vehicles were steam, they were electric, and they were gas.
00:48So obviously gas prevailed for decades and decades and decades on it.
00:55But it's interesting to see where the genesis of the industry came about.
00:59Most of the manufacturing was also right here in the New York area.
01:05Queens, Brooklyn, Connecticut is really where the industry really got its start.
01:12But when it comes to the show, it's just continued to grow over the years.
01:16And now we hold a million square feet of space, hundreds of new cars that are displayed.
01:24And we're expecting hundreds of thousands of people that come through the show to take a look at all the new product that's available
01:30and start thinking about the next car purchase.
01:34Electrification is still somewhat new or connectivity, self-driving.
01:41Obviously, there's lots of things that are going on.
01:44But the show has just about something for everybody.
01:49And that's the beauty of the show.
01:51If you're into hyper cars or sports cars, performance vehicles, you know, that's there.
01:58If you're looking for SUVs, family fun vehicles, I think the auto industry has really gone about taking a look at the customer base that's out there
02:09and really has evolved into offering products that everybody's looking for.
