The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) is set to take place next month, but General Motors is currently not expected to make any vehicle debuts during the event. This marks the second consecutive year that GM has opted out of unveiling new models at the major industry gathering. Nevertheless, all four of The General’s U.S. brands will have a presence at the show this year, with Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC setting up booths on the show floor, and Chevy and Cadillac featured at the event’s EV test track.
While no official unveilings will take place, GM continues to push forward with new vehicle development behind the scenes. One of the most noteworthy models currently in the works is the 2026 Chevy Bolt EV, which is set to debut a whole new generation for the entry-level EV. Although official details are still under wraps, GM Authority has uncovered that the next-generation Bolt EV will be based on the outgoing Bolt EUV and incorporate revised exterior styling, a revised interior, and a drive system based on what GM previously called Ultium.
GM is also believed to be working on several other vehicles, but has yet to confirm their production status. Among them is the Cadillac Optiq-V, high-performance variant of the electric Optiq crossover; the Chevy Silverado EV ZR2, an off-road, performance-focused electric Silverado with enhanced capability; and the C8 Corvette Zora, a new range-topping hybrid variant of the C8 Corvette ZR1 expected to deliver ultra-high performance.
GM’s decision not to make any major reveals at NYIAS is part of a broader trend among automakers pulling back from traditional auto shows. As covered previously, Stellantis announced earlier in 2024 that it would end its corporate presence at North American auto shows, citing economic challenges in the North American market and a shift in marketing priorities
Nevertheless, NYIAS 2025 will move forward with a brand presence by roughly two dozen major automakers. Industry days will run from April 16th to the 17th, while the show will be open to the public between April 18th and April 27th. The event will once again take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
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indeed there are no good news really to show
With the internet, does an Auto Show ever really have anything good to show?
Not when almost everything is just another crossover and/or EV. BORING!
GM…we build excitement, a white EV, a Gray EV, and a Black EV.
and blocky Suv sav whatever with lines so so and so
I did my Auto Show Friday when I bought my Buick Envision and sat in all the Chevys Buicks Cadillacs and EVs. No charge. No crowd!
You mean the electic liberals won’t support the show
There is nothing to show…box on box CUV’s, SUV’s, pickups and the POS EV’s that everybody needs so they can figure out where and how to charge them for hours to continue a trip.
No full-sized sedan like a Cadillac CT6 or XTS, Chevy Impala or Malibu, or Buick Lacrosse. Nothing that people are running to the dealerships to buy/lease. I was at a large Cadillac/GMC/Buick dealership and watched a salesman attempt to trade out a couple for a Cadillac XT5. The couple laughed and left in their Cadillac XTS.
Bring us a full-sized ICE luxury sedan, not a compact car attempting to be a luxury car.
Show not in china
Any news or info on the allegedly upcoming Bolt
When I’d just begun driving, in the ‘80s, I used to love to go to the Auto Show with my friends. We’d spend all day there looking and dreaming.
There were huge crowds, elaborate displays, all the beautiful young women on the turnstiles with the concept cars. It was just a really fun event. Plus, if you were in the market for a new car, it was the best place to see and touch all of your perspective choices.
Back then, the Pontiac displays especially were pulsing with energy playing on loop the We Build Excitement/Get On Your Pontiac and Ride theme music. They were usually among the most crowded too full of young buyers. Things were peaceful and relaxed at Buick with waterfall walls and rich woods. Plenty of more seasoned buyers could be found there. A whole different vibe.
Brands like Volvo pushed safety with crumpled cars and videos of the extremes they went to to make their cars safe in an era when that was not the norm. There were seemingly so many different other personas to pick from too; a rock solid Mercedes that was ‘Engineered Like No Other Car in the World’, a BMW that was The Ultimate Driving Machine or something more ostentatious like a Cadillac which was “The Only Way to Travel”.
For those who missed the energy, the enthusiasm and the variety, it’s hard to explain. It was truly an era of choice. The Japanese, Koreans, and Europeans had recently become a fixture of our marketplace but their products still reflected the culture of the homeland. That BMW was a serious driving car because that’s what Germany required. The world’s cars were not yet homogenized into bland sameness. A Honda was still quite different from anything else as was a Saab.
Today, sadly we have a sea of silver or white CUVs that all look the same, feel the same, and are marketed the same no matter where they hail from so an auto show just isn’t the fun experience it once was. I saw a Toyota Camry on the road the other morning next to a Mercedes E-Class and it was striking how much alike they seemed. I remember a time when a Mercedes was nothing like a Toyota and a trip to an auto show made that quite apparent.
The last time I went to an auto show it was utterly boring. There were no concepts, no blaring music, no beautiful models with that somewhat obnoxious Detroit accent perched on a spinning dias and espousing the virtues of a new model. It was more like the pickup lane at the elementary school. One silver box after another all lined up with only different labels to set them apart. It’s like washing machines at Home Depot – sadly it’s become like that.
The bolt looks a bright blue….But since my history the econmy does not allow me to aford a new vehicle. searching still for a used entity with barly thinking paying the insurance and registration