2013 New York Auto Show Preview

New York City may not be known for its love of cars, in fact, around half its residents don’t even own one, but the city’s annual auto show is one of the most important on the automotive calendar and the oldest in the country.

It was in 1900 that the first New York Auto Show was held, seven years prior to the first one in Detroit, and in the last decade the show has boosted the number of new vehicle announcements, broken attendance figures, and increased media attention to extraordinary levels.

We’re expecting more than 1,000 vehicles to be on display in the Jacob Javits Convention Center where the event is held, and, in addition to this, nearly 100 individual events, conferences, industry forums, symposiums, award ceremonies, roundtables, and parties will be taking place during the press preview week.

The New York Auto Show opens to the media on Wednesday, March 27, and to the public the following weekend. We'll be on hand to report direct from the show floor, so make sure you're in touch with us every way possible--by bookmarking our auto show pages on The Car Connection, Motor Authority, and Green Car Reports; by following us on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram; and by staying in touch with the latest news on Twitter @carconnection @motorauthority @greencarreports.

In the lead up to next week’s opening press day, let’s take a look at many of the vehicles we know will be making their debut.

2014 Jeep Cherokee: Jeep’s lauded Cherokee nameplate is back, though the vehicle it returns on shares little resemblance with any previous generation of the popular mid-size SUV. That’s because this latest model moves towards true crossover status, adopting the front-wheel-drive Compact U.S. Wide (CUSW) platform found in a variety of vehicles including the Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Dodge Dart. The 2014 Cherokee serves as the replacement for the Liberty, and, as we’ve seen, it’s quite capable off the road.