The 2021 Detroit auto present has been canceled, and shall be changed by a brand new all-outdoor occasion referred to as Motor Bella, organizers introduced in a press launch Monday.

A reimagined North American Worldwide Auto Present (NAIAS), because the Detroit auto present is formally recognized, was originally planned for June 2020, transferring from the standard January date. Organizers then pushed the present again to September 2021 as a result of coronavirus pandemic. Now they’re planning a wholly totally different type of occasion.

“We can not ignore the foremost disruptions attributable to the pandemic and the influence it has had on budgets,” Motor Bella government director Rod Alberts stated in an announcement. “As such, we shall be offering a tremendous expertise to the media, the auto trade, and the general public in an economical method.”

Motor Bella was initially supposed to be a standalone occasion for British and Italian supercars and basic vehicles held alongside the Detroit auto present, however it’ll now pivot to give attention to extra conventional auto-show fare in an out of doors setting, in response to organizers.

The venue would be the M1 Concourse facility in Pontiac, Michigan, simply exterior Detroit. The 87-acre web site features a 1.5-mile racetrack. 2.5-acre skidpad, and an off-road course, which shall be used for car and know-how demonstrations throughout Motor Bella. That is not attainable at a conventional auto present, the Motor Bella launch famous. Nevertheless, another excuse for the change is perhaps that the outside surroundings permits for more-robust social distancing measures than the standard indoor NAIAS format, in case the pandemic remains to be happening in September.

The pandemic successfully eradicated the 2020 auto present season, putting in Europe as setup for the 2020 Geneva auto present was underway. The 2021 Geneva present has been canceled fully, whereas different auto exhibits want to reschedule for later in 2021.