The Washington Auto Present is suspending the spring occasion due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, present organizers mentioned Thursday.

The occasion was set to run March 26 via April 4 on the Walter E. Washington Conference Middle within the nation’s capital. Present organizers in August moved the 2021 show from its authentic dates — Jan. 29 via Feb. 7 — due to the COVID-19 disaster.

“Nothing is extra vital to us than the security and well being of our loyal attendees, our collaborating exhibitors and all those that work so onerous to make the present a hit yearly,” present CEO John O’Donnell mentioned in a statement.

“With that in thoughts, we’re doing the whole lot we will to host a present in 2021 that meets the excessive requirements our guests are used to, whereas guaranteeing that our area stays secure and at last defeats this horrible pandemic,” he mentioned.

Organizers mentioned they’re working with D.C. officers and the conference middle to discover dates later within the spring to host the occasion.

Manufacturers that had reserved ground house for the spring occasion included Acura, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Jeep, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Lincoln, Nissan, Ram, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen, in response to Mike Bushnell, a spokesman for the Washington Space New Car Sellers Affiliation, which organizes the occasion.

The present’s postponement comes after organizers for the Detroit auto present mentioned they have been canceling the event altogether for 2021 due to the pandemic. The Detroit present was slated for September.