Organizers are promising that the 2023 North American Worldwide Detroit Auto Present will characteristic extra model participation and car reveals than final yr, though it is unclear which firms plan to return to the mid-September occasion.

The Detroit Auto Sellers Affiliation, which runs the present, stated the 2023 model will embody a brand new indoor monitor for electrical automobiles, extra outside ride-and-drives and a brand new mobility discussion board that includes executives and politicians corresponding to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. They vowed “a number of car debuts” and “double” the manufacturers that participated final yr, which was the primary Detroit present to aim an indoor-outdoor format.

Model representatives for VW, Audi, Mazda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, Hyundai, Genesis, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Volvo, Subaru, Lexus, Polestar and Lucid instructed Automotive Information they’d not have a stand at this yr’s present, whereas Honda has beforehand stated it might delegate future present duties to native sellers. The lack of Subaru is notable, because it was among the many few non-Detroit automakers to attend final yr.

The sellers affiliation stated final week that hometown firms Basic Motors, Stellantis and Ford Motor Co. will take part with their full model portfolios, which every of the automakers confirmed. A Stellantis spokesperson stated the automaker will maintain two press conferences, whereas GM and Ford didn’t specify.

A Toyota model spokesperson additionally confirmed it might have a presence on the present, because it did final yr, however doesn’t plan a press convention.

The media preview will happen Sept. 13-14, with the annual charity preview occurring Sept. 15. The present might be open to the general public Sept. 16-24.

“This yr’s present represents the following step in its evolution and within the evolution of the trade itself,” auto present Chairman Thad Szott stated in an announcement. “Automotive expertise is altering so quickly; how will we make folks comfy with it? We’re planning for a present that not solely embraces and educates about this new expertise however gives an immersion into it. And with twice the variety of manufacturers taking part, there will be no scarcity of participating with it.”

A spokesperson for the present final week declined to specify which manufacturers might be there however famous participation will come from the “company, regional and seller degree.”

Szott instructed The Detroit Information final week that the Detroit sellers affiliation anticipated to win again some automakers that sat out final yr however didn’t present particulars.

In keeping with final yr’s present ground map, automakers paid for 14 shows inside Detroit’s Huntington Place conference middle. Numerous different manufacturers, together with Volkswagen, Porsche, Honda, Kia and Mazda, didn’t immediately take part however have been represented via dealer-sponsored shows.

Ford, Jeep and Ram will convey again tracks for automobiles such because the Bronco and Wrangler, which final yr drew huge curiosity throughout the public present.

The brand new indoor EV monitor, referred to as the Powering Michigan EV Expertise, will permit showgoers the possibility to be transported by an expert driver via a serpentine monitor that features a 300-foot acceleration lane. After they exit the car, they will get an academic overview of the charging course of.

Along with automaker shows, this yr’s present will embody house for about 150 expertise startups as a part of the AutoMobili-D showcase, sponsored by the Michigan Financial Improvement Corp.

The Detroit present final yr, the primary since January 2019, struggled to draw the identical degree of assist it had obtained earlier than the pandemic. Fewer than half the same old variety of journalists have been credentialed, and present organizers by no means publicly revealed public attendance figures, which have been believed to be down.

Ford’s reveal of the seventh-generation Mustang was among the many few highlights, though attendees obtained to expertise new options corresponding to outside shows, a 61-foot inflatable duck and a handful of “air mobility innovators.” President Joe Biden helped draw some consideration with a go to throughout the media preview.

Richard Truett, Urvaksh Karkaria, Carly Schaffner, Lindsay VanHulle, Vince Bond Jr., Omari Gardner, Hans Greimel and Laurence Iliff contributed to this report.