Rory Carroll, publisher of Auto Week, and Todd Lassa, Detroit Bureau Chief for Automobile Magazine, discuss Mercedes's decision to pull out of the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
Lassa explains the future of the car show has been in doubt for a couple of years now, with more and more automakers moving toward tech events like CES.
Carroll says to not read too much into this, as Mercedes isn't the first brand to drop out of the Detriot Auto Show. Many car companies are not attending because it can be very expensive.
Conditions have been mostly nice for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas Day, but some naughty disruptions plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines again this year.
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