China News Agency, New York, April 13 (Reporter Wang Fan) The 2022 New York International Auto Show opened on the 13th at the Javits Convention and Exhibition Center in New York, USA.

This is the official return of the New York International Auto Show after a two-year shutdown due to the new crown epidemic.

　　This year's New York International Auto Show attracted more than 20 auto companies from around the world, including General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Hyundai, Kia, etc.

Hundreds of new cars were unveiled at the media and industry day event that day.

According to the information provided by the organizer, about a quarter of all the models exhibited this time are new energy models such as electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles.

　　Since U.S. President Joe Biden test-drives the F-150 pickup when he visited Ford's electric vehicle factory in Michigan last year, the all-electric version of the pickup attracted a large crowd at the show.

In addition, Toyota's pure electric off-road model bZ4X, Hyundai's hot-selling model IONIQ5, Chevrolet's electric pickup Silverado, Kia's Jirui, car startup Cobera's C300, car startup DEUS's electric supercar Vayanne and other new energy sources The cars all received the attention of show visitors.

　　Compared with previous years, this New York International Auto Show has many new changes, one of which is the design of the exhibition area.

Last May, a $1.5 billion expansion of the Javits Convention Center was completed.

In this auto show, the organizer specially designed an exhibition area of ​​250,000 square feet (about 23,225 square meters) for new energy vehicles, including a large indoor test drive track.

The organizer said that this is a new design that embraces the trend, and people can enjoy a better electric vehicle test drive experience.

　　On the same day, New York State Governor Cathy Hochuer delivered a speech at the Javits Convention and Exhibition Center and said that the New York International Auto Show has a history of more than 100 years. Although it has been interrupted for several years, it is finally back.

The return of the auto show shows New Yorkers are recovering from the pandemic.

One of the highlights of this auto show is new energy vehicles, and this is also the focus of New York's future promotion.

　　The New York International Auto Show, which began in 1900, is the oldest and largest auto show in North America.

The New York International Auto Show will be open to the public from April 15 to April 24 following two days of media and industry days.

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