Love Where you Work As a tech company, we leverage our core competencies in the automotive, aerospace, and fi re protection industries. But fi rst and foremost, we’re a local manufacturer whose success stems from our team members’ contributions and a distinct corporate culture that values innovation. That’s why we strive to off er an unparalleled work environment with world-class facilities, excellent work perks, and incredible benefi ts. Consider team Gentex, and love where you work! DIRECTHIRE INTERVIEWS ALL DAY, EVERY DAY Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 58 E. Riley Street, Zeeland, MI GENTEX.COM/JOBFAIR Proud sponsor of the Michigan International Auto Show 2019-MIAS-Gentex-Ad.indd 1 1/8/19 1:29 PM WELCOME Welcome to the 2019 Michigan International Auto Show! The Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association is proud to present this spectacular Auto Show as one of West Michigan’s premier annual events. This is our 21st year hosting the show and every year brings something different and exciting. We thank Gentex for joining us again as the event’s presenting sponsor. We also recognize Pridgeon & Clay and the Gilmore Car Museum for their sponsorship and participation. Thursday, Jan. 31 11am-9:30pm Friday, Feb. 1 11am-9:30pm The automotive industry is thrilling and challenging. From its very beginning Saturday, Feb. 2 10am-9:30pm the science and engineering behind its mobility has been revolutionary. On Sunday, Feb. 3 10am-5pm display in this year’s Gilmore Car Exhibit is a 1903 Columbia Electric – the first electric vehicle ever produced, whose quiet operation was appreciated Adults $12 by drivers of the time. Continue walking around the show floor to view Children (6-14) $5 various 2019 model-year electric and hybrid vehicles, offering style, Children 5 & younger FREE when accom- panied by an adult incredible dashboard technology and the same quiet operation valued by drivers 100 years ago. PRESENTING SPONSOR If trucks are more your style, we have you covered! Whether you need a work-horse or a family-friendly luxury truck, there are plenty of options to see and sit in at the Auto Show. And last but not least, the Great American FEATURE SPONSOR Muscle Car Display is always a big feature at the show. Check out the cool, fast and sporty cars. What style gets your engine revving? Not only does this Auto Show give our dealers the opportunity to showcase HOSTING SPONSORS many of the amazing vehicles available in our dealerships, but it allows us to work together and support our community. The 2019 Auto Show opened with the Charity Spectacular to benefit the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Since 2002, more than $2 million has been raised by this event to help GOLD SPONSORS provide medically necessary children’s services to West Michigan families. It also generates financial support for medically staffed camps and retreats for children; distinctive specialty care programs and specialized equipment for hospitalized children. We value this partnership and are honored to work with other sponsors to provide financial support for the amazing work being done at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The Board of Directors and membership of the Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association thank you for your continued support over the past 21 years as we bring the Auto Show to you. Please enjoy the show and visit your Grand Rapids area auto dealers to take the next step as your drive starts here! Sincerely, George Sharpe Jr., President Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association 21st Annual Michigan International Auto Show Produced by HOSTED BY 2121 Celebration Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 • 616-447-2860 [email protected] • www.ShowSpan.com ShowSpan is a John D. Loeks company MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 3 FEATURES Each year attendees can get a closer look at a very special collection of performance and luxury vehicles from all over the globe. The Million Dollar Motorway offers an array of exotic vehicles on display that are sure to dazzle guests with their beauty and amaze patrons with their technology. Every set of wheels in the Million Dollar Motorway must have a MSRP over $100,000 to be included in this special display. This glamourous and unique feature of the auto show remains a public favorite. 2019 Aston Martin DB 11 AMR – MSRP $267,391 2019 Aston Martin Vantage – MSRP $194,399 2019 Bentley Bentayga SUV – MSRP $213,735 2018 Bentley Mulsanne Sedan – MSRP $400,265 2019 BMW M5 Competition – MSRP $125,970 2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV-4WD Platinum – MSRP $101,925 2019 Ferrari Portofino – MSRP $283,758 2019 Lamborghini Urus – MSRP $249,430 2019 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Coupe – MSRP over $600,000 2019 Lexus LC 500 – MSRP $101,497 2018 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible – MSRP $172,907 2018 Maserati GT Coupe – MSRP $143,385 2019 Maserati Levante S GranSport SUV – MSRP $104,530 2019 McLaren 570S Spider Convertible – MSRP $241,230 2019 McLaren 720S Base Coupe – MSRP $343,580 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series – MSRP $257,500 2019 Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV – MSRP $392,250 2018 Rolls Royce Dawn - MSRP $409,475 4 MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW GREAT AMERICAN MUSCLE CARS 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye ($89,705) When a 707 hp muscle car was not enough, Dodge added another 90 in horsepower. With each of the 3300 Challenger SRT Demons spoken for, Dodge needed to leverage its 808- hp asset (840 on race gas) in order to ensure the nation’s strategic tire reserve remained on notice. So they plunked the Demon’s supercharged V-8, eight-speed automatic, and driveline bits—including the line lock and launch control but not the trans brake—into a Hellcat and added the Redeye suffix to differentiate it from lesser 707-hp (and now 717-hp) Hellcats. The Redeye is all about big numbers and crass consumption, and that includes its 4514-pound curb weight and the 16.7 gallons of fuel we burned in just 81 miles of testing. Notice served! 2019 1000HP Stage II Yemko/SC Camaro ($107,520) Take advantage of this performance vehicle’s magnetic ride, electronic rear differential and performance traction management software. This vehicle was just unveiled in October 2018 and Specialty Vehicle Engineering is only building 25 of these units! Propelling the Yenko Camaro is a supercharged 6.8 liter version of the LT-1 engine. The Stage II package adds a 20% larger supercharger with 25% more boost, in order to deliver 1000 HP Supercharged to compliment updated looks on this pony car! 2018 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R ($78,325) Performance and Technology! The Shelby GT350R is designed to achieve lightning-fast performance. Every system, component and shape is designed and optimized so that all the parts work in balanced harmony, slashing weight wherever Sponsored by possible with cutting-edge materials and technologies. The hand assembled 5.2L Ti-VCT V8 with a flat-plane crank is designed to be the most powerful naturally aspirated road- going engine in Ford history. With a redline of 8,250 rpm, this is also Ford’s highest revving producing V8 yet. That’s why driving a Shelby GT350 is the most exhilarating experience ever felt in a production Mustang. MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 5 THE GILMORE CAR MUSEUM brothers DROVE their car (identical to the one displayed) 2,500 miles home! They stopped to see the world-famous Niagara Falls, drove into Michigan to visit the Brush Motor Car factory in Detroit, then headed to Battle Creek to see how their breakfast cereal was made. The boys were treated as celebrities throughout their entire journey home, not because of their age, but for undertaking such a daring trip. During that time most people had never traveled The Gilmore Car Museum—the of ten rural Michigan homes had no more than 25 miles from their home largest auto museum in North America— available electric service. and likely did that on horseback. The is located just 45 minutes south of Grand Abernathy’s adventure was also before Rapids in Hickory Corners, MI. With over good roads, guide maps, or gas stations 400 vehicles on display within a historic and the automobile was still considered 90-acre campus you’ll experience cars a fad. from the late 1890s to the muscle cars of the 60s and 70s and beyond. For the past 15 years at the Michigan International Auto Show the Gilmore Car Museum has showcased just a sample of the extraordinary collection you’ll encounter when you visit them. 1999 Ford Ranger EV While the Auto Show features 300 (Electric Vehicle) vehicles representing the newest and To sell autos in California in the late greatest automotive innovations, the 1990’s, car manufacturers were required American auto industry first hit the road to offer the public an electric vehicle. in 1895—just 30 years after Abe Lincoln The fully electric-powered Ranger pickup 1926 Chevrolet Fire Truck was president. That’s nearly 124 years was actually only offered as a lease to With the introduction of the Ford Model ago! fleets and Ford employees and only T in 1908 and the electric starter in 1912, So travel back in time, if you will, about 1,400 were ever produced. This the gas-powered automobile became far and you may just discover a glimpse of truck was donated to the museum by more affordable and easier to operate the future as well. a Ford Design Team member involved than steam- or electric-powered cars. with EV project. Interestingly, the Big The automotive “fad” never passed, and Three sued the state of California over the car was here to stay.