The first Detroit motor show after US carmakers General Motors and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy² opens later.

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Detroit wants an electric auto industry

The event, which is set to premiere首次露面 60 new models, remains⁴ the most important motor show in the US, in spite of尽管 the crisis that has rocked the industry.

Electric cars are to take centre stage, as Detroit tries to reinvent重新使用，彻底改造 itself as a base for new automotive technologies.

Small petrol-powered cars are also due to be popular, a shift from previous years when large cars dominated.

Small and electric

The change in emphasis towards more fuel efficient cars comes as US drivers are becoming increasingly concerned with the cost of petrol.

Regulatory requirements are also being tightened⁵ amidst an increasing focus on the importance of reducing carbon dioxide emissions⁶ from cars in order to curb抑制，控制 global warming.

Chrysler, which is now controlled by Fiat⁸, is pinning its hopes on rebadged重贴商标 versions of the Italian carmaker's cars, while GM will unveil its Chevrolet Spark city car.

Ford⁹, meanwhile, is unveiling its new Focus, hot on the heels of its introduction of the smaller Fiesta at the Los Angeles motor show last month.

The hope is that Detroit's automotive industry can be revived, thus helping¹⁰ to create jobs in Michigan, where unemployment reached 15.8% last year.

But Detroit's incumbents在职者，现任者 will face tough competition from non-US carmakers.

European and Asian carmakers will place great emphasis on petrol-electric hybrids¹²混血，杂交 or electric concept cars at this year's show.

Luxury venue¹³

Beyond the ageing Cobo centre, an alternative show venue has popped up this year at the MGM Grand Detroit casino娱乐场，赌场, where a string of European luxury car makers¹ that have been staying away from Detroit in recent years are showing off their wares¹⁴.

Supercars made by the likes of Lamborghini and Ferrari will be on display, as will a stable of cars from UK carmakers Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin, all of them attracted back to the city by the ease and low cost of displaying at the casino rather than creating entire stands at the main show.