U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 12

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12: NEW CAR MODELS

Profile America — Thursday, January 12th.  The recovering U.S. automobile industry is putting its best on display at the important North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which opened last Monday. After several days for media and industry representatives, the show opens to the public on Saturday.  With 760,000 expected to attend.  Those watching the U.S. auto industry will be closely looking at some 70 new models and the public's reaction to them. Small cars, innovative designs, and especially fuel economy are most likely to be in the limelight.  In the years before the economic downturn hit, U.S. auto dealers sold about 16 million cars and light trucks each year.  By 2009, that number had dropped to less than 11 million.  Profile America is in its 15th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2012, p. 79
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1060

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau