Tesla and Mini have joined Jaguar Land Rover in skipping the 2016 Detroit auto show next month.
The Detroit show is typically used by automakers to unveil new products and update other cars and light trucks. It opens to the public on Jan. 16.
Some of the space left behind by the nonparticipating brands will be used for an Aston Martin display. The ultraluxury car brand last made an appearance at the Detroit auto show in 2009.
“They jumped at the opportunity, so we’re pumped at the opportunity to bring them in,” Muncey said.
A Mini spokeswoman confirmed that the BMW-owned brand will not be exhibiting at the Detroit show or at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show in March.
BMW will occupy the space at the Detroit show that Mini previously occupied.
Tesla had a display but no news conference at the 2015 Detroit auto show.
The electric carmaker has been a fixture at the show for several years but lost a bid to sell direct to Michigan consumers when Gov. Rick Snyder last year signed a dealer-backed bill into law that banned automakers from direct sales.
JLR announced its decision to drop out last month.
