DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) – A revved up sense of optimism has filled the Detroit auto show as the industry looked forward to a recovery from one of its worst years on record.

Automakers are still reeling from a collapse in sales to levels not seen since 1983, bankrupting General Motors and Chrysler and dethroning the Detroit Three as the biggest sellers in the US market.

DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) – A new sense of optimism filled the Detroit auto show as the industry looked forward to a recovery from one of its worst years on record.

Automakers are still reeling from a collapse in sales to levels not seen since 1983, bankrupting General Motors and Chrysler and dethroning the Detroit Three as the biggest sellers in the US market.