Ford, Volvo, Rolls-Royce among automakers skipping Paris show as glitz fades in Web age

Cars are pictured ahead of their unveiling at the Paris auto show in 2014.

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Elisabeth Behrmann and Benjamin Katz

September 15, 2016 05:00 AM

MUNICH/LONDON -- Ford Motor Co. and Rolls-Royce are among the companies skipping the Paris auto show, as the once-unmissable event succumbs to changes sweeping the auto industry.

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