Palkintojenjakoseremoniaan ja paneelikeskustelu jälkeen puheen varapresidentti Joe Biden, joka houkutteli satoja Cobo on vastikään kunnostettu atrium joukko tienvarsipommista 2014 North American International Auto Show. The awards presentation and panel discussion followed a speech by Vice President Joe Biden, who attracted a crowd of hundreds to Cobo's newly renovated atrium during his tour of the 2014 North American International Auto Show.