Automotive Hall of Fame Induction 2025

The Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn conducted its 2025 Induction Ceremony on Sept. 25 at The Department at Hudson’s in downtown Detroit. Inductees included legendary automotive journalist David E. Davis Jr.; Ayrton Senna, one of history’s greatest Formula 1 drivers; Betty Skelton, a trailblazer in American motorsports and aviation who broke barriers for women in male-dominated industries and helped develop and promote the Chevrolet Corvette; and former top Daimler and Mercedes-Benz executive Dieter Zetsche, who was introduced by Roger Penske, founder and chairman of Penske Corp. in Bloomfield Township. More than 500 guests enjoyed a strolling cocktail party, a plated dinner, and the induction ceremony. // Photographs by Patrick Gloria