Background

First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been

held more times than any other auto exposition on the continent. This year marks the 101st edition of the

Chicago Auto Show.

Producer

The Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA), the nation's oldest and largest metropolitan dealer

organization. The CATA has produced the show since 1935.

Dates

Location

McCormick Place, 2301 South Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60616

The Chicago Auto Show utilizes 1.3 million square feet of the McCormick Place complex.

McCormick Place offers a total of 2.7 million square feet of exhibit halls with an additional 700,000

square feet of meeting room availability.

Public Show Hours

Box office closes one hour prior to the end of the show each day.

Admission

Advance ticket purchase will be available at http://DriveChicago.com starting in late November 2008.

Exhibits

The nation's largest auto show, held in the McCormick Place complex. Multiple world and North American

introductions. Complete range of domestic and imported passenger cars and trucks; sport utility vehicles,

experimental and concept cars. In total, nearly 1,000 different vehicles. Numerous accessories and

auto-related exhibits, competition vehicles, project, antique and collector cars.

Special Days

Appearances as scheduled by sports, radio, TV and screen personalities. Please check

Events Schedule for up-to-date listings.

Accessibility

McCormick Place is easily reached by car or public transportation. Extensive shuttle bus service from

all area parking lots to and from McCormick Place. Weekend-only shuttle service from the Millennium Park

underground lot. Shuttles stop in 10-15 minute intervals near Columbus/Lower Randolph and at Gate 3

at McCormick Place.

Scooter and Wheelchair rentals are available by contacting Scootaround's toll-free hotline at

1-888-441-7575. You can also submit a rental inquiry on the web at

http://www.scootaround.com/rentals/c/chicagoautoshow, or by fax at (204) 478-1172. Scooter rentals are

$50.00 a day and Wheelchair rentals are $15.00 a day. Scootaround is happy to accept VISA

or MasterCard. Scootaround is located at Gate 4 of McCormick Place

(west end of the Grand Concourse). While Scootaround will make every effort to accommodate all needs,