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2024 Chicago Auto Show: Opening day of the largest, longest running auto exposition in North America – WLS-TV


CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s opening day of the 2024 Chicago Auto Show.

The show runs Saturday through February 19 at McCormick Place.

First staged in 1901, it’s the largest and longest running auto exposition in North America.

Toyota Tacoma, Land Cruiser at Chicago Auto Show 2024

The show is produced by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, one of the nation’s oldest metropolitan new-car dealership associations.

Friday night was the eve of the show with the First Look for Charity gala. More than 8,000 people got to stroll through the Auto Show floor, pinpoint their favorites and sit in the front seats in their gowns and black tie attire.

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This year, electric cars are front and center with more EVs than ever before in an expanded indoor test track. Tesla on the Chicago stage for the first time this year, along with Lucid.

And with more than one-million square feet of exhibit space

With more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space, this year promises hundreds of different vehicles from more than two dozen manufacturers.



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