The event, first produced in 1901, has been staged more times than any other auto show in North America and continues to be one of the best-attended in the world. Over one million visitors attend each year. The Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA), the United States’ oldest and largest metropolitan automobile dealership organization, has organized and presented the show since 1935.
On this episode of the Future Motoring podcast, we talk about our time sleeping underneath the Death Star in McCormick Place during the 2017 Chicago Auto Show. We did survive, though the cars didn’t come to life like Night at the Museum. Also, we replay our interview with Jeremy Meadows, …
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It all started with Facebook. That’s usually how some interesting stories start, to say the least. But this interesting story lead to myself and another journalist spending the night in the McCormick convention center underneath the Death Star at the Nissan booth. I shared this post on Facebook last Monday, …
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If you’re hanging around this year’s Chicago Auto Show, you’ll likely notice a Rogue concept at the Nissan display. It’s designed to look like an X-Wing from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. You’ll also notice it has some pretty large wheels and blasters that’d make it difficult to drive. …
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Last week was the 2017 Chicago Auto Show, and we covered some of the news stories out of that event. But what were you most interested in reading during the last 7 days? Here’s a breakdown of our most popular posts on the website last week. 5. Photo of the Day: …
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Last week during the Chicago Auto Show, Ram Trucks brought out their Rebel TRX to the Concept and Technology Garage to show it off. This event is held indoors — it is winter in Chicago — and lets manufacturers show off their wares to the media. We had a chance …
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Amongst all the hubbub and excitement around the 2017 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, we’ll be doing something a bit fun and quite a bit nerdy with our friends from Nissan. We’ll be camping inside the convention center sleeping under the giant inflatable Death Star! Seriously. While we’re not …
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Why choose between a sports car and a family car if you don’t have to? That’s the idea behind the completely badass 2018 Dodge Durango SRT. Additionally, it’ll tow your boat better than some pickup trucks. Serious, what’s not to love? The 2018 Dodge Durango SRT is powered by a …
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Because we’re huge dorks, we’ve covered Rogue One: A Star Wars Story pretty extensively here on the site. The latest movie in the franchise had a tie-in with an automaker. Nissan worked with the folks at Disney to build a vehicle that pays homage to Star Wars. They created the …
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Lately it seems like if Nissan is going to build a concept vehicle, it’ll be one that’s designed to off-road. Maybe it’s the influence of Fred Diaz? Maybe they just like badass off-roaders? For the 2017 Chicago Auto Show, they’re bringing out one of the craziest off-roaders yet. It’s called …
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Next week marks the return of the Chicago Auto Show in… Chicago. It’s one of the longest-running shows in the United States, and also one of the most-attended in terms of public day attendance. It’s also typically quite cold. As we get ready to head to the Windy City to …
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