美国芝加哥国际汽车博览会（Chicago Auto Show）是全球最大的汽车展之一，芝加哥车展于1901年首次上演，是北美最大的车展，一年一届，每年二月份在芝加哥麦考密克广场（McCormick Place）举行，其举办次数超过了该大陆的任何其他汽车博览会。该展由芝加哥汽车贸易协会（CATA）组织，展览包括：多个世界和北美的介绍，全系列的国产和进口乘用车和卡车，运动型多功能车，以及实验车或概念车。总共将展出近1,000种不同的车辆。此外，与会者还将有机会看到众多配件和汽车相关展品，竞赛车辆和项目，古董车和经典收藏车。
芝加哥车展在McCormick Place综合大楼的南北展厅中占地超过100万平方英尺。 McCormick Place提供总面积达270万平方英尺的展厅，另有700,000平方英尺的会议室供应。芝加哥车展于1901年首次上演，是北美最大的车展，其举办次数超过了该大陆的任何其他汽车博览会，2018年是芝加哥车展的第108届。
芝加哥汽车贸易协会（CATA）是美国历史最悠久，规模最大的大都市经销商组织。自1935年以来首次负责组织芝加哥车展至今，CATA一直在组织、策划、宣传芝加哥车展。1935年，芝加哥车展从剧院移至国际圆形剧场，1971年移至现在所在地McCormick。1943年至1945年，由于第二次世界大战和美国汽车制造业的暂歇，芝加哥车展暂停了。1950年，芝加哥车展恢复并带来了更加强劲的汽车旋风。直至1953年，芝加哥车展成为了独具其风格的世界知名车展。
芝加哥车展多年来，芝加哥车展上的亮点有：Corvette克尔维特（1953）的首次亮相；第二代Chevrolet Camaro雪佛兰卡马罗汽车，旁帝克火鸟（1970）首次亮相。坐落于巨大的McCormick中心，芝加哥车展不仅可以容纳好几打概念车和出厂车，并曾为克莱斯勒提供了一整条试车跑道。芝加哥车展重要新型汽车、经典收藏车和概念车的均会亮相。
芝加哥车展在概念方面，芝加哥车展让我们一睹Honda Civic Si的风采：200马力，2.0升四缸发动机。 另一款领头概念车是Dodge Nitro SUV，底座与吉普自由人Jeep Liberty一样。虽然芝加哥车展规模稍小于底特律车展，但是它仍是一部分新型汽车的登台起点。芝加哥车展囊括了多个来自世界的新车的首次亮相，如丰田FJ酷路泽Toyota FJ Cruiser， 勤劳公羊道奇Dodge Mega Cab Ram，奔驰Mercedes-BenzS65 AMG 超级小轿车。凯迪拉克Cadillac展示了它最新的DTS轿车，别克Buick 首次展出其新型车，同样还有来自现代hyundai的概念车和来自水星Mercury的两款新车。
起源于1901年的芝加哥车展算得上历史最为悠久的大型车展之一了，与北美国际车展和纽约车展稍有不同，芝加哥车展并没有过多引领国际汽车潮流风向标的属性，而更像是一场针对美国本地车迷的盛宴。
展品范围(Show Products):
新能源汽车、纯电动汽车、油电混合双引擎汽车；乘用车 / 小型巴士 / 特殊车辆（包括运输车、大篷车、救援拖车，小型客运车），两轮或三轮汽车 / 3.5吨以下拖车 / 模型车部件和零配件：引擎、发动机部件、动力传输部件、底盘部件、悬挂和减震部件、制动系统部件、转向系统部件、轮胎、车架部件和附件、内饰部件、灯光技术、电动与电子部件、连接件、软管、零配件、半成品、原材料等；检测、修理、维护和供应：检测器材、汽车店设备、工具、清洁产品等；交通运输：交通数据处理、汽车通讯、交通巡航系统等；防护服装（司机用）/ 报废车辆处理；汽车融资租赁服务。
展会报告(Show Reports):
The 2024 Chicago Auto Show came to a successful close on Monday, Feb. 19, after a 10-day run at McCormick Place. The 116th edition of the show welcomed nearly 260,000 guests to experience the latest cars, trucks and SUVs, automotive technology and electric vehicles.
The 2024 show featured an array of vehicles, new to show attendees, including the world debut of the 2025 Kia Carnival and 2025 Kia K5. Lucid and Tesla both made a first-time Chicago Auto Show debut and Mazda returned, courtesy of Napleton Auto Group. Fans of Mazda were thrilled the full lineup was featured at the show, after a brand absence of a few years. Other notable new vehicles at the show included the Buick Envision, Cadillac Escalade IQ, 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, 2025 Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Explorer, Ford Mustang Mach-E Bronze, GMC Hummer Earthcruiser, Nissan ARIYA Pole to Pole, Nissan Frontier Forsberg, Tesla Cybertruck, Toyota Land Cruiser and Volkswagen ID.Buzz.
Three indoor test tracks graced the show floor. Ford’s “Built Wild” track featured the Bronco family of vehicles and gave attendees the thrill of conquering “Bronco Mountain,” a 38-degree hill inside of the show. Hyundai offered rides in a trio of EVs including the Kona Electric, IonIQ 5 and IonIQ 6. Chicago Drives Electric’s indoor EV track, powered by ComEd, returned featuring nearly double the number of brands over the previous year. The popular track offered 20 different EVs for attendees to experience from brands including BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Kia, Lucid, Nissan, Tesla and Volkswagen.
“Perhaps what sets our show apart most is that we’ve never shifted our focus away from the consumer; the attendees drive our strategy to produce an event that’s fun, engaging and informative, as research shows that more than 75% of people who attend the Chicago Auto Show are there to shop,” said Chicago Auto Show General Manager Jennifer Morand.
Even despite the headwinds producers initially faced given the late Stellantis exit—due to cost-cutting efforts in the wake of the UAW strike—the 2024 show only experienced a slight decrease in attendance over the previous year.
“We’re hopeful this was a one-year decision, and that Stellantis brands will return to the 2025 Chicago Auto Show,” said 2024 Chicago Auto Show Chairman JC Phelan. “The fans deeply missed the presence of these iconic brands this year.”
Furthermore, third-party research shows that when brands don’t participate in the Chicago Auto Show, 36% attendees report being less likely to purchase from an absent brand and 32% of consumer opinions decline as a result.
Along those lines, brands that were present had an increased opportunity to gain conquest sales. The lines at Ford’s “Built Wild” experienced record-breaking numbers, with the wait time nearly three hours long on more high-trafficked days.
Between the show’s three indoor test tracks and three outdoor test drive experiences by Ford, Kia and Subaru, the show produced more than 80,000 in-vehicle driving experiences.
This year’s themed days and special events drew in large crowds and new audiences to the show. The Toyota Miles Per Hour run once again provided a unique twist for a winter race in Chicago—at 72 degrees indoors McCormick Place! Held inside the Chicago Auto Show and organized by the Chicago Area Runners Association, 650 runners paced a 60-minute run through the show floor for participants to record their own miles per hour. Toyota awarded the top three winners for men’s and women’s times at its post-run celebration in its display; winners clocked in at more than 10 miles.
Also returning to the show was the popular Chicago Friday Night Flights craft beer sampling event. More than 600 attendees sampled 20 different craft beers from local breweries.
And new to the programming this year, the inaugural Automotive Career Day hosted more than 1,400 students for a lively morning filled with educational panels, networking and a career fair of local automotive employers.
“There are so many career opportunities within the auto industry, and the Chicago Auto Show is the perfect backdrop to be able to make those connections to young people,” said Morand. “The 2024 first-year event was a success, and the wheels are already in motion to make the Automotive Career Day event even bigger and better for next year!”
The show saw fan’s engagement translate to social media as well. Initial Meltwater data reports the Chicago Auto Show's message reached more than 83 million over the last 90 days. Strong engagement is measured between the show and its fans across all social media platforms.
Finally, the show saw support from new and returning sponsors. 2024 premier partners included Cars.com, ComEd and Powering Chicago. Official sponsors were AT&T, U.S. Army, Volta Charging—a member of the Shell Group—and Wintrust. Additional show sponsors included Bosch Tools, Furniture Firm, NASCAR and Weber.
