Chicago Auto Show

By KBB.com Editors on January 4, 2011 4:39 PM

According to show organizers, the Chicago Auto Show was the first North American auto show to tally 100 shows. The 2011 edition will be number 103. Officials also describe the Chicago Auto Show as the nation's largest, utilizing 1.3 million square feet of Chicago's McCormick Place complex, or enough floor space to accommodate 26 Boeing 747s. The Chicago Auto Show doesn't garner as much worldwide attention as the Hollywood or Motor City shows, but the Second City nevertheless plays host to a number of important new car introductions every year.

2013 Chicago Auto Show
Where the 2014 Toyota Tundra and that Superman-themed Kia Optima were born.

2012 Chicago Auto Show
Hyundai brought a pair of Elantras, while Acura offered up the first-ever ILX and a redesigned RDX.

2011 Chicago Auto Show
Acura refreshed the TL and Volkswagen showed off the latest Jetta GLI.

2010 Chicago Auto Show
Remember the Kia Ray Concept and those pink Dodge Challengers?

2009 Chicago Auto Show
Some people are probably still dreaming about the Chevy Stingray Concept

2008 Chicago Auto Show
The six-door Alton F-650 SUV was wonderfully ludicrous