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Car debuts from Chicago Auto Show

Chicago Auto Show debuts We hear so much about other auto shows, but the Chicago Auto Show is the nation’s largest and best-attended auto show. Chicago is finishing up its 112th edition of the nation’s longest-running auto show. The 2020 Media Preview showed updates of some fan favorites and supercars for the rich and famous. [...]

What to do at the Chicago Auto Show CAS2020?

Fun things to do and see at the Chicago Auto Show CAS2020 Most people go to the Chicago Auto Show CAS2020 to find their next ride, but the Chicago Auto Show has some fun things to see and do while shopping for a new car. We have pictures from the Chicago Auto show of cars [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:42:47-07:00February 10th, 2020|Categories: Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago|0 Comments

Audi Electrification CAS2020 Cody Thacker

The future of electrification Cody Thacker, head of the electrification unit for Audi of America, was the keynote speaker at the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) Luncheon during the Media Preview of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. Thacker noted that in 2001 there was not a market for electric vehicles, “It took five [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:44:58-07:00February 7th, 2020|Categories: Audi, Autonomous vehicles, Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, electric vehicles (EV), electricity|0 Comments

Ford GT CAS2020 660hp $750k Liquid Carbon

2020 Ford GT at CAS 2020 * The Ford GT is improved for 2020 with increased horsepower and upgraded engine cooling * Titanium exhaust from Akrapovic is now standard for Ford GT; system brings performance exhaust expert’s signature craftsmanship with the deeply resonant, unmistakable sound * Two new unique appearance options: Liquid Carbon features GT’s [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:47:40-07:00February 6th, 2020|Categories: Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, Ford|0 Comments

Mercedes-Benz CAS2020 Metris Pop-up Van

Mercedes-Benz Weekender Pop-up Mercedes-Benz Vans Unveils its First Pop Up Camper for the U.S. Market with seating for five and sleeping for four; the Mercedes-Benz Weekender is more than just a daily driver. Today, Mercedes-Benz announced its first new modern, practical pop up camper van for the U.S. market. Harkening back to the glory days [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:54:24-07:00February 6th, 2020|Categories: Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, Mercedes-Benz|0 Comments

Toyota CAS2020 Highlander XSE and Nightshades

2021 Special Editions roll into the Chicago Auto Show * First-Ever Highlander XSE Debuts with Bolder Style and Sporty Handling * Trail Special Edition Tacoma, Tundra and 4Runner Offer Greater Outdoors Versatility * Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia Go Dark with Nightshade Special Editions On the eve of the Chicago Auto Show (CAS), Toyota has debuted [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:53:42-07:00February 5th, 2020|Categories: Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, Toyota|0 Comments

Nissan CAS2020 – 1,000,000 reasons why

2020 Nissan Frontier At a media reception on the eve of the Chicago Auto Show CAS 2020, Nissan revealed the 2020 Frontier which features an all-new, powerful 3.8-liter direct-injection V6 engine and all-new 9-speed automatic transmission – both of which will be key elements in the next-generation, all-new Frontier coming soon. The 2020 Frontier, which [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:58:05-07:00February 5th, 2020|Categories: Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, Nissan|0 Comments

2019 Chicago Auto Show unveils

Cars in the Windy City Chicago is the windy city, but it is also home to the self-proclaimed largest auto show in the Nation. Here are some of the vehicles we saw while at the show: 2020 Subaru Legacy The seventh-generation Legacy will be available in Base, Premium, Sport, Limited, Limited XT and [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-01-28T16:01:21-08:00February 14th, 2019|Categories: Automobiles and Energy, Chevrolet Chevy a General Motors Company an American automobile, Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, Ford, Infiniti, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen|Tags: chicago auto show|0 Comments

Chicago Mayor cuts red-tape for more jobs

When Chicago's Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, explains how the city was able to procure more police vehicles it makes sense, "When I first became Mayor they (companies) had to pay a head-tax. I eliminated the head-tax in the first year of my tenure." "We changed the law so that if you manufactured something in [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2019-02-13T16:31:37-08:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, Ford|Tags: ford|0 Comments

2020 Chevy Silverado Heavy-Duty HD first look

Hold my beer Ram and Ford tried to rain on Chevy's parade putting out press releases about their trucks. Mark Reuss might as well have tweeted a #holdmybeer to them as he unveiled the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD with 35,500-pound towing capacity. The Flint manufacturing plant will have 4,000 jobs in that plant [...]