2003 Chicago Auto Show
Changes from last year's layout
by Rick Smith
The 2003 Chicago Auto Show will soon arrive in Chicago and the show is now being constructed while I write this article. Because the auto industry is so dynamic, I thought it might be interesting to examine the changes in the show floor layout between 2003 and previous years.
The three largest booths (Ford, General Motors and Chrysler) appear to be both in the same location and identical in overall size to last year's show, but there appears to be some "shuffling" within these booths. These largest booths include 20 different marques:
Ford - Mercury / Lincoln / Ford / Mazda / Land Rover / Volvo / Jaguar / Aston Martin
General Motors - Hummer / Buick / Chevrolet / Saturn / Saab / Cadillac / Oldsmobile / GMC / Pontiac
Chrysler - Jeep / Chrysler / Dodge
Notable booth omissions to this year's exhibitors are:
DaewooVespaPanoz (will be in Shell exotics)Rolls Royce (Bentley is present, however)deTomaso (missing from prior years)
New exhibitors to the 2003 show are:
MaybachScionRegency
Exhibitors that have moved locations from last year and/or have changed in size are:
Isuzu (moved to center)Mini (smaller)Exotic Cars (Shell) (slightly moved)Avanti (smaller)Kia (slight move, smaller)OnStarAudi (moved from center to far corner -- have been in this area in past shows)Sports Car Club of AmericaVolo Auto MuseumExplorer Conversions (moved to center)Maserati (moved)
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The rest of manufacturers' booths appear to be identical in size and location to their booths' last year. They are:
Toyota / LexusHonda / AcuraNissan / InfinitiMitsubishiBMWVolkswagenMercedes-BenzHyundaiGeneral MotorsPorsche
Looks like 2003 will be an exciting show with plenty of new models to see.
Dated: February 8, 2003
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