Feb. 05--Launched: In 1901
Producer: Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Number of vehicles: An estimated 1,000.
Location: McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive.
Website: www.chicagoautoshow.com
Dates: Saturday to Feb. 21. , February 13 to Sunday February 21, 2016
Hours: February 13 to 20: 9 am to 10 pm; February 21: 9 am to 8 pm
Tickets: $12 adult
$7 for seniors aged 62 and up
$7 for children aged 7 to 12
Free admission for children 6 and younger with a paying adult
Space: 1 million square feet
Website: www.chicagoautoshow.com
Online ticket sales: www.tickets.drivechicago.com
Special days:
Friday: First Look for Charity: 7-11 p.m.; tickets are $250; event raises about $2.5 million annually for Chicago-area charities.
Monday: Family Day; weekday discount coupons available at Shell gas stations.
Tuesday: Women's Day; admission for women reduced to $7.
Wednesday- Feb. 19: Canned food drive discount: Bring in three canned goods to be donated to A Safe Haven and get $5 off $12 admission.
Feb. 19: Telemundo Hispanic Heritage Day.
Special features:
3 indoor test tracks:
Camp Jeep.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles multibrand test track featuring the latest Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat products.
Toyota RAV4 Blizzard to Beach drive featuring ice crossings, teeter-totter and beach drive.
Outdoor drives:
5 automakers are offering behind-the-wheel time outside on McCormick Place grounds throughout the show.
Other numbers:
Estimated attendance: Attendance was up 7 percent last year. The 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit drew 815,575 people; the Chicago Auto Show typically ranks first or second in attendance, according to Foresight Research; Detroit ranked fifth in 2015.
Youth movement: 42 percent of attendees are millennials.
Car buyers: 68 percent of attendees surveyed intended to purchase a vehicle within a year of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, according to Foresight Research.
Time spent: Attendees spent an average 3 hours, 52 minutes at the 2015 show.
