2023 Chicago Auto Present sees greatest crowd as annual occasion at McCormick Place prepares to wrap up

CHICAGO (WLS) — The 2023 Chicago Auto Present involves an finish Monday however on the annual occasion’s ninth day Sunday, McCormick Place noticed its greatest crowds but.

“We’re proper on observe with how our present has carried out up to now, the place the final Sunday of the present and President’s Day is that Monday, it usually is the most important attendance day,” mentioned Jennifer Morand, co-general supervisor of the Chicago Auto Present.

Again to its pre-pandemic dimension, occupying each the north and south halls, this 12 months’s auto present was much more fingers on that in years previous.

“Are we getting a sense this could possibly be the brand new household automobile? Now it is too small. I would like an enormous automobile,” mentioned Donna Davis.

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With extra check tracks than ever earlier than, the auto present offered each these seeking to purchase a automobile and people in quest of some good quaint household enjoyable with extra issues to do whereas right here.

“That is his first time at a automobile present. He is solely 4.5 years outdated. That is perhaps solely my second time,” mentioned Jesse Randall.

“It is cool,” added James Bates. “They’re curiosity has peaked inside the automotive trade and stuff. So yeah, it is good. It is principally for the boys and stuff to see. I am not a lot for the crowds.”

Maybe the most well-liked attraction has been the present’s 100,000 sq. foot observe devoted particularly to exhibiting off numerous fashions of electrical automobiles to a public increasingly more desirous about making the swap.

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“It’s the future. That’s the place the shift goes, so I assume it is simply embrace it now as a result of ultimately it may occur,” mentioned Ja’Tares Lavigne.

“It appears to be the automobile of the longer term and I am not going to be shopping for too many new vehicles, so I believe I’ll get one,” mentioned Mark Brachman.

Whereas — as they wish to say, the vehicles are the celebrities — there have been additionally a number of household pleasant actions this weekend, together with a pet adoption occasion, the place in honor of the President’s Day vacation, Elgin’s Anderson Humane Shelter partnered up with Subaru to attempt to discover without end properties for Washington, Jefferson and Roosevelt.

In case you want another incentive to make it in on the final day, there might be discounted parking after 6 p.m., with the doorways closing on the auto present till subsequent 12 months at 8 p.m.