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2008 Update No.2 Media Preview February 6-7 First Look for Charity February 7 Public Show February 8-17 www.ChicagoAutoShow.com The list of manufacturers who choose Chicago to stage the largest displays they produce anywhere in the world has grown again. General Motors has increased its Chicago footprint by an additional 22,000 sq. ft., totaling approximately 186,000 sq. ft.
starting at the 2008 edition in the nations premier exposition
center, McCormick
Place. The Chicago Auto Show currently utilizes 1.3 million
sq. ft. of Class A
space with full 40
tall ceilingsand all
on the same oor. The new GM display will bring all of the
Generals brands
together in the North
Hall of McCormick
Place. Were thrilled to have GM express its con dence in Chi-
cagos importance,
said Bob Loquercio, chairman of the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. We also want to acknowledge the cooperation of a large group of manufacturers who have relocated to new homes to accommodate this
major shift of in our oor plan. Steve Hill, General Motors North Central Regional Manager said, Were excited to have all
of our brands grouped together for our customers.
Well be able to showcase and feature our industry
leading design and technology, as well as our vi-
sion for alternative fuels. While were celebrating our past 100 years, Chicago will help us to better tell the story of our future, said Hill. Auto Show General Manager Jerry Cizek said, People keep asking us how were able to take care of requests for more
space. Actually, Chicago is the only major show in the United
States with room to grow. If someone wanted more space our
response would be to Bring it on! Not only will the increase
in size of the GM display (featuring its Centennial Anniversary
celebration display) provide a dramatic new look to the North
Hall, but will bring new consumer views to the entire show. Its always good to jumble up the deck a bit and with this move well
do exactly that. We think the public will love it. Theres no spot on our show oor that doesnt maximize an exhibitors ability to reach the public, continued Cizek. The size
of the show coupled with its multiple entrance access points
result in an ideal situation for all of our exhibitors. The brilliant design of McCormick Place makes production of the biggest automotive exposition in North America a
much easier and cost-effective proposition. Chrysler Corporations 192,000 sq. ft. display, replete with a half-mile long indoor test track, will
again provide a formidable platform to stage its
world premier of the production Dodge Challenger. Theyre going to need elbow room for what will surely be a sea of consumers, all craning their necks to see
the next object of their automotive fantasies. The Chrysler, GM and Ford displays alone total more than a half million square feet. Thats bigger than most shows in
the United States. Its really not a space race for the
biggest display, said
Loquercio. Whats
important is that
exhibitors from all over
the world all know
that Chicago has the
capability to accom-
modate virtually any
request made of us in
Class A space right on
the main oor. Additionally, we have the best infra-
structure to stage
the nations biggest auto show. Were blessed with a burgeoning rst class hotel
populationincluding two of the top ve-rated properties in
the worldthat offers 69,000 hotel rooms within a 15-minute
drive of McCormick Place; a city thats central for air travel from
anywhere in the world; unparalleled restaurants and a dedicated labor force that constructs this gigantic show in a mere seven days. Why wouldnt we be proud? We have what everyone else wants. GM Display Expands In Chicago The two-day media preview of the Chicago Auto show will nd General Motors North American President Troy Clarke at the
mike as leadoff hitter.
The cooperative efforts of the Chicago Auto Show and the Midwest
Automotive Media Association (MAMA)
has resulted in a great opening event
for the auto show since the rst year
our group was formed, said Dave Boe,
president of MAMA. The list of speakers
weve enjoyed over the years reads like
a Whos Who of the autmotive industry.
Were so pleased that Troy Clarke has
accepted our invitation to join us,
Clarke will address those attending the Chicago Auto Show/MAMA breakfast
held in Room S101 of McCormick Place,
Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 8 a.m., but veterans
of the event know that the doors open and
breakfastt is served starting at 7:30 a.m.
Troy A. Clarke has been president of GM North America and GM group vice
president since July 1, 2006. He had served as president of
GM Asia Paci c and GM group vice president from June 2004.
Earlier, he was GM group vice president of manufacturing and
labor relations beginning in June 2002. During that time, he was
responsible for North America vehicle manufacturing, vehicle
operations, the Metal Fabricating Division, and labor relations.
He served as GMs chief negotiator for the 2003 United Auto
Workers labor negotiations in North America.
Clarke had been vice president of labor relations since January 2001. Before taking the labor relations post, Clarke was president and managing director of GM de Mexico and a
GM coporate vice president since January 1998. He had been director of manufacturing for GM de Mexico
since June 1997.
Clarke joined GM as a co-op student at Pontiac Motor Division in Pontiac,
Michigan, in 1973. He remained at
Pontiac for ten years, holding a series
of engineering and manufacturing
assignments of increasing responsibility.
He received a bachelors degree in engineering from the General Motors
Institute in 1978 and a masters degree in
business administration from the University
of Michigan in 1982.
Clarke is a member of the board of directors of the Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers and a member of the
University of Michigan Business School
Visiting Council. He serves on the board
of directors of the GM-Toyota NUMMI
manufacturing joint venture in California. Shuttles will operate continually from two of the shows of cial hotels, the Fairmont Chicago and Swiss

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