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Cadillac, Buick And GMC Sitting Out 2021 Chicago Auto Show

Three General Motors brands, Cadillac, Buick and GMC, will sit out the upcoming Chicago Auto Show.

Cadillac, Buick and GMC will not have a presence at this year’s Chicago Auto Show, which kicks off this week, leaving Chevy as the only GM brand with a presence at the event. That means showgoers will not be able to familiarize themselves with any of these three brand’s most recent products, which include the following:

Interestingly, Chevy also has no product debuts planned for the Chicago Auto Show, so it’s unlikely the brand will introduce anything new at the event. Instead, it will probably show off some of its more popular current products, like the Chevy Silverado and its variants, the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban and the C8 Corvette Stingray.

This year’s Chicago Auto Show will kick off on July 15th and will carry on through to July 19th. The event was originally scheduled to take place from February 13th to February 21st, however it was postponed amid rising COVID-19 cases in Illinois earlier this year.

While three of GM’s brands will be sitting out this year’s Chicago Auto Show, its rivals at Ford and Stellantis are going all-in. Ford, for its part, plans to show off its recently unveiled F-150 Lightning electric pickup and Maverick compact pickup. Stellantis will introduce a handful of special edition versions of the Ram 1500, including a 10th Anniversary Edition and a new BackCountry Edition, along with the new Jeep Wrangler Xtreme Recon Package.

In addition to Stellantis and Ford, other brands set to have a presence at this year’s Chicago Auto Show include BMW, Honda, Kia, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and VW.

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  1. Instead of leaving burnout rubber 11s on the ground, Chevy is leaving heel marks, from dragging their heels! Let’s see the Silverado EV, 2022 Silverado, Silverado ZR2.

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    1. Can’t wait to see cheap, crappy interior in the Silvy!

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  2. Car shows are still a thing?? Why? I used to go to the Detroit Auto Show every January, but I haven’t been to one in about 10 years or so. They just aren’t that exciting anymore without the wild concepts…more or less just like going to the new car lot on Sunday’s.

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    1. Yes, they aren’t as big as they used to be, thanks to the Internet. But, if you’re buying a car, benefits are you can check out different makes in one place and go between them easily, the manufacturer and product line reps can be more informed than dealer salespeople and in big shows you can often catch engineers and managers, there’s less sales and time pressure since they can’t sell you a car there, and in big shows they often have drive courses to show features like off-road, safety, and track.

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      1. The nice thing about auto shows is that for big and tall people you can set your big and tall body in the seat and check out the comfort level and ergonomics.
        Cabin seating and leg room has become more limited over the years. Almost like commercial airline seating.

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    2. You mean to tell me you don’t want to see all of those nice overpriced FWD “SUVs” or hear some pandering battery car message?

      I’m with you no cool concepts with powertrains that are desirable.

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    3. The concepts were always the best part. But I guess it is a lot of money to spend on things they have no intention of producing. Imagine if we got that Cadillac Cien. Or the Sixteen.

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      1. Oooh ooh…or imaging if we got a Blackwing v8 in our Blackwing Cadillac.

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  3. I thought GM said going forward they were going to make new announcements in more private settings instead of car shows. The Hummer and Lyriq debuts were better than anything they’ve had at car shows.

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  4. I was debating whether to go so guess that’s not going to happen.

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  5. GM huge mistake the largest Auto Maker in America is bringing the less. I don’t see any new Buicks, Cadillacs , or GMC’s in my area. Why display Chevrolet as a lone division without its upper brands ? Why not bring none of the brands

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    1. Maybe they are going to do an independent reveal like they did with the Lyriq and Hummer EV. Car shows don’t get undivided attention.

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  6. gm, out of sight out of mind advertising. Where are all the new evs to wow the world?

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    1. Do you think they would announce a new EV in the noise (lots of other announcements) at a car show?

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  7. Disappointed…

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    1. Its GM, they have been disappointing the world for thirty years .

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  8. I go to the Louisville farm machinery show every 2-3 years. The shear tonnage of Steel there makes the Bismark blush. Car shows need to replicate that. Awe-inspiring and innovation.

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  9. If this show was in……Shanghai, Beijing or even Shenzhen, Buick and Cadillac would be front and center! Besides the Escalade and maybe the Enclave, everything else these brands do now is based on the wants and needs in China.

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  10. Does any of this really surprise you? gm can’t market or manage themselves out of a paper bag. The new logo tells you their small and shrinking every day. I really thought Roger Smith was the anti christ but this company keeps finding new ways to make themselves invisible.

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  11. I was looking forward to seeing the new Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs. Oh, well.

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  12. What does one expect from a dead man walking .
    They have self destructed for decades & the final fall is coming .
    How can you take a take a a great company ,that literally led the automotive world ,and turn it into a disrespected joke ?
    Wall Street equity investors , bottom lines , nepotism ,no car people ,badge engineering , common sense ,or class ,that’s how .
    Pass a Mercedes ,BMW ,Lexus ,Toyota ,Honda ,Audi dealership & you want to go inside .
    Just passed a Cadillac seller in rich King Of Prussia PA …..looks like what a Studebaker – Packard one must of been like in 1959, sans the Mercedes import license.
    They should NEVER get a dime again from the US Government ….the storied divisions should of been sold off to people who care ,not tasteless ,mindless wimps ,with no class ,who destroyed the legends .

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  13. Look this show was a cluster!

    It is small, short and did not even have a full press day with out the crews setting up. Yes the AC was not even on.

    According to one press rep “ A number of automakers were not present, including Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Genesis, Dodge, Chrysler, Cadillac, and probably others I’m forgetting. It was also a single press day starting at 9:30 a.m. and pretty much ending at 2 p.m. Some of the press conferences were basically a single representative talking from a sheet of notes about a model, without all the wild lights, smoke and projection screens we’ve become accustomed to in reveals. Plus, most automakers didn’t have anything completely new to revel .

    Coming out of the virus and chip shortage all efforts are mostly going to keep production going.

    The point of these shows are to drive local sales. If lots are empty why have a show?

    Same for the intro of new vehicles. GM still has 21 trucks to build and sell before they move to the 22. They have announced when the new trucks will come in with will be soon.

    Add in the cost today and the impact of the web I expect shows to decline moving forward for new ways to reach customers.

    Heck just look now we don’t hardly have any magazines to cover shows or show cars anymore.

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  14. Supposedly the largest, ‘respected’ auto show out there?? Do it right, or don’t do it at all.
    Anyways, seems the vehicles you really want to get a good look at are always locked up, or ‘on display’ so you can’t get near them, and others you can’t get to because inconsiderate folks won’t get out of them. And I think this year there are only 2 concept vehicles ?? It’s a waste of time.

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  15. Based upon GM’s product line, except for Corvette, they are too embarrassed to show their cars.

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    1. As much as I would like to agree with you (because I want more sedans, not SUVS), their SUVS are actually good. And are not bad looking vehicles…. Except for the Silverado. Yeeea they need to change that and quick.

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  16. I suspect we are going to see more change in automotive marketing and distribution moving forward,.

    While the imports are not having chip issues as much they are stuck off shore. I have a Subaru dealer here that only had 6 cars to start the month and are waiting for 60 to arrive.

    I have noted for 2021 there were no sale brochures to be found at the dealers I was at when looking for the wires car. I even looked on E bay and nothing for 2021 at GM.

    The way we work and do business has been changed due to the Virus and fall out and I only expect more changes.

    Cleveland moved their show from the Airport IX center to down town. It is not worth the trip down town. I expect they will see a drop off of the even in attendance.

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  17. I think they are probably doing this because either they have a truck up their sleeve, or they are going to hold separate press conferences when the noise from this week calms down. Which is actually smart. They did it with the Lyriq and Hummer EV.

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  18. Local news crew covering the event also spoke with a representative from another brand (don’t recall which) and he stated they had a difficult time even getting enough cars to display. They had to scour dealer lots in order to even have something to show at this event.

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    1. Hum…good year to show some styling bucks, concepts, or hell what about grab a bunch of vehicles awaiting chips off the college campus parking lots and show new vehicles…not like afm is very important on a car in an auto show exhibit!

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