The OC Auto Show is about to start-up at the Anaheim Convention Center and this year is going to deliver more ride and drives than ever - including toy-electric ride and drives for kids! Orange County's 54th annual family-friendly event starts Thursday, October 4th and runs through Sunday, October 7th. All the major manufacturers are set to display their latest vehicles and technology including the drool-worthy exotics! I sat down with John Sackrison, Executive Director of the OC Automobile Dealers Association, to find out what's in store for this year's show and what the future of mobility might look like for OC Auto Shows to come. Click play below to enjoy the podcast and check out a few pictures from last year's show. ***Transcript*** Recorded – September 10, 2018, in Newport Beach, CA The 54th Annual OC Auto Show John Sackrison: Orange County sells more cars than half the states in the nation. It's amazing to me to see the passion people have her for cars in southern California. Our show is a reflection of this market, and that's one of the things that I think has made the show so much fun to attend. Test drives are right up there, exotics, and that's something that we have that not all the other shows have, whether it's here or even around the country. It's a fun day for the whole family. OC Auto Show Oct. 4-7 @ The Anaheim Convention Center Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States, southern California. Tom Smith here, and I am joined today, I'm excited to be joined today by John Sackrison of the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association. The topic du jour is the OC Auto Show, which is fast approaching, and we're going to talk about a few different things, but John, thank you for joining me. John Sackrison: Absolutely. Happy to be here, and excited to be speaking with you about an awesome event, the Orange County International Auto Show. "...600+ of the hottest new cars." Tom Smith: And let's just, right off the top, dates and times, the details on the OC Auto Show. John Sackrison: So, it's October 4th through the 7th at the Anaheim Convention Center. It's the eighth largest auto show in the nation, 600+ of the hottest new cars. We've got more ride and drives than anywhere else in the country. We got a 15 different ride and drives from 18 brands, including some off-road test tracks that are going to be really cool this year. Tom Smith: Off-road test tracks, is that a new? John Sackrison: Well, Camp Jeep has been coming to our show for many years, and that's almost like a roller coaster right on the show floor, and it's fun to watch, but it's even more fun to do. We're seeing other brands that are adopting that strategy, one being the sister company of RAM, which is also part of the FCA family. But this year, Land Rover is coming in with one as well, and it should be outstanding. Tom Smith: So the location of the show again, Anaheim Convention Center. John Sackrison: Anaheim. Tom Smith: Anaheim Convention Center, and... John Sackrison: We're right across the street from Disneyland. Tom Smith: Right. So then do you guys do this off? I guess you do much of the ride and drives in the parking lot there, or do you actually use streets or how does that work? What's the lay of the land? "It's basically like a rollercoaster ride on the show floor." John Sackrison: Well, the off-road test tracks are actually on the show floor. Tom Smith: On the inside? John Sackrison: Inside. So it's basically like a rollercoaster ride on the show floor,
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