Salon International de l'Auto

(English) International Geneva Motor Show (French) Salon international de l'auto
The International Geneva Motor Show (6 March 2008)
Status	Active
Genre	Auto show
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Geneva
Country	Switzerland
Years active	1905–present
Website
www.salon-auto.ch

The International Geneva Motor Show (French: Salon international de l'automobile) is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Geneva Palexpo, a convention centre located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Salon is organised by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, and is considered an important major international auto show.

First held in 1905, the Salon has hosted almost all major internal combustion engined models in the history of the automobile, along with benzene- and steam-powered cars from the beginning of the century. Exotic supercars often steal the spotlight during their debuts at the show. Prototypes, new equipment, technical breakthroughs, international partnerships, as well as political and social debates, have been announced at the exhibition. The show is regarded as a level playing field for the world's automakers, aided by the fact Switzerland lacks an auto industry of its own.

Areas of the show:

The International Advanced Mobility Forum is the Geneva Motor Show forum on the mobility of the future.

The 87th Geneva Motor Show will be held from 9 to 19 March 2017.

The 86th Geneva Motor Show was held from 3 to 13 March 2016.

The 85th Geneva Motor Show was held from 5 to 15 March 2015.

The 84th Geneva Motor Show was held from 6 to 16 March 2014.

The 83rd Geneva Motor Show was held from 5 to 17 March 2013.

The 82nd edition was held from 8 to 18 March 2012.

The 2011 edition was held from 3 to 13 March 2011.

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