Turin Auto Show
| Turin Auto Show | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Auto show |
| Begins | 21 April 1900 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country |
 Italy
|
| Years active | 1900–2000 2015-present |
| Next event | 7 June 2017 – 11 June 2017 |
| Attendance | 350.000 (2015) 650.000 (2016) |
| Website | |
| http://www.parcovalentino.com/salone-auto-torino | |
The Turin Motor Show (Italian: Salone dell'Automobile di Torino) was an auto show held annually in Turin, Italy. The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino, becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it with Milan and Rome until that time. From 1972, the show was held bi-annually and in 1984, it moved into Fiat's shuttered Lingotto factory.
The event was last held in Turin in 2000 and cancelled from 2002, resulting in the Bologna Motor Show taking over the role of Italy's International Motor Show.
From 2015, Turin will again hold a Motor Show, albeit as an open-air festival to keep exhibitors' costs down and provide free access to the public. It will be held in the precinct of the Parco del Valentino.
The 1954 36th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by Italian President Luigi Einaudi on 21 April and closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 11 countries, including 66 car manufacturers and 22 coachbuilders.
Italian President Giovanni Gronchi, escorted by a troop of Corazzieri, inaugurated the 38th Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile on 21 April 1956. The motor show closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 13 countries, including 64 car manufacturers, 35 truck and bus manufacturers, and 18 coachbuilders.
The 1959 41st Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Gronchi on 31 October and closed on 11 November. There were 490 exhibitors from 12 countries, including 65 car manufacturers.
The 1963 45th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated by Italian President Antonio Segni on 30 October and closed on 10 November. The exhibitors were 524 from 13 countries, including 72 car manufacturers and 21 coachbuilders.
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