An auto show (also: motor show or car show) is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. The five most prestigious auto shows, sometimes called the "Big Five", are generally considered to be held in Frankfurt, Geneva, Detroit, Paris and Tokyo.[1]
Africa and The Middle East
- Dubai International Motor Show, UAE (November)
- Johannesburg International Motor Show, South Africa, Johannesburg (October) (Biennial)[2]
- Qatar Motor Show, Doha (January)
Asia
- Auto Expo (New Delhi, India)
- VIETNAM AUTOEXPO
- Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China) (Biennial[3])
- Busan Motor Show
- Bangkok International Motor Show (April)
- Guangzhou International Motor Show (Auto Guangzhou)
- Indonesia International Auto Show (BSD City, August)
- Indonesia International Motor Show (Jakarta, April)
- Manila International Auto Show (Manila, April)[4]
- Osaka Auto Messe (Osaka, February[5]
- Pakistan Auto Show (Karachi, Lahore)
- Philippine International Motor Show (Pasay, August)[6]
- Seoul Motor Show
- Shanghai Motor Show aka Auto Shanghai (Biennial)
- Thrissur Motor Show (India)
- Tokyo Auto Salon (Tokyo, January)
- Tokyo Motor Show (October–November)
- Thailand International Motor Expo (December)
Europe
)
Car at an auto show in Germany
- Athens International Motor Show, Athens
- Auto Mobil International (AMI Leipzig), (Leipzig, Germany)[7]
- AutoRAI, Amsterdam
- Autosport International (Birmingham, United Kingdom, January)
- Barcelona International Motor Show, Barcelona (May - biennial)
- Bologna Motor Show
- British International Motor Show
- Brussels Motor Show
- Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille (June - biennial)
- Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
- Essen Motor Show
- European Motor Show, (Brussels Motor Show), (Brussels)
- Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), Frankfurt (September - biennial)
- Geneva Motor Show (Salon International de l'Auto) (March)
- Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Helsinki Motor Show, Helsinki, Finland
- London Motorfair (1977-1991)
- London Motor Show
- London Motorexpo, Canary Wharf
- Madrid Motor Show, Madrid (May) (biennial)
- Michelin Challenge Bibendum
- Mille Miglia
- Mondial de l'Automobile, Paris, (September–October - biennial) (English: Paris Motor Show)
- MOTORTEC, (Madrid)
- Power Big Meet
- Rallyday
- The Commercial Vehicle Show, (Birmingham)
- Truckfest, United Kingdom
Latin America
- Salón Internacional del Automóvil México (Mexico City, Mexico) - (September–October)
- São Paulo International Motor Show, (Salão International do Automóvel de São Paulo), (São Paulo, Brazil) - (October–November)
- Autoclasica , (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - (October)
North America
- Alabama International Auto Show (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance (Amelia Island, Florida)
- Canadian International Auto Show (Toronto, Ontario)
- Chicago Auto Show
- Detroit Autorama (Detroit, Michigan)
- First Hawaiian International Auto Show (Honolulu)
- Fleetwood Country Cruize-In Auto Show (London, Ontario)
- Greater Milwaukee Auto Show[8]
- Hot Import Nights (various venues)
- Houston Auto Show
- LA Auto Show
- Memphis International Auto Show (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Miami International Auto Show (Miami, Florida)
- Moab Jeep Safari, (Moab, Utah)
- Nashville International Auto and Truck Show (Nashville, Tennessee)
- New England International Auto Show (Boston, Massachusetts
- New England Summer Nationals (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Newport Concours d'Elegance
- New York International Auto Show
- North American International Auto Show (Detroit, Michigan)
- Orange County Auto Show, (California International Auto Show), (Anaheim, California)[9]
- Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
- Pennsylvania Auto Show, (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
- Philadelphia Auto Show
- Portland International Auto Show
- Powerama Motoring Expo
- Salon de l'auto de Québec (Quebec City)
- Salon International de l’Auto de Montréal
- Scarsdale Concours d'Elegance (Scarsdale, New York)
- Sevenstock (Irvine, California, September)
- Texas Auto Show
- Ultimate Motorhead Show (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Washington Auto Show
- Woodward Dream Cruise (Oakland County, Michigan, August)
Oceania
- Australian International Motor Show, (Sydney Motor Show), (Sydney), (Melbourne)
- Melbourne International Motor Show, (Melbourne)
Defunct Auto Shows
- Teamwork & Technology: For Today and Tomorrow, (New York City, New York)
- Great West Truck Show (Las Vegas, Nevada)
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ http://www.jhbmotorshow.co.za/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ http://www.automesse.jp/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ AMI - Auto Mobil International, Leipziger Messe
- ^ Greater Milwaukee Auto Show
- ^ "Orange County Auto Show". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2008-10-12.