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The Geneva International Motor Show was an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva.

The show was hosted at the Palexpo, a convention centre located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Salon was organised by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, and was considered an important major international auto show.

First held in 1905, the Salon 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 was regarded as a level playing field for the world's automakers, aided by the fact Switzerland lacked an auto industry of its own.

The Geneva International Motor Show was not held in 2020–2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact on the global automobile industry. The event returned for the last time in 2024.

In May 2024 the Geneva Show organizing committee decided to cancel the event for 2025 and beyond, citing a general lack of interest by manufacturers and competition from other shows. It shifted its focus to the show scheduled for November 2025 in Qatar.

Sections

Areas of the show:

  1. Motor cars, 3 or 4 or more wheels.

  2. Electric cars and alternative powered cars.

  3. Special bodywork for motor cars, car design, engineering.

  4. Converted cars (tunerss).

  5. Accessories and parts for motor cars

  6. OEM : original equipment manufacturers

  7. Workshop installations for the repair and maintenance of motor cars

  8. Miscellaneous products and services related to the car industry

  9. Animation / Attractions.

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

2020s

2025

After the 2024 show, the organizers of the car show announced its closure. They will continue to organize the Qatar Motor Show, at Doha.

2024

In July 2023, plans were announced for the 2024 Geneva Motor Show as the last event held from 26 February to 3 March, with a revised format to reduce costs for exhibitors. The 2024 edition highlighted serious organizational shortcomings, which resulted in lower participation or the total absence of some manufacturers. As of January 26, 2024, automakers that were confirmed to present at the show in 2024 were:

The following vehicles were first presented at the show:

2023

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic along with "uncertainties in the global economy and geopolitics" in 2022 led the organisers to cancel the Swiss location for 2023 (fourth year in row) and to postpone the Qatari location until October 2023. Another contributing factor was less commitments from the manufacturers for the Swiss location. The dates for the Qatar Motor Show were confirmed to be from 5 to 14 October 2023.

2021 and 2022

In 2021, the Geneva International Motor Show organisers entered into an agreement with Qatari government to hold biennial exhibitions in Qatar during the fourth quarter along with annual exhibitions in the Switzerland during the first quarter.

The 2021 and 2022 exhibitions were cancelled due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic measures. The Qatari location was to be held in November 2022, but it was postponed to 2023 for the same reason. The global chip shortage was also cited as a factor in the 2022 cancellation of Swiss location.

2020

The 90th Geneva Motor Show was planned for 5 to 15 March 2020, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Switzerland's decision to impose a limit on gatherings of over 1,000 people was cited as the reason for the cancellation. It was one of the first of many major automotive events to be cancelled due to COVID-19.

The following vehicles were to be presented at the show in 2020:

Production cars

Concept cars

2010s

2019

The 89th Geneva Motor Show was held between 7 and 17 March 2019.

Production cars

Concept cars

2018

The 88th Geneva Motor Show was held on 8 to 18 March 2018.

Production cars

Concept cars

2017

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

Production cars

Concept cars

2016

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

Production cars

Concept cars

2015

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

Production cars

Concept cars

2014

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

Production cars

Concept cars

2013

The 83rd Geneva Motor Show was held from 7 to 17 March 2013.

Production cars

Concept cars

2012

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

Production cars

Concept cars

2011

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

Production cars

Concept cars

2010

The 80th edition of the Geneva Motor Show was held from 4–14 March 2010. Over 80 introductions were expected for the show. Press days for the show started on 2 March 2010, when most of the major introductions occurred.

Production cars

Concept cars

2000s

2009

The 2009 Geneva Motor Show was held from 5–15 March 2009. The following vehicles were introduced:

Production cars

Concept cars

2008

The 2008 Geneva Motor Show was held from 6–16 March 2008. The following vehicles were introduced:

Production cars

Concept cars

2007

The 2007 Geneva Auto Show was held from 8–18 March 2007. The following vehicles were introduced:

Production cars

Concept cars

In addition, Subaru introduced its new boxer diesel engine, and Honda showed its next generation clean diesel engine.

Alternative propulsion section

2006

The 2006 Geneva Auto Show was held from 3–19 March 2006. The following vehicles were introduced:

Production cars

Concept cars

2005

The following introductions were made at the 2005 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

2004

The following introductions were made from 4 to 14 March 2004 at the Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

2003

The following introductions were made at the 2003 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

2002

The following introductions were made at the 2002 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

2001

The following major introductions were made at the 2001 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

2000

The following introductions were made at the 2000 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1990s

1999

The following concepts and major launches featured at the 1999 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1998

The following concepts and major launches featured at the 1998 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1997

The following introductions were made at the 1997 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1996

The following introductions were made at the 1996 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1995

The following introductions were made at the 1995 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1994

The following introductions were made at the 1994 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1993

The following introductions were made at the 1993 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1992

The following introductions were made at the 1992 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1991

The following introductions were made at the 1991 Geneva show:

Production cars

Concept cars

1990

The following introductions were made at the 1990 Geneva show:

Concept cars

1980s

1989

The following introductions were made at the 1989 Geneva show:

1988

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1987

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1986

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1985

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1984

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1983

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1982

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1981

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1980

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1970s

1979

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1978

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1977

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1976

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1975

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1974

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1973

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1972

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1971

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1970

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1960s

1969

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1968

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1967

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1966

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1965

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1964

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1963

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1962

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1961

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1960

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1950s

1959

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1958

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1957

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1956

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1955

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1954

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1953

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1952

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1951

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1950

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1940s

1949

The following introductions were made at the 1949 Geneva show:

1947

The following introductions were made at the 1947 Geneva show:

1920s

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