Recently went to LA Auto Show. It was never world class but a decade or two ago it definitely had all mainstream German brands represented, the mainstream exotic brands (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati) and the small market share brands like Alfa Romeo, Mitsubishi, etc. It had literally none of that. It wasn’t boring but it also wasn’t the “near-complete index of new cars for viewing” it used to be.
Do such shows still exist? Geneva and Detroit come to mind, but have they withered away too?
Maybe some lesser-known shows like Dubai, or Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India? Mexico?
Would appreciate any input & insight
Highly recommended the Paris motor show. Biggest in Europe for attendance and you also get to see Paris.
I’ve been to it twice and it was fantastic. But watch out when getting tickets as its bi annual. 1 year is consumer cars, then next is commercial, so only every second year has cars.
There is also the Frankfurt motor show, which is the biggest motor show in Europe. Its so big that each of the big German brands have their own dedicated convention centre buildings. This is also the venue most new cars are debuted in Europe.
The only downside to Franfurt is that the city doesn’t have much to do outside the carshow unless you plan ahead and look for things.
Both of these shows are manufacturer shows and have attendance in the hundreds of thousands.
Frankfurt is in Munich now and it’s not good anymore. Germans barely had cars and the rest of Europe was not there