World Famous Auto Shows

Chicago Auto Show

The Chicago Automobile Show was first presented in 1901, when the automobile was just in its infancy. With curiosity high, over 4,000 curious folks came to see these new horseless carriages that year. That first auto show was held at the Coliseum, located at 15th and Wabash. Also debuting near the turn of the century (in 1904), the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) has since become the nation's oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization. Since 1935, the CATA has produced the Chicago Auto Show... more

Delhi Auto Expo

The Auto Expo has been the glittering showcase of the Indian automobile and auto-component industry for the last 18 years. Each Auto Expo has revealed to the world, the rapid developments in the industry and has been the launching-pad for many new vehicles as well as new technology components... more

Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS)

The North American International Auto Show (previously called the Detroit Auto Show and often abbreviated NAIAS) is an annual automobile show (or auto show) that occurs every year in Detroit, Michigan. The first auto show occurred in Detroit in 1907 at Beller's Beer Garden at Riverside Park and has been held every year except 1943-1952. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989. Since 1965, it has been held at Cobo Center where it occupies 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) of floor space. The show is particularly important because Detroit is the location of the headquarters of the Big Three American automakers, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors... more

Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA)

The Frankfurt Motor Show is one of the largest and most important international auto shows in Europe. Although it occurs on an annual basis, it alternates between passenger vehicles one year and commercial vehicles the next. Because of this, the Frankfurt auto show swaps positions with the biannual Paris International Motor Show as Europe's most important auto show... more

Geneva Motor Show

The Geneva Motor Show is the world’s only international motor show held annually. The Geneva Motor Show doesn't have the most debuts or the biggest attendance, but year after year it always manages to draw plenty of interest from nearly every major auto manufacturer. In addition to the usual suspects, the Geneva auto show also attracts a large contingent of European design houses that use Geneva's intimate show floor to display their latest designs. Without a home country to dominate the proceedings, there's guaranteed to be an interesting mix of both production and concept vehicles from every corner of the world. And its place on the calendar each spring gives the European auto manufacturers one last chance to debut new models before the summer selling season... more

Los Angeles Auto Show

The Los Angeles International Auto Show doesn't always receive the attention it deserves. As the home of car culture in America, the LA auto show always brings out big crowds and plenty of world debuts from manufacturers curious to see what kind of response their latest creations generate. From its humble beginnings in an exhibition tent back in 1907, the Los Angeles auto show has grown to become one of the biggest new car shows in the country... more

New York Auto Show

Starting back in 1900, the New York auto show showed the would-be motoring public an array of "horseless carriages." Oldsmobile used the 1901 show to debut its little one-cylinder runabout that came to be nicknamed the "Curved Dash Olds," due to its design that made it look more like a small horse-drawn sleigh than a motorcar... more

Paris Auto Show

The first automobile show in the world was held in Paris in 1898 at the Tuilleries Gardens. Only a handful of the new-fangled "automobiles" were exhibited at the outdoor location. To prove the validity of this new mode of transportation, exhibitors had to drive their vehicles from Versailles to Paris. Although he opened this first Paris Motor Show, the President of France was openly skeptical about the automobile and punctuated his opinion by leaving the auto show in a horse-drawn carriage... more

SEMA Auto Show

Since 1963, the Specialty Equipment Market Association has been putting on an aftermarket trade show that has gotten bigger and bigger every year since its inception nearly four decades ago. Once known as the Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association, SEMA is the granddaddy of all automotive aftermarket trade shows in this country... more

Tokyo Motor Show

The Tokyo Motor Show occurs annually but alternates between commercial vehicles one year and passenger vehicles the next. As you might expect, the Tokyo auto show is the coming-out party of all the latest from the Japanese Big Three: Honda, Nissan and Toyota. But as the Chinese auto industry has grown over the last decade, the Tokyo Motor Show is quickly gaining even more relevance as an important international auto show... more