(Updated with details and context)
The Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) announced on Friday that it was giving up organizing a next edition due to prospects considered uncertain for the automobile industry.
“The Council of the Foundation of the Geneva International Motor Show notes that there are too many uncertainties linked to the automobile industry and the loss of attractiveness of the major European shows to take the risk of planning ahead. further into the future,” he said in a press release.
Created in 1905, the Geneva International Motor Show has long been a must for the launches of new cars, particularly in Europe. At its peak, no less than 120 exhibitors flocked to Palexpo.
But after the cancellation of the 2020 edition due to the pandemic, the Geneva show was interrupted for three additional years before returning last February.
Intended to mark the rebirth of the Swiss show, the 2024 edition however only brought together a major European manufacturer, Renault, and Chinese manufacturers, and attracted 168,000 visitors out of a target of 200,000.
(Written by Blandine Hénault and Gilles Guillaume, edited by Sophie Louet)