British International Motor Show

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Exhibitor at the Earls Court Motor Show 1948

The British International Motor Show is an automobile exhibition that was held regularly between 1903 and 2008 as an event by the Organization Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles . The venue was initially London , then from 1976 to 2004 Birmingham and from 2006 back to London. The exhibition was canceled for 2010 and 2012. In December 2014, Prince Michael of Kent announced that the show would resume as the London Motor Show in Battersea Park in May 2016 .

history

The first motor show in Great Britain was held in 1896 as an exhibition for "Horseless Carriages" at the Imperial Institute in South Kensington . The event was organized by the Motor Car Club of Britain. In 1903, the first British Motor Show hosted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) was held at Crystal Palace in London. From 1905 to 1936 the Olympia in London hosted the Motor Show.

After the British International Motor Show first took place in Earl's Court in 1937 , the exhibition had to pause from 1939 during the Second World War . After the end of the war, trade fair operations resumed and the Earl's Court Motor Show in 1948 attracted more than 560,000 visitors. In 1976 the exhibition location changed and the event was held at the National Exhibition Center (NEC) near Birmingham until 2004 . The record of more than 900,000 visitors in 1978 also fell during this time.

Since 2006 the British International Motor Show has taken place in London every two years. After two events in the Exhibition Center London (ExCeL) the fair was canceled for 2010 and 2012. In May 2016, trade fair operations are to be resumed after an eight-year break.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ British Motor Show canceled as recession bites. The Telegraph, March 19, 2009, accessed May 30, 2015 .
  2. ^ British International Motor Show canceled outright. October 15, 2010, accessed May 30, 2015 .
  3. ^ New London Motor Show announced by Prince Michael of Kent. The Telegraph, December 5, 2015, accessed May 30, 2015 .
  4. ^ Horseless Carriages. The Times , February 17, 1896; P. 7.
  5. ^ SMMT History. Retrieved May 31, 2015 .
  6. ^ British Motor Show: Golden years. The Telegraph, July 25, 2008, accessed May 31, 2015 .
  7. ^ British Motor Show 2010 is axed. March 19, 2009, accessed May 31, 2015 .