The Paris Motor Show (french: Mondial de l'Automobile) is a biennial

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in Paris. Held during October, it is one of the most important auto shows, often with many new production automobile and

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debuts. The show presently takes place in

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. The ''Mondial'' is scheduled by the ''

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'', which considers it a major international auto show. In 2016, the Paris Motor Show welcomed 1,253,513 visitors, making it the most visited auto show in the world, ahead of Tokyo and Frankfurt. The key figures of the show are: of exhibition, 8 pavilions, 260 brands from 18 countries, 65 world premieres, more than 10 000 test drives for electric and hybrid cars, more than 10 000 journalists from 103 countries. Until 1986, it was called the ''Salon de l'Automobile''; it took the name ''Mondial de l'Automobile'' in 1988 and ''Mondial Paris Motor Show'' in 2018. The show was held annually until 1976; since which time, it has been held biennially.

History

The show was the first motor show in the world, started in 1898 by industry pioneer,

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. After 1910, it was held at the ''

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'' in the

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. During the

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motor shows were suspended, meaning that the show of October 1919 was only the 15th "Salon". There was again no Paris Motor Show in 1925, the venue having been booked instead for an Exhibition of Decorative Arts. In October 1926, the Motor Show returned, this being the 26th Paris ''Salon de l'Automobile''. The outbreak of

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again intervened in 1939 when the 33rd ''Salon de l'Automobile'' was cancelled at short notice. Normality of a sorts returned some six years later and the 33rd "Salon" finally opened in October 1946. In January 1977, it was announced that no Paris Motor Show would take place that year, because of the "current economic situation": at the same time the organisers confirmed that a 1978 ''Auto Salon'' for Paris was planned. The 65th ''Salon de Paris'' duly opened on 15 October 1978 in the modern buildings of the Parc des Expositions, on the south western edge of central

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at the

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, where the show had been held since 1962.

Editions

* 1898 1st * 1913 14th "Salon de l'Automobile" * 1919 15th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1920) The first "Salon" since 1913. ::9 October 1919 ::65 French automobile makers exhibited (plus 22 French commercial vehicle manufacturers and 31 non-French automobile industry businesses). At least 118 exhibitors in total. ''There was no "Salon de l'Automobile" in 1920'' * 1921 16th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1922) * 1922 17th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1923) ::4 October 1922 ::81 French automobile makers exhibited (plus one French commercial vehicle manufacturer, 7 "Coachbuilders" and 25 non-French automobile industry businesses.) 113 exhibitors in total. * 1923 18th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1924) * 1924 19th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1925) ::2 October 1924 ::78 French automobile makers exhibited (plus four French commercial vehicle manufacturers and 34 non-French automobile industry businesses.) 116 exhibitors in total. ''There was no "Salon de l'Automobile" in 1925 due to the venue having been allocated to an Exhibition of Decorative Arts'' * 1926 20th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1927) ::7 October 1926 ::81 French automobile makers exhibited and 42 non-French automobile industry businesses exhibited. 126 exhibitors in total * 1927 21st "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1928) * 1928 22nd "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1929) * 1929 23rd "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1930) * 1930 24th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1931) ::2 October 1930 ::46 French automobile makers and 46 non-French automobile makers exhibited. 92 exhibitors in total. * 1931 25th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1932) ::1 October 1931 ::39 French automobile makers and 37 non-French automobile makers exhibited. 79 exhibitors in total. * 1932 26th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1933) * 1933 27th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1934) ::5 October 1933 ::26 French automobile makers exhibited. * 1934 28th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1935) * 1935 29th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1936) * 1936 30th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1937) * 1937 31st "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1938) ::7 October 1937 ::22 French automobile makers exhibited. * 1938 32nd * 1946 33rd * 1947 34th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1948) ::23 October 1947 ::27 French automobile makers exhibited. * 1948 35th * 1949 36th * 1950 37th * 1951 38th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1952) ::4 October 1951 ::23 French automobile makers exhibited. * 1952 39th * 1953 40th :: Inter Autoscooter world premiere * 1954 41st :::

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world premiere * 1955 42nd ::: Citroën DS world premiere ::: Continental Mark II world premiere * 1956 43rd :::

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world premiere * 1957 44th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1958) ::3 October 1957 ::24 French automobile makers exhibited. * 1958 45th * 1959 46th ::: Facel Vega Facellia * 1960 47th ::: Triumph Italia * 1961 48th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1962) ::5 October 1961 ::9 French automobile makers exhibited. (Plus one "

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" maker and one coachbuilder) * 1962 49th Salon ::This was the first year the show was held at the

on the outskirts of Paris. ::: Buick Riviera world premiere * 1963 50th * 1964 51st * 1965 52nd "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1966) ::October 1965 ::9 French automobile makers exhibited. (Plus one "

" maker and one coachbuilder) * 1966 53rd * 1967 54th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1968) ::6 October 1967 ::8 French automobile makers exhibited, plus one coachbuilder :::

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world premiere * 1968 55th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1969) * 1974 61st "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1975) :::

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world premiere * 1976 63rd "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1977) known as a "Salon of Sobriété" :::

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world premiere * 1978 64th "Salon de l'Automobile" (Model Year 1979) ::15 October 1978 * 1988 73rd edition * 1992 75th edition ::Introduction of the

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* 1998 Paris Motor Show * 2000 Paris Motor Show *

2002 Paris Motor Show The 2002 Paris Motor Show took place from 28 September to 13 October 2002. Introductions Production Cars * Citroën C3 Pluriel * Peugeot 307 CC * Renault Mégane II * Nissan Micra * Porsche Cayenne * SEAT Córdoba * Volkswagen Touareg * For ...

* 2004 Paris Motor Show * 2006 Paris Motor Show *

2008 Paris Motor Show The 2008 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 19 October 2008, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles. This edition of the Paris Motor Show featured a high number of hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), that led a blogger with ''The New York Ti ...

2010 Paris Motor Show The 2010 Paris Motor Show took place from 2 October to 17 October 2010, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles. For 2010, the theme of the special exhibition was "The Incredible Collection 2: automobile manufacturers collections and museums." Introdu ...

2012 Paris Motor Show The Mondial de l'Automobile de Paris 2012, known in English as the 2012 Paris Motor Show, took place from 29 September to 14 October 2012 at Paris Expo. Introductions Production cars * Audi A3 Sportback * Audi RS5 Cabriolet * BMW 1 Series 3DR ...

2014 Paris Motor Show The 2014 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile or 2014 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 19 October 2014 on 'Automobile and Fashion' theme. Introductions Production cars * Audi A1 facelift * Audi A6#C7 (Typ 4G, 2011–present), Audi A6 f ...

2016 Paris Motor Show The 2016 Paris Motor Show took place from 1 October to 16 October. Introductions Production cars * Abarth 595 (refresh) * Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce * Audi Q3 (refresh) * Audi Q5 * Audi RS3 Sedan * Audi A5 Sportback * Audi A5 Coupe * ...

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* 2018 Paris Motor Show ''There was no "Salon de l'Automobile" in 2020 due to the

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2022 Paris Motor Show The 2022 Paris Motor Show (in French ''Mondial de l'automobile de Paris'' or ''Mondial de l'Auto'') is an international auto show, which was held from October 18 to October 23, 2022, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris, France. It i ...

References

External links

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Official website
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