Brussels Motor Show
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The European Motor Show Brussels is an auto show held biennial in the city of Brussels, Belgium. The number of visitors is around 600,000. The show is organized by FEBIAC and is scheduled by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles.
History
[edit]The show was first organized in 1902 in the Cinquantenaire (Jubilee Park) in Brussels.[1][2] The yearly Motor Show was interrupted between 1915 and 1919 because of World War I. By 1937 the exhibit area in the Jubilee Park became too small and the Motor Show moved to the Centenary Palace on the Heysel Plateau, in the North West of Brussels, only to be cancelled from 1940 to 1948 due to the Second World War. A third period of interruption occurred between 1957 and 1959 because of Expo 58, which occupied the whole Heysel Plateau.
In 1973 a separate show for commercial vehicles was set up. In 1978 Hendrik Daems, the then-Chairman, decided to henceforth reserve even years for passenger cars and motorcycles, and odd years for commercial vehicles.[1] This alternating focus on commercial and passenger vehicles was maintained until the 2010s, when heavy truck and bus manufacturers left the Motor Show one after another, and the focus of what was considered the lesser event changed to leisure-oriented vehicles: off-roaders, pick-ups, sports cars, cabriolets and so on.
Editions
[edit]2023
[edit]It will take place between January 14 and 22 and will be the 100th edition of the motor show.[3]
World premieres
[edit]2022
[edit]The 2022 edition of the show, originally scheduled for January 14 to January 23,[5] was canceled at the end of November 2021 due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[6]
2021
[edit]Originally scheduled to take place between January 15 and 24, it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
2020
[edit]It took place between January 10 and January 19.
Production cars
[edit]- Citroën C5 Aircross Hybrid[8]
- Dacia Duster Eco-G
- Jeep Renegade 4xe
- Jeep Compass 4xe
- Kia XCeed Plug-in Hybrid[9]
- Mercedes-Benz GLA (Type 247)
- MG ZS EV[10]
- Renault Captur E-Tech Plug-in
- Renault Clio E-Tech[11]
Restyles
[edit]2019
[edit]It took place between January 19 and January 27.
Production cars
[edit]- Ford Mondeo Clipper Hybrid[12]
- Jaguar F-Type Chequered Flag
- McLaren 720S Spider
- Opel Zafira Life
- Range Rover Evoque
- Škoda Scala
- Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
- BMW 8 Series
Restyles
[edit]- Hyundai i40 & i40 Wagon
Concept cars
[edit]- Opel GT X Experimental
2012
[edit]The show was held from January 10 to January 22, it was the 90th edition of the motor show.
Manufacturers
[edit]- Opel
- SEAT[13]
- Volkswagen
- Škoda
- Audi
- Porsche
- Bentley
- Lamborghini
- Ferrari
- Aston Martin
- Maserati
- Rolls-Royce
- McLaren
- Lotus
- BMW
- Mini
- Mercedes-Benz
- Smart
- Jaguar
- Land Rover
- Citroën
- Renault
- Dacia
- Peugeot
- Ford
- Chevrolet
- Jeep
- Lancia
- Fiat
- Alfa Romeo
- Abarth
- Volvo
- Toyota
- Mazda
- Honda
- Suzuki
- Kia
- Subaru
- Mitsubishi
- Nissan
- Lexus
- Hyundai
- Isuzu
- Ssangyong
- Kawasaki
- Yamaha
- MBK
- Harley Davidson
- Triumph
- Ducati
- Aprilia
- Gilera
- Piaggio
- Vespa
- KTM
World premieres
[edit]European premieres
[edit]- Porsche 911 Carrera 2S Cabriolet
- BMW 3 Sedan
- Mini Roadster
- Nissan Juke S/V
Concept cars
[edit]- Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
- Mercedes-Benz A Concept
- Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-motion
- Renault Frendzy
- Renault R-Space
- Renault Zoe preview
- Ford B-Max Concept
- Ford Evos Concept
- Toyota FT86 II Concept
- Toyota Prius+
- Toyota Prius Plug-in
- Toyota Yaris HSD Concept
- Nissan Nismo Leaf
- Audi A1 e-tron
- Audi R8 e-tron
- Volvo V60 PHEV
- Volvo C30 Electric
- Opel RAK e
- Peugeot EX1
- Peugeot HX1
- BMW i3 Concept
- BMW i8 Concept
- Škoda MissionL
- Land Rover Defender DC100
- Subaru BRZ Concept STI
References
[edit]- ^ a b "History". 87th European Motor Show Brussels 2009. FEBIAC. Archived from the original on 2008-11-15.
- ^ Wiki NL
- ^ "Salon de Bruxelles 2023. Dates et infos pratiques de la 100e édition". www.largus.fr.
- ^ "Mazda MX-30 R-EV With Rotary Engine Debuts In 2023". Motor1.com.
- ^ Sepulchre Pierre-Benoit (17 September 2021). "Tout est bien qui finit bien : le salon aura bien lieu !".
- ^ Kevin Kersemans (16 November 2021). "BREAKING – Salon de Bruxelles 2022 annulé".
- ^ Klaas Janssens (12 October 2020). "Breaking news : Le salon de l'auto de Bruxelles 2021 est annulé".
- ^ Paul Niocel (3 January 2020). "Citroën C5 Aircross Hybrid : En première mondiale au salon de Bruxelles 2020".
- ^ Léo Mingot (5 September 2019). "Kia XCeed et Ceed SW : les versions hybrides rechargeables arrivent".
- ^ Klaas Janssens (16 December 2019). "MG ZS EV : le SUV électrique arrive en Belgique".
- ^ Racer Gentleman (9 January 2020). "LA RENAULT CLIO PASSE EN MODE HYBRIDE AVEC L'E-TECH".
- ^ Klaas Janssens (15 January 2019). "Salon Bruxelles 2019 : toutes les nouveautés". Le Moniteur automobile. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Autosalon". Askoto. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.