The Geneva motor show has been cancelled for the fourth year in a row, as organisers axe February 2023 car show in Switzerland and back a spin-off event in Doha instead 🤔
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It throws the long-term viability of what was the most prestigious motor show into doubt. At its peak, the Geneva motor show pulled in 600,000 visitors and 10,000 of the world’s media, all drawn to arguably the strongest line-up of world debuts and car launches anywhere in the world.Comité permanent du Salon international de l’automobile de Genève
‘Due to the uncertainties in the global economy and geopolitics, as well as the risks related to the development of the pandemic, the organisers have decided to focus exclusively on the planning of the event in Doha in 2023,’ said president Maurice Turrettini.Organisers had already been planning a spin-off satellite event in Doha.
‘We have done everything possible to ensure that we could host GIMS 2023 in Geneva in February,’ said Turrettini. ‘The enhanced event format and project had been very well received. But in the end, the risks outweighed the opportunities.’
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