Geneva, Switzerland - March 12, 2018 - The 88th Geneva International Motor Show opened its doors to the general public last Thursday in the presence of the Swiss Federal Counsellor Guy Parmelin. Prior to this the Volvo XC40 was awarded the Car of the Year 2018 prize by a jury of professional journalists. This event was followed by two Press Days where some 10,000 media representatives from all over the world attended more than 70 press conferences presented by exhibitors. Monday, March 12, will be the last day of the "SAA-Expo", an exhibition dedicate to the Swiss automotive industry suppliers in Hall 7.
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Geneva, Switzerland - March 12, 2018
The 88th Geneva International Motor Show opened its doors to the general public last Thursday in the presence of the Swiss Federal Counsellor Guy Parmelin.
Prior to this the Volvo XC40 was awarded the Car of the Year 2018 prize by a jury of professional journalists.
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The Volvo XC40 was awarded the Car of the Year 2018 prize by a jury of professional journalists.
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This event was followed by two Press Days where some 10,000 media representatives from all over the world attended more than 70 press conferences presented by exhibitors.
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Photo courtesy of the 88th Geneva International Motor Show |
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Monday, March 12, will be the last day of the “SAA-Expo”, an exhibition dedicate to the Swiss automotive industry suppliers in Hall 7.
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The “European Battery, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Convention” will take place on March 14, 2018 in the Palexpo Congress Centre.
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As of today, the Geneva International Motor Show has registered more than 290,000 entries and will remain open to the general public until Sunday evening, March 18, 2018.
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The throngs of visitors to the red-carpeted halls of the Geneva International Motor Show were unanimous in their view: the relocation of certain stands (notably Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover) had contributed to better circulation and a more comfortable environment for their visit.
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Among the more than 850 models exhibited they could discover numerous powerful “supercars” based on electric propulsion (Techrules, Polestar, Lvchi), more accessible models plus all of the energy efficient vehicles in the show through the “Salon Car Collector” app, the service station of tomorrow which allows one to fill their vehicle with hydrogen (Union Petroliere), cars that can fly (Pal-V, Italdesign), and the “Back to the Future” exhibition containing the concept cars presented at the Geneva International Motor Show over the last dozens of years which are fascinating to see again in today’s light!
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The SAA-Expo is being presented for the second year and is dedicated specifically to professionals from the Swiss automotive industry and will run until March 12th.
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It is accessible with the entry ticket of the Motor Show and is located in Hall 7 where it share the space with suppliers of garage equipment and accessories, who will be presenting until March 18th.
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For more information, go to: www.saa-expo.ch
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Remember, you will only have through Monday to discover this special exhibition.
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The “European Battery, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Convention” will take place on March 14th.
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The theme of this conference is the infrastructure necessary for the new modes of propulsion that exist today and will be required in the future.
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This event will take place for the second year within the framework of the Geneva International Motor Show in the Palexpo Congress Centre.
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Inscription and programme details can be found on the official website for the event: www.eevc.eu
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The 88th Geneva International Motor Show will remain open until Sunday evening, March 18, 2018.
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Visitors can take advantage of a 50% discount on entry tickets at the Show or at automats of the Geneva public transport company (TPG) after 4:00 p.m. on the day of the visit.
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For more information go to the official website www.gims.swiss
and follow all the news on the social network at: #GimsSwiss.
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Source: The 88th Geneva International Motor Show
http://www.gimsmediacenter.ch/
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