Turin Auto Show

Turin Auto Show
StatusActive
GenreAuto show
FrequencyAnnual
Country Italy
Years active1900–2000
2015–2019
2024–
Inaugurated21 April 1900; 124 years ago (21 April 1900)
Previous event19 June 2019 – 23 June 2019
Next event13 September 2024 – 15 September 2024.
Attendance350.000 (2015)
650.000 (2016)
700.000 (2017)
Websitehttp://www.parcovalentino.com/salone-auto-torino
http://www.saloneautotorino.com/

The Turin Motor Show (Italian: Salone dell'Automobile di Torino) is an auto show held annually in Turin, Italy. The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino, becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it with Milan and Rome until that time. From 1972, the show was held biannually and in 1984, it moved into Fiat's shuttered Lingotto factory.[1]

In 2000, it was announced that the show was to be moved to April, starting in 2002.[2] However, the event was last held in Turin in June 2000, and cancelled from 2002, resulting in the Bologna Motor Show taking over the role of Italy's International Motor Show.[3] From 2015 to 2019, Turin again held a Motor Show, albeit as an open air festival to keep exhibitors' costs down, and provide free access to the public.[4] It is held in the precinct of the Parco del Valentino. It has been held again since 2022 as part of Autolook Week, but the nature of the show has changed and it now has more of a focus on classics and specialty cars.

  1. ^ "Turin canned: Geneva Motor Show - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. 2002-03-16. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ "After June flop, Turin show will return to April in 2002". europe.autonews.com. 3 July 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Car manufacturers cause Turin Motor Show to be cancelled". www.grandprix.com. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ Voci, Maria Chiara (16 October 2014). "Ritorna il Salone dell'auto di Torino: già trovati gli sponsor, attesi 200mila visitatori". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2015.