Auto Shows
We attend every major auto show (and have done for the last eighteen years) to properly look at the latest car designs and talk with designers. We publish a Preview List, our Insights on the most interesting designs at the show, and a synopsis. We also produce design trend reports from the shows — and in annual synopsis form — drop us a line if you are interested to know more about these: info@cardesignresearch.com
2021 Munich Auto Show
The IAA (International Automobile Exhibition) Mobility was held in Munich on the second week of September this year; replacing the bi-annual Frankfurt based event for the first time (although until 1950 the event had been mostly held in Berlin). A new location, and a new identity and format:...
2021 Shanghai Auto Show
The 2021 Shanghai auto show had the dubious honour of being the only international auto show in the 2021 international show calendar to-date. There has been no Geneva, New York is delayed, Frankfurt has gone, and it seems doubtful that Munich will be fully realised given the status of the pandem...
2020 Beijing Auto Show
Beijing auto show was originally scheduled for April this year, but it was delayed by COVID-19 and related travel and social-distancing restrictions. It finally took place in September, but travelling in and out off China for the show wasn’t possible, so we used China based associates and a vari...
(Not the) 2020 Geneva Auto Show
For the first time since the second world war, the Geneva Auto Show has been cancelled. Two days after show organisers reconfirmed the show would run, albeit already following the withdrawal of a few exhibitors, the Geneva auto show was cancelled on Friday 28th February, 3 days before the first m...
2019 Frankfurt Auto Show
Frankfurt remains the largest European Auto Show, its scale perhaps a useful reminder that German car companies still dominate the European market, if not the global car market. Over 16 million cars per annum are produced by German owned brands, and there are more widely recognised class leading...