People not only pay attention to the research and development of various kinds of new cars, but also pay attention increasingly on the issues concerning the environmental protection, energy conservation and intellectual technology etc. Let’s see it from the auto exhibitions in different countries. In a nutshell, automobile intelligence and green environmental protection turn out to be the tendency of automobile development in the future.
Geneva Auto Show
Established in 1924, Geneva Auto Show is the unique large-scale auto show held annually in Europe. Held in March each year, it acts as the primary display platform for the large automobile merchants to launch new products, thereby being addressed as “Wind vane for international automobile trend”. Geneva Auto Show is held in indoor pavilions covering an area of more than 70,000 m2; despite of its limited area, it still turns out to be a hotly contested spot for world famous automobile
manufacturers which specialize in production of limousines. In Geneva Auto Show, there are not only the latest and the most leading products of each automobile manufacturers, but also rather luxurious motor models. Since large companies select unanimously Geneva Auto Show as the platform to launch their newest and coolest automobile models, thereby making Geneva Auto Show win the reputation of “Wind vane for international automobile trend”.
The 81st Geneva International Auto Show drew the curtain in PalExpo International Exhibition Center of Geneva on March 2nd, 2011. At 9:00 a.m., visitors began to crowd at the gate of the Exhibition Centre. “Last year, we still could enjoy each car comfortably but on media day this year, it is rather crowded.” said a media fellow from China.
In accordance with the data released by Geneva Auto Show Authority: in the Auto Show, 260 manufacturers from 31 countries have launched more than 700 models of cars as well as launching 170 new models for the first time in the globe or Europe, which was as twofold as that in Geneva Auto Show last year and broke the record of the number of first-launched cars; among them, more than 40 models demonstrate the latest green technology. From the passion of automobile manufacturers, Geneva Auto Show, as “Wind vane for international automobile trend”, makes people see the hope of global automobile industry once again and reflects the increasing confidence of automobile manufactures from another perspective.
Shanghai Auto Show
The 14th Shanghai International Auto Industry Exhibition shall be held in Shanghai New International Expo Centre with a brand new atmosphere and feature from April 21st to 28th. In 2011, all the 13 indoor pavilions, outdoor temporary pavilions and area of the Expo Centre are to be used for Shanghai Auto Show and its total scale exceeds 200,000 sm2, which is the largest one of all previous sessions of Shanghai Auto Show.
The Auto Show is sponsored jointly by China Association of Auto Manufacturers, Shanghai Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Auto Industry Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and presented by Shanghai International Exhibition Co. Ltd., MMG and IMAG International Exhibition and Trade Fair Co., Ltd.
All the domestic top brands and enterprises shall participate in the exhibition. The sponsor is to launch auto design special zone which takes concept car and prototype car as its exhibits and highlights the fashion of the auto market and futuristic philosophy; while some world top-grade auto design companies, such as Italian Pininfarina specially employed by Ferrary and Korean V-ENS, shall gather together in the exhibition. With the participation of automobile giants at home and abroad, 2011 Shanghai International Auto Show will demonstrate the unique splendor of China as the largest automobile market once again. The determined theme of 2011 Shanghai Auto Show is "Innovation and Future"."Innovation"speeds up the development of newly emerging industries while the green environmental protection has already become one of the developmental tendencies of global industry. Under such a circumstance, “Green low carbon economy” has become the sustainable development strategy in the future and auto industry has extensively used low carbon technology, enhance the core competitiveness of products as well as attaining the dominating height in the future development.