TheTurin Motor Show (Italian:Salone dell'Automobile di Torino) is anauto show held annually inTurin, Italy. The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at theCastle of Valentino, becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it withMilan andRome until that time. From 1972, the show was held biannually and in 1984, it moved intoFiat's shutteredLingotto 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 theBologna 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 theParco del Valentino. It has been held again since 2022 as part ofAutolook Week, but the nature of the show has changed and it now has more of a focus on classics and specialty cars.
The 1954 36th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated byItalian PresidentLuigi Einaudi on 21 April[6] and closed on 2 May. The exhibitors were 450 from 11 countries, including 66 car manufacturers and 22 coachbuilders.[7]
Italian PresidentGiovanni Gronchi, escorted by atroop ofCorazzieri, inaugurated the 38th Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile on 21 April 1956.[10] The motor show closed on 2 May.[11] The exhibitors were 450 from 13 countries, including 64 car manufacturers, 35 truck and bus manufacturers, and 18 coachbuilders.[11]
The 1959 41st Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated byPresident of the Italian RepublicGiovanni Gronchi on 31 October and closed on 11 November.[16]There were 490 exhibitors from 12 countries, including 65 car manufacturers.[17]
Triumph Italia show carVignale Two cars displayed. One on the Triumph stand and one on the Vignale stand (Italia show car differs slightly from production)
The 1963 45th Salone dell'Automobile was inaugurated byItalian PresidentAntonio Segni on 30 October and closed on 10 November.[19] The exhibitors were 524 from 13 countries, including 72 car manufacturers and 21 coachbuilders.[20]
The 49th Salone dell'Automobile was held between 1 and 12 November 1967. It saw the presence of 580 exhibitors from 15 countries, including 70 car manufacturers and 13 coachbuilders.[23]
The 50th Salone dell'Automobile was held between 30 October and 10 November 1968; there were 496 exhibitors from 14 countries, including 73 car manufacturers and 13 coachbuilders.[24]
The 51st Salone dell'Automobile was held between 29 October and 9 November 1969; the exhibitors were 550 from 14 countries, including 64 car manufacturers and 14 coachbuilders.[29]
The 52nd Salone dell'Automobile was held between 28 October and 8 November 1970; the exhibitors were 540 from 15 countries, including 71 car manufacturers and 14 coachbuilders.[33]
The 53rd Salone dell'Automobile was held between 3 and 14 November 1971; the exhibitors were 540 from 11 countries, including 64 car manufacturers and 15 coachbuilders.[38]
This 63rd Turin Motor Show coincided with Italy hosting the1990 FIFA World Cup (Italia 90) hence the presentation byFiat of limited edition models related to that international event.
The 68th Turin Motor Show held in June 2000 was the last edition, as in 2002, the event was cancelled and never held again. The change in date was to avoid clashing with theGeneva Motor Show.[56] The show first requested for a June date in March 1998.
From 2015, the Turin Motor Show returned, however no longer based on a large and costly static exhibition format. Instead, it became a free public festival, held at the historicalParco del Valentino, and featured demonstrations along the route used for various motorsport grands prix between 1935 and 1954.[59][60]
The Turin Motor Show has been reinstated (now called Salone Auto Torino) and took place alongside the Autolook Week event from 13 to 15 September 2024.The following vehicles were to be presented at the show in 2024:
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