British International Motor Show

The Lotus Esprit was launched at the British International Motor Show, Earl's Court in 1974

The British International Motor Show was held regularly between 1903 and 2008, initially in London at Crystal Palace, Olympia and then Earl's Court before moving to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in 1976, where it stayed until May 2004.

It then returned to London, for July 2006 and July 2008, at the new location of ExCeL. The 2010 and 2012 shows were subsequently cancelled. The event is recognised by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. The London Motor Show relaunched at Battersea Park from 5 to 8 May 2016. The next London Motor Show took place from 5 to 7 May 2017.

History

Britain's first motor show^[1]—for horseless carriages—was held in South Kensington in 1896 at the Imperial Institute under the auspices of Lawson's Motor Car Club.^[2] The first British Motor Show organised by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) was held at Crystal Palace, London in 1903, the same year that the speed limit was raised from 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) by the Motor Car Act 1903 and two years before the formation of The Automobile Association. After the 1903 event it moved to Olympia in London, where it was held for the next 32 years before moving to Earl's Court, London from 1937 until 1976, except for the period of World War II during which time there were no shows.

From 1978 until 2004, it was held every second year at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, with the 2004 event being held in May, rather than the traditional October, to avoid a clash with the Paris Motor Show.^[3]

The July 2006 and July 2008 shows returned in ExCeL, London, prior to the cancellation of the 2010^[4] and 2012^[5] shows, due to the recession. Motorexpo, the World's largest free to visit motor show started in 1996 and is held annually at Canary Wharf in London, Brookfield Place in New York and Brookfield Place/First Canadian Place in Toronto. London Motorfair, an alternative London Motor Show, was held at Earls Court biannually from 1977 to 1999.

In December 2014, it was announced by Prince Michael of Kent, the cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, that the London Motor Show will return in May 2016, to Battersea Park. The 2016 London Motor Show featured the United Kingdom’s land speed record attempt car, known as Bloodhound, which is designed to reach 1,000 mph.^[6] In May 2017, the London Motor Show once again returned to Battersea Park, featuring reveals from MG, David Brown, Nissan and Liberty Walk amongst others. Prince Michael of Kent was Patron once again, with brand ambassadors Tiff Needell, Ben Collins and Jodie Kidd.

Locations

Earls Court

The cars listed are those announced in the late summer lead-up to the show or during the show. Manufacturers did announce other cars at times to suit them and as that practice grew the public lost interest and the motor show finished its long run in the mid seventies.

Year	Show	New cars announced for this show	Photo
1948	27 October – 6 November 1948 Earls Court, London previous show October 1938 Attendance 562,954 highest previous attendance 315,000	Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports Austin A70 Hampshire Austin A90 Atlantic Hillman Minx Mark IV Humber Hawk Mark III Jaguar Mark V Jaguar XK120 Lagonda 2.6 Morris Minor Morris Oxford MO Morris Six MS Singer SM1500 Sunbeam-Talbot 80 Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Vauxhall Velox Vauxhall Wyvern Wolseley 4/50 Wolseley 6/80	Jaguar XK120 open two seater — October 1948 Morris Minor — September 1948
1949	28 September to 8 October 1949 34th International Motor Show, Earls Court^[7]	Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Rover 75 Triumph Mayflower	Rover 75 — September 1949
1950	18 October 1950 – 28 October 1950 Earls Court, London. 35th International Motor Exhibition. The world's largest display of Cars, Boats, Caravans; carriage work, marine engines, components and accessories, tyres, transport service equipment and car trailers. Open daily 10 till 9^[8]	Alvis sports tourer Armstrong Siddeley limousine Aston Martin DB2 drophead coupé Austin A70 Hereford saloon and drophead coupé Austin A40 Sports Ford Zephyr-Six Ford Consul Jaguar Mark VII Lanchester Fourteen Lea-Francis 14/70 Morgan Plus Four Morris Minor 4-door saloon Nash-Healey 4-litre sports coupé Singer Nine Roadster series 4 AB Triumph Roadster^[9] Triumph Mayflower drophead coupé^[10]	Jaguar Mark VII — October 1950 Austin A70 Hereford — October 1950 Ford Zephyr Six — October 1950
1951	17 October 1951 – 27 October 1951 Earls Court, London. attendance was down sharply (375,000 from 480,000) because there were few new models and polling day for the General Election fell in the middle of the Show period. Purchase tax remained at its doubled rate and the choice models were export-only.	Allard J2X Austin A30^[11] Daimler 3-litre Regency Ford Zephyr Six convertible by Carbodies Healey G-Type Roadster with 3-litre Alvis engine Lanchester Fourteen drophead coupé Vauxhall Velox EIP Vauxhall Wyvern EIX	Vauxhall Velox — August 1951 Austin A30 — October 1951
1952	22 October — 1 November 1952 Earls Court, London 37th International Motor Exhibition It is a buyer's market for the first time since 1938 Attendance 462,538 plus about 4,000 from overseas who entered free of charge	Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire AC Petite Bentley Continental Frazer Nash 2.6 roadster Healey Hundred Humber Hawk Mark V Sunbeam-Talbot 90 MkIIA Triumph TR2 (prototype)	Healey Hundred — October 1952 Triumph TR2 — October 1952
1953	21 October to 31 October 1953 Earls Court, London 38th International Motor Exhibition For the first time since 1938 foreign exhibitors included Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Borg-Warner automatic transmissions were now available on home market cars Attendance 612,953	Alvis TC 21 Grey Lady Aston Martin DB2-4 Bristol 404 Ford Popular Lagonda 3-litre MG Magnette MG TF Midget Riley Pathfinder Daimler Conquest Roadster {DJ254}	MG Magnette — October 1953 Riley Pathfinder — October 1953
1954	20 October to 30 October 1954 Earls Court, London 39th International Motor Exhibition USA sports car sales battle: MG, Jaguar, Sunbeam, Austin-Healey, Triumph Jowett and Lea-Francis do not appear New exhibitors Skoda and DKW Britain now makes more than one million vehicles a year and exports twice as many cars as her nearest rival, USA new models had been introduced during the year by: Standard, Morris, Singer, Austin, Rootes, and Vauxhall as well as Bentley along with Rolls-Royce's Silver Cloud Attendance 523,586	Home Austin A90 Six Westminster Bentley S Continental Park Ward Daimler Regency Mark II Hillman Husky Jaguar D-Type Lanchester Sprite Rover 75 rear lift Sunbeam Mark III Vauxhall Cresta Wolseley Six-Ninety . Imported Mercedes-Benz 300SL Mercedes-Benz 220a	Austin A90 Six Westminster — October 1954 Bentley S Continental coupé by Park Ward — September 1954
1955	19 October to 29 October 1955 Earls Court, London 40th International Motor Exhibition Tubeless tyres are now fitted to all new cars new Standard Vanguard fits a heater as standard In Paris, as of this month, badly parked cars might be towed away Though British production increased its market share fell as Europe's industry became re-established Exhibitors: UK 30 USA & Canada 17 France 6 Germany 6 Italy 3 Czechoslovakia 1 Attendance 516,811, including overseas visitors 13,750	Home Alvis TC 108G body by Graber Armstrong Siddeley 234 and 236 Daimler DK400 Daimler One-O-Four Jaguar Two-point-four litre MG MGA Morris Isis Standard Vanguard III Sunbeam Rapier Triumph TR3 . Imported Borgward Isabella 75 Citroën DS19 Fiat 600 Mercedes-Benz 300c Volkswagen Microbus (T1b)	Jaguar 2.4 — September 1955 MGA — October 1955 Citroën DS19 —October 1955
1956	17 October 1956 – 27 October 1956 Earls Court, London 41st International Motor Exhibition Automatic gearbox available on larger cars and 2-pedal alternatives on small cars Total exports were running 13 per cent lower than the previous year but exports to USA and Canada were up 34 per cent and 28 per cent. Australia and New Zealand had clamped down on imports Exhibitors: UK 31 USA & Canada 16 France 6 Germany 6 Italy 3 Czechoslovakia 1 Sweden 1 Orders taken at the Motor Show enabled Austin to return to a five-day working week Attendance numbers were not reported	Home Austin Princess IV Austin A105 Austin A35 Austin-Healey 100-Six Berkeley Cars Jaguar Mark VIII Lotus Eleven MGA fixed head coupé Morris Minor 1000 Morris Oxford Series III Morris Isis Series II Rover 105R Rover 105S Singer Gazelle Rover T3 gas turbine car . Imported Volvo Amazon Fiat 600 Multipla Goggomobil Mercedes-Benz 190SL	Austin-Healey 100-Six — September 1956 MGA fixed head coupé — October 1956 Austin Princess IV — October 1956
1957	16 October 1957 – 26 October 1957 Earls Court, London 42nd International Motor Exhibition The previous Motor Show had been followed in November 1956 by the Suez intervention and consequent petrol rationing and collapse in demand leading to large lay-offs and 3-day working weeks BMC's chairman, Leonard Lord, announced that new models would be introduced as market conditions warranted. This would stabilise sales and employment within the industry and end deferral of purchases until the motor show.^[12] All Jaguars but the Mark VIII may be ordered with disc brakes all-round British car exports lost first place to West Germany in November 1955 but (narrowly) regained it in August 1957	Home Aston Martin Mark III Bedford Dormobile Caravan Bristol 406 Jensen Series-R Lotus Elite Riley Two-Point-Six Standard Ensign Standard Pennant Vauxhall Cresta Vauxhall Velox . Announced during the year Austin A55 Jaguar 3.4 Jaguar XK150 drophead and coupé Humber Hawk Vauxhall Victor Wolseley 1500 . Announced after the Motor Show Riley One-Point-Five . Imported Renault Dauphine	Jaguar 3.4 export only id is by spat opening for knock-off hub Lotus Elite — October 1957 Vauxhall Cresta — October 1957
1958	22 October 1958 – 1 November 1958 Earls Court, London 43rd International Motor Exhibition Vauxhall reported a substantial loss for its 1957 year but by April 1958 demand exceeded their production Neither Allard nor Lagonda booked stands at the show Disc brakes became more general and power assistance for them Exhibitors: UK 33 USA & Canada 14 France 7 Germany 7 Italy 4 Czechoslovakia 1 Sweden 1 Holland 1 BMC announced "giant" earnings over the previous 12 months Vauxhall Victor (Pontiac) climbed from 11th to 5th place in cars imported to USA Attendance 534,422	Home Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire Aston Martin DB4 Austin A40 Austin A105 Vanden Plas Bristol 406 Daimler Majestic Humber Super Snipe Jaguar Mark IX Rover three-litre Standard Vignale . Announced during the year Austin Gipsy Austin Taxicab Austin-Healey Sprite Land-Rover series II . Announced after the Motor Show Wolseley 15/60 . Imported DAF 600 Mercedes-Benz 190D Mercedes-Benz 220SE Volvo 122S Renault Floride Simca Aronde	Austin-Healey Sprite — May 1958 Rover three-litre — September 1958 Austin A40 — October 1958
1959	21 October 1959 – 31 October 1959 Earls Court, London. Opened by Prime Minister Macmillan who noted that the industry now employed more than three-quarters of a million people and that 8 years ago there was one car for every seven families whereas now there was one car for every three and a half families. Seventy miles of the London to Birmingham Motorway would open next week. Work on the Birmingham to Bristol motorway was deferred to the summer of 1961. Standard and Rover held merger talks which failed. Standard sold its tractor plant to Massey-Ferguson Take-over stories were denied by Jaguar The Duke of Edinburgh pointed out that visitors to the Motor Show were asked by Scotland Yard to leave their cars at home and he thought that a delightful touch of irony The first drive-in bank opened in Leicester The entire year had many stoppages from strikes throughout the industry and lost considerable output Attendance: paid 560,310 overseas visitors another 19,707	Home AC Greyhound Austin A40 Countryman Bentley S2 Bristol Zagato Daimler Majestic Major Ford Anglia Ford Popular Jaguar Mark 2 Jaguar Mark IX Mini Princess 3-litre Riley 4 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II Rover 80 Rover 100 Wolseley 6/99 . Announced during the year Austin A55 Austin A99 Daimler SP250 MG Magnette Sunbeam Alpine Triumph Herald . Imported Borgward 2300 Chevrolet Corvair Chrysler Valiant DKW Junior Fiat 1800 Ford Falcon Mercedes-Benz 220 Moskvitch Panhard PL 17 Volga	Triumph Herald — April 1959 Morris Mini-Minor — August 1959 Ford Anglia — September 1959 Jaguar Mark 2 — October 1959
1960	19 October 1960 to 29 October 1960 Earls Court, London There were fewer new models than usual Ford's Consuls Zephyrs and Zodiacs were now available with optional front wheel disc brakes with power assistance and a conversion kit for existing cars Vauxhall engines larger and Hydra-matic gearbox available Opening Paris's Motor Show General de Gaulle paused by a Sunbeam Alpine The French German and Italian motor industries had sharply reduced order books partly caused by Detroit's new Compact models. Commonwealth demand sustained the British industry Reinforced plastic detachable hardtops became available for all Rootes models BMC opened a driving school at Abingdon to teach the special techniques required when driving a car in excess of 100 mph A credit squeeze reduced demand and for the first time since 1939 new cars were available "off the shelf" Attendance: 428,000 reported 12 months later	Home Austin A60 Countryman Austin Mini Countryman Humber Super Snipe Jensen 541S Lea-Francis Lynx Morris Oxford Traveller Morris Mini-Minor Traveller Vanguard Luxury Six Sunbeam Alpine . Announced during the year Triumph Herald convertible . Imported Buick Special	Humber Super Snipe — October 1960 Morris Mini-Minor Traveller — October 1960 Vanguard Luxury Six — October 1960
1961	18 October to 28 October 1961 Earls Court, London 46th International Motor Show In July more than 15,000 employees came back to Borgward's works in Bremen and received their last pay packets Between 1956 and the end of 1960 the number of commercial vehicles over 3 tons on British roads grew from 126,579 to 212,726 Auto-Union added a device which automatically added fresh oil to the fuel of their 2-stroke engines Uniform lighting of trunk roads was proposed A Montreal department store announced it was selling 850 cc Austin Sevens over the counter for eight dollars fifty cents deposit and three years to pay The Zagato coachwork stand exhibited a Zagato bodied Mini-Minor named Gatto beside a Bristol and an Aston Martin Attendance: 578,034 and a further 20,000+ overseas visitors	Home Aston Martin DB4 drophead coupé Superleggera Bristol 407 Cooper Mini-Minor Daimler 4½ litre V-8 limousine Ford Consul Classic Capri Hillman Super Minx Jaguar Mark X Triumph TR4 Vauxhall Victor Vauxhall VX Four-Ninety . Announced during the year E-Type Jaguar Ford Consul Classic 315 1340 cc . Announced after the Motor Show Lotus Twenty-two Lotus Twenty-three . Imported BMW 1500 Citroën Ami 6 Renault 4 Simca 1000 Volkswagen 1500	Daimler V-8 limousine — September 1961 Triumph TR4 — September 1961 Vauxhall Victor — September 1961

Year	Show	New cars announced for this show	Photo
1962	17 October to 27 October 1962 Earls Court, London 47th International Motor Show Summer trunk roads have a 50 mph speed limit at weekends A "spectacular" Whit Sunday has 70 miles of traffic jams It is proposed to fit all new cars with safety belts and require motor-cyclists to wear crash helmets First 28 miles of M5 opened One-year car tests to be compulsory The Paris salon opened in early October in the Palais des Expositions by government decree instead of the Grand Palais where it had been for more than sixty years. For the first time all French manufacturers are given pride of place instead of allocation by size of business and ballot. The British industry claimed this was a foretaste of the Common Market. The intended release of new British cars was delayed until Earls Court. However twin-paired headlights and lowered radiator shells were displayed but only on coachwork exhibits of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars. It was expected that by the end of the year BMC alone would have exported 100,000 vehicles to Europe, more than 3 times as many as the Europeans would sell in UK Inertia reel safety belts were introduced Attendance: 474,086 and 21,199 more from overseas. It was noted the paid attendance was 103,948 less than last year	Home Austin-Healey 3000 Bentley Daimler 2½ litre V-8 Ford Capri 1498 cc Ford Consul Classic 1498 cc Ford Consul Cortina 1198 cc Fairthorpe Rockette Land-Rover Forward Control Elva Mark III Elva Mark IV Jensen C-V8 Lotus Elan MGB Morris 1100 Ogle SX250 Rolls-Royce Rover 3-Litre coupé Triumph Spitfire Vauxhall Cresta Vauxhall Velox . Announced before the Motor Show Ogle Mini GT Ford Zodiac Ford Zephyr Triumph Vitesse . Imported Renault R8	Morris 1100 — August 1962 Ford Cortina — September 1962 MGB — September 1962 Triumph Spitfire — October 1962 Lotus Elan — October 1962
1963	16 October to 26 October 1963 48th International Motor Show Earls Court, London Purchase tax on new cars was slashed from 45 per cent to 25 per cent on 6 November 1962 A committee chaired by the Minister of Transport made up of representatives of the British Medical Association and the motor industry began talks to try to make the motorcar less lethal By March 1963 it became clear that not only were more cars being sold but they were significantly larger cars In April 1963 5-year old vehicles became subject to the MoT test. One effect has been an improvement in prices for cars less than 5 years old. France reported boom conditions for new car sales too The drop on purchase tax brought new buyers to the market for new cars and by midsummer it was clear the industry was in the midst of a boom Ford opened their new factory at Halewood in September At the end of the year BMC was reported about to announce a new 4-litre sports car with hydrolastic suspension and Rootes a 90 mph two-seater Hillman Imp Paid attendance believed to be in excess of 550,000 people.	Home Aston Martin DB5 Bond Equipe GT Ford Consul Corsair Jaguar S-type Lotus Cortina Rover 2000 Morgan Plus Four Plus^[13] Princess 1100 Reliant Sabre Six Triumph 2000 Vauxhall Viva . Announced during the year Bond Equipe Ford Cortina 1498 cc Hillman Imp Mini Cooper S . Imported Alfa-Romeo Giulia Sprint GT BMW 1800 DKW F102 Mercedes-Benz 230SL Mercedes-Benz 600 NSU Prinz 1000 NSU Spider Porsche 901	Hillman Imp — May 1963 Vauxhall Viva — September 1963 Jaguar S — September 1963 Triumph 2000 — October 1963 Rover 2000 — October 1963
1964	October 1964 Earls Court, London Hydrolastic suspension for all Minis NSU began production of their Wankel engined car	Vauxhall Victor _ October 1964	Vauxhall Victor
1965	20 October 1965 – 30 October 1965 Earls Court, London 70 mph limit	AC Cobra Mark III^[14] AC convertible by Frua Aston Martin DB6 Aston Martin Volante Bentley T-series Bristol 409 Jensen F. F. Mark III Lotus Elan coupé MGB GT Riley Kestrel Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Triumph 1300 Triumph 2000 estate Wolseley 1100^[14]	MGB GT Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
1966	19 October 1966 – 29 October 1966 Earls Court, London	Home Aston Martin DBS^[15] Aston Martin DB6 Volante Ford Zephyr Mark IV Ford Zodiac Mark IV Ford Cortina Mark II^[16] Ford estate cars by Abbott Ford convertibles by Crayford Hillman Hunter^[16] Jaguar 420 Jensen FF^[17] Singer Vogue Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Vauxhall Viva Imported Alfa Romeo GTV Alfa Romeo Duetto Audi 80 Audi Super 90 BMW 1600 BMW 1800 BMW 2000 Ti Lux BMW 2000 CS Fiat 124 Ford Taunus 12 Ford Taunus 15M Lancia Fulvia Zagato Maserati Quattroporte Mercedes-Benz 300SEL Mercedes-Benz 250SE Volvo 144	Ford Zodiac Mark IV Hillman Hunter Vauxhall Viva HB
1967	18 October 1967 – 28 October 1967 Earls Court, London	Lotus Elan +2 Austin/Morris Mini Mk2^[18] Triumph Herald 13/60^[15] NSU Ro 80^[15] Simca 1100^[15] Vauxhall Victor (FD)^[19]	Triumph Herald 13/60
1968	16 October 1968 – 26 October 1968 Earls Court, London The opening ceremony was performed by Princess Alexandra at 10 am on Wednesday 16 October.^[20]	Jaguar XJ6^[20] Austin 3-litre^[20] (relaunch) Marcos 3 litre^[21]	Jaguar XJ6
1969	15 October to 25 October 1969 Earls Court, London Export sales were buoyant but from the previous winter home market sales tumbled, "dealers almost gave away cars" In the late summer of 1969 Rootes (Chrysler) announced plans for a complete new range of cars, British Leyland demanded easier credit In September Earls Court Exhibition workers threatened to strike. A request for a 44 per cent pay increase had been denied Britain's strike bedevilled industry is "in danger of being overtaken in technical innovation, styling, pricing and aggressive marketing". An observation on attending the Frankfurt Motor Show and after noting the new and highly advanced models from all the leading German manufacturers Britain's major manufacturers lifted their prices. VW and Daimler-Benz published their annual report to shareholders in UK newspapers By the beginning of October disputes had made nearly 30,000 car workers idle and at the opening of the Motor Show it was noted home sales were at a level 18 per cent less than last year Manufacturers complained this level was too low for them to continue investment in new plant and machinery The fear was expressed that the three major manufacturers owned by US companies might end new investment in UK The Riley label was defunct The day the show opened two UK major manufacturers had assembly lines at a standstill	Home Daimler Sovereign Triumph 2000 Mark II Vauxhall VX 4/90 . Announced during the year Austin Maxi Ford Capri Lotus Europa S2 TVR Tuscan V6 . Imported Alfa Romeo Giulia Citroën Ami 8 Fiat 128 Renault R12 Saab 99 Škoda 100 Toyota 1900 Mark II	Austin Maxi — April 1969 Renault 12 — July 1969 Daimler Sovereign — October 1969 Triumph 2000 Mark 2 — October 1969
1970	14 October to 24 October 1970 Earls Court, London 55th International Motor Show The intolerance of the British public to the motor industry's troubles was growing Sheet steel had been in such short supply imports were free of duty British makes on display: 28 Foreign makes on display: 46 including a sales team from Russia Four hundred manufacturers of cars, components and accessories Import penetration is now around 15 per cent There are girls dressed as rabbits, as sailors and as Nell Gwynn and girls in "extremely inadequate" chain mail It was complained that the show was dreary, dirty and a pointless exercise and later acknowledged that it left a lot to be desired. "The world has moved but the show has not moved with it" It was agreed that Earls Court was no longer adequate Leyland confirmed it was in talks with VW and Renault and "other car firms" Imported cars took 17 per cent of October's sales	Home Ford Cortina Triumph Toledo Triumph 1500 . Announced during the year Austin 3-litre Hillman Avenger Triumph Stag Vauxhall Viva . Imported Citroën GS Nissan Datsun 1800 Fiat 124 coupé	Hillman Avenger — February 1970 Triumph Stag — June 1970 Ford Cortina — October 1970
1971	October 1971 Earls Court, London	Humber Super Snipe Series III Lea-Francis Lynx	Lea-Francis Lynx
1972	18 October 1972 – 28 October 1972 Earls Court, London	Home Marina Estate^[22] Ford Consul 2500^[22] Ford Granada 3-litre^[22] Imported Audi 80^[22] Alfasud^[22] BMW 3.0CSL^[22] Citroën GS Camargue^[22] Mercedes-Benz S-Class^[22] Peugeot 104^[22] Renault 5^[22]	The Aston Martin V8 at the 1972 Motor Show
1973	October 1973 Earls Court, London Seventieth show Face-lifts Turbochargerfs are under development for ordinary cars Fuel crisis UK industry's difficulties are not in selling cars but in making them	Home Rover 2200 . Announced during the year Austin Allegro . Imported Opel Kadett	Austin Allegro — May 1973
1974	The Citroën CX had been launched a few weeks earlier at the Paris Motor Show \|and was scheduled for inclusion in the 1974 London show. \|It was withdrawn at the eleventh hour, possibly because the manufacturers \|found themselves unable to schedule rhd production of the car till well into 1975.^[23] \|The model nevertheless went on to win first place \|with motoring journalists voting for the European Car of the Year a few months later.	Aston Martin Lagonda (long wheel-base, four-door version of the Aston Martin V8)^[24] Porsche 930 Turbo Panther De Ville (Worldwide launch, for the basic model it was one of the most expensive cars being displayed at the time) Toyota 1100 (UK launch of the Toyota Publica) . Announced during the year Lotus Elite	Lotus Elite
1975	October 1975 Earls Court, London	Lotus Esprit Lotus Eclat (2+2)	Lotus Esprit
1976	October 1976 Earls Court, London Widely publicised as the last at Earls Court 67 makes from 16 countries More diesel cars displayed than ever before Imported cars now account for 43 per cent of all cars sold in Britain, Japan's penetration had reached 11.5 per cent SMMT advocated imports be restricted to 25 per cent in line with other EU countries Mitsubishi proposes assembly by Chrysler UK Between 1973 and 1976 car output declined in Britain by 27 per cent and in Italy by 26 per cent	Home . Announced during the year Rover 3500 . Imported Audi 100	Rover 3500 — June 1976

Birmingham and Docklands

Year	Show	New cars announced for this show	Photo
1978	The International Motor Show made its first appearance at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, and attracted record crowds of 908,194.^[25]
1982	The International Motor Show again appeared at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham during October of this year.^[26]	The two most notable new launches were the Audi 100 and Ford Sierra. Other new cars included the Austin Ambassador, and MG Metro.^[27]^[28]
1984	20 October 1984 – 28 October 1984 NEC, Birmingham. 17–19 October were reserved for professional visitors. The show saw a total of 696,183 visitors this year.^[29]	Austin Montego Estate – the Design Council award-winning family estate from Austin Rover^[30] Reliant Scimitar SS1 Dutton Rico^[31]	Austin Montego Estate
1986	18 October −26 October 1986 NEC, Birmingham.	Jaguar XJ (XJ40) Renault GTA in RHD, British debut^[32]	Jaguar XJ
1988	22 October 1988 – 30 October 1988 NEC, Birmingham.	Jaguar XJ220 – debut of Jaguar's 220 mph (350 km/h) all wheel drive (AWD) super car concept vehicle MG Maestro Turbo^[33] Middlebridge Scimitar^[34]	Jaguar XJ220
1998	22 October to 1 November 1998 at the NEC, Birmingham. Saw the launch of two critical saloons from British car manufacturers. The then BMW boss Bernd Pischetsrieder made an impromptu speech about the future of the Rover Longbridge plant which would then lead to the sell of the brand in 2000 and its collapse in 2005.	Rover 75 – debut of the first (and last) Rover with the help of BMW Jaguar S-Type – all new executive car from Jaguar, retro in design like the Rover.	Rover 75
2000	The International Motor Show remained in the Birmingham NEC during October. Honda made the news in claiming that it would have fuel cell cars on sale by 2003.^[35]
2002	The 2002 show at the NEC, Birmingham featured the international	Bentley Continental GT MG SV TVR T350^[36]	MG SV
2004	In 2004, the show, branded The Sunday Times Motorshow Live, was held from 27 May – 6 June, instead of the usual October.	Peugeot 407 (United Kingdom Introduction)^[37] Peugeot 407 SW (United Kingdom Introduction)
2006	The 2006 British Motor Show was held in July at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London's Docklands. It featured a nightly post-show rock music festival called Dock Rock.	Alfa Romeo Spider (United Kingdom Introduction)Aston Martin Rapide (United Kingdom Introduction) Bentley Continental Flying Spur Mulliner Driving Specification BMW M6 Convertible Chevrolet Captiva (United Kingdom Introduction) Chrysler Sebring sedan (Europe Introduction) Dodge Nitro (Europe Introduction) Ford Focus coupe convertible (United Kingdom Introduction) Honda Civic 3 door hatchback Jaguar XJR Portfolio Jaguar XKR Kia C segment model (codename ED) Land Rover Freelander2/LR2 (World Introduction) Lexus GS 300 Limited Edition Lotus Europa S (United Kingdom Introduction) Lotus Exige S (United Kingdom Introduction) Mazda BT-50 (Europe Introduction) Mazda3 MPS (United Kingdom Introduction) Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe MINI GP (United Kingdom Introduction) Mitsubishi i (Europe Introduction) Rolls-Royce 101EX (United Kingdom Introduction) Saab 9-3 Convertible BioPower SEAT León Cupra SEAT León FR SEAT Altea FR Smart Fortwo EV Toyota RAV4 (United Kingdom Introduction) Toyota Yaris (United Kingdom Introduction) Vauxhall Corsa 3 door and 5 door (World Introduction) Volvo S60 Volvo S80 (United Kingdom Introduction) Volvo XC90 (United Kingdom Introduction)	Rolls-Royce 101EX
2008	The 2008 British International Motor Show was held at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London's Docklands from 23 July – 3 August, and was the last regular British International Motor Show. The SMMT promoted an all new showcase of the latest electric vehicle models. "The Electric Vehicle Village" brought together one of the largest collections of zero emissions vehicles ever seen in the United Kingdom, with a display of more than twenty vehicles which are propelled solely by battery power.^[38] The motor show displayed an number of high priced, high performance electric cars, such as the Lightning GT and Tesla Roadster.	Alfa Romeo Mito (World/United Kingdom Introduction) Ford Focus RS Lotus Evora Mastretta MXT^[39] (first Mexican sports car) Nissan Qashqai+2 Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Vauxhall Insignia SsangYong Rexton R-Line Concept Cars: Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Citroen C-Cactus Honda OSM Kia Excee'd Convertible Kia Kee Land Rover LRX Lexus LFA Concept Lotus Elise Eco Saab 9-X Biohybrid BioHybrid Smart fortwo ed	Land Rover LRX

The 2006 British International Motor Show featured concerts by:

19 July, A-Ha
20 July, Van Morrison
21 July, UB40
22 July, Roxy Music
24 July, Simple Minds
26 July, Katherine Jenkins, with the National Symphony Orchestra of London
27 July, Jools Holland, and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

References and notes

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