The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers[1] (OICA; French: Organisation internationale des constructeurs automobiles), founded 1919 in Paris, is an international trade association whose members are 39 national automotive industry trade associations.[2][1] OICA facilitates communication among its member national automotive industry trade associations and advocates for policies and position of mutual interest to its members at the international level and to the general public.[2]

UNECE

OICA hosts on its web site the working documents from various United Nations expert groups, including World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.[3]

Climate change

OICA recognizes anthropogenic climate change as "probably the greatest challenge facing society in the twenty-first century." OICA identifies motor vehicles as a significant factor, contributing about 16% of global man-made carbon dioxide emissions. OICA advocates for an integrated, global approach to global warming.[4]

Auto shows

The OICA coordinates scheduling for the following major auto shows. Bold denotes one of the "big five" , most prestigious shows.

Note that only the passenger car segment is included in this list, while other exhibitions exist for heavy commercial vehicles:

Show name City Country Month Official link
North American International Auto ShowDetroit USASeptemberNAIAS.com
European Motor Show BrusselsBrussels BelgiumJanuaryAutosalon.be
Auto ExpoNew Delhi IndiaFebruary (even years)AutoExpo.in
Belgrade International Motor Show Belgrade  Serbia March sajam.rs/en/
Geneva International Motor ShowGeneva  SwitzerlandMarchgims.swiss
Bangkok International Motor ShowBangkok ThailandMarch / Aprilbangkokmotorshowgroup.com
New York International Auto Show New York  USA March / April www.autoshowny.com/
AutoRAIAmsterdam NetherlandsAprilAutoRAI.nl
Beijing International Automotive ExhibitionBeijing ChinaApril (even years)China-AutoShow.com
Seoul Motor ShowSeoul South KoreaApril (odd years)motorshow.or.kr/eng/
Automobile BarcelonaBarcelona SpainMay (odd years)automobilebarcelona.com
Salón del Automóvil de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires ArgentinaJune (odd years)elsalondelautomovil.com.ar
Moscow International Automobile SalonMoscow RussiaAugust–SeptemberMAS-expo.ru
Internationale Automobil-AusstellungHanover GermanySeptember (even years, commercial)IAA.de
Munich GermanySeptember (odd years)
Mondial de l'AutomobileParis FranceOctober (even years)Mondial-Automobile.com Archived 2011-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
Sofia Motor Show Sofia  Bulgaria October (odd years) sofiamotorshow.bg/
Los Angeles Auto ShowLos Angeles USANovemberLAautoshow.com
Tokyo Motor ShowTokyo JapanDecember (odd years)Tokyo-Motorshow.com
Bologna Motor ShowBologna ItalyDecemberMotorShow.it

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New York Auto Show Receives Global Recognition from International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers". Reuters. 2008-02-25. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "UN Expert Group documents". OICA. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Climate Change and CO2" (PDF). Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. May 2008.


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