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Each time spring returned, the shores of Lake Geneva hosted the motor show, which sometimes brought people from very far away, but also quite simply from the nearby town of Annemasse, mechanical enthusiasts to meet exhibitors from all over the world. Canceled by the pandemic for three years, the 2023 motor show, Geneva International Motor Show (Gims) is also not taking place in Geneva in the spring, but planned for Doha in Qatar, in October, offering an edition even more focused on exclusive and exceptional automobiles which will coincide with the Formula 1 Grand Prix of the emirate.
The Renault 4 CV, star of the 1952 show
We are in 1952. Marking his interest in the automobile, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Kobelt, inaugurates the event in March. Nowhere else do you bring together in such a narrow space, in the heart of the city, so many international car personalities,…