British International Motor Show
The British International Motor Show was an annual (bi-annual after 1976) motor show held by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) between 1903 and 2008 in England.
| British International Motor Show | |
|---|---|
| Status | Annual to 1976 then Bi-annual |
| Genre | Motor show |
| Venue | The Crystal Palace (1903) Olympia (1905–1936) Earls Court Exhibition Centre (1937–1976) National Exhibition Centre (1978–2004) ExCeL London (2006–2008) |
| Location(s) | England |
| Country | England |
| Inaugurated | 1903 |
| Most recent | 2008 |
| Organised by | Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders |
Initially held in London at The Crystal Palace, Olympia and then the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, it moved to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in 1978, where it stayed until 2004. The International motorshow alternated with the London Motorfair which continued in Earl's Court from 1977 to 1999
The motorshow was held at ExCeL London in 2006 and 2008. The 2010 and 2012 events were cancelled due to the global financial crisis, and there was no 2014 show. The last British International Motor Show in the UK was 2008, and after the 2012 cancellation, ended the involvement of the SMMT.
With the absence of an international show in England, between 2016 and 2019 there were annual motor shows held under the London Motor Show banner held in Battersea Park for the first two years and moved to Excel for 2019. The 2020 show was cancelled due to Covid-19.
The show was relaunched in 2021 with a new location at Farnborough under the banner of The British Motor Show and was the first motor show event to take place after the lifting of coronavirus measures.