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On 17 January 1953, opening day of GM's Motorama at New York's Waldorf-Astoria, Chevrolet showed the Corvette prototype, the two-seat fibreglass roadster that became America's sports car.

The first Tokyo Motor Show, then called the All-Japan Motor Show, ran 20-29 April 1954 in Hibiya Park with 267 vehicles, only 17 of them passenger cars, and 547,000 visitors.

The Citroën DS 19 was introduced at the Paris Motor Show on 6 October 1955; 743 orders came in the first 15 minutes, 12,000 on the first day and 80,000 deposits over the ten-day show.

Jaguar revealed the E-Type at the Geneva Motor Show on 15 March 1961; a coupe driven flat out from Coventry and a roadster rushed overnight the next day helped it take more than 500 orders at a show where Jaguar had planned only 250 cars.

Ford introduced the Mustang at the New York World's Fair on 17 April 1964, a US$2,368 pony car that took 22,000 orders on its first day and sold more than 400,000 in its first year.

On 25 August 2018 RM Sotheby's sold Greg Whitten's 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis 3413, for US$48,405,000 in Monterey, the most valuable car ever sold at auction at that time.

On 5 March 2019 Bugatti revealed the one-off La Voiture Noire at the Geneva Motor Show, a 1,500 PS homage to the Type 57 SC Atlantic already sold for 11 million euros before tax.

On 28 February 2020 the Geneva Motor Show was cancelled days before press days after Switzerland banned events of more than 1,000 people over coronavirus, the first big casualty of Covid in the car world.

Organisers of the Geneva International Motor Show announced on 31 May 2024 that the 2025 show was off and the foundation behind it would be dissolved, ending a show first held in 1905, while the Qatar edition continues.

The Japan Mobility Show 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight attracted 1.01 million visitors and a record 522 participating companies and groups, with world premieres led by Toyota's Century coupe and Honda's 0 Alpha prototype.

A 1937 BMW 328 Bügelfalte owned by Stefano Martinoli won Best of Show at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on Lake Como on 17 May 2026, in a weekend that also saw the world premieres of the Vision BMW Alpina and the BMW Motorrad Vision K18.

The 2026 Festival of Speed ran 9-12 July at Goodwood House under the theme The Rivals - Epic Racing Duels, with Singer's central sculpture, the 1966 Ford GT40 Mk IIs reunited and Romain Dumas winning the Shoot-Out.

A 1935 Duesenberg SSJ Special Speedster shown by Harry Yeaggy won Best of Show at the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on 16 August 2026, Duesenberg's eighth win there.

JAMA's business-focused Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026 runs 13-16 October 2026 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, co-hosted with CEATEC 2026 and open free to pre-registered visitors.

Europe's largest classic car and motorcycle fair returns to BolognaFiere from 22 to 25 October 2026, across 14 pavilions with more than 5,000 vehicles and an Icons of Speed endurance-racing exhibition.

Europe's tuning and sports-car festival, the Essen Motor Show, runs 28 November to 6 December 2026 at Messe Essen with a 27 November preview day and around 500 exhibitors.

Febiac confirmed the 103rd Brussels Motor Show for 8 to 17 January 2027 at Brussels Expo, after a 2026 edition that drew almost 350,000 visitors.

The Paris classic car show Rétromobile returns to Porte de Versailles from 3 to 7 February 2027, the first big collector-car date of the European calendar.

India's biggest auto show, the Bharat Mobility Global Expo, returns for its third edition from 4 to 9 February 2027 at Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi in Delhi-NCR, switching back to a two-year cycle.

Toronto's Canadian International AutoShow returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from 12 to 21 February 2027, after a record 374,678 visitors in 2026.

With the Geneva Motor Show gone, the Swiss-Romande car show autoXpérience Genève returns to Palexpo from 4 to 7 March 2027, with the Concours d'Élégance Suisse inside it.

Korea's biggest automotive event, the biennial Seoul Mobility Show, returns to KINTEX in Goyang from 1 to 11 April 2027, with K-Culture programmes agreed between KAMA and KOFICE.

The 84th Goodwood Members' Meeting, presented by Audrain Motorsport, takes place at the Goodwood Motor Circuit on 10 and 11 April 2027, with tickets on sale to Road Racing Club members and Fellows.

Dyandra Promosindo launched the Indonesia International Motor Show 2027 for 6 to 16 May at JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta, with the exhibition area enlarged to 158,339 square metres.

Goodwood announced the 2027 Revival, the historic motor-racing festival in period dress, for 17 to 19 September 2027, with tickets open to Road Racing Club members from 21 September 2026.