The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in chaos throughout the car industry, causing production holdups that in some cases are only now being shaken off. But one of the parties hardest hit was the Geneva Auto Show, which was cancelled days before the 2020 event was due to open and with the halls already full of cars.
The show, which recently turned up in Qatar, hasn’t been held in its traditional Swiss home since 2019, and now the 2024 comeback event planned for Europe has been hit with the news that at least four major automakers won’t be attending. BMW and Mercedes have both decided to stay away, according to a report in Automobilwoche, and given that Stellantis has just bailed on CES in Vegas, it’s possible that its team of brands might also not want to invest millions to be there.
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