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Geneva Motor Show 1975 - Surprises despite the trend towards practicality
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Created on March 1, 2015
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Summary
The 45th Geneva Motor Show took place from March 13 to 23, 1975 and surprised with 14 world premieres, including the Peugeot 604, the Rolls-Royce Camargue, the VW Polo and the renewed Ford Escort. Despite difficult economic times, 8% more visitors flocked to Geneva to see the latest sports cars and limousines. This report describes the atmosphere and premieres of the 45th Geneva Motor Show and shows them in over 100 historical photographs.
This article contains the following chapters
- The new greatness in France
- New volume models from Germany
- Sportiness and space from Italy
- Cheap to unattainable from England
- Optimism, but hardly any new products from Japan
- The compacts from America
- All good things come in threes
- Extensive, but hardly changed sports car range
- Hardly any new one-offs
- No end to the buggy boom
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Estimated reading time: 6min
Preview (beginning of the article)
In the mid-seventies, the automotive industry was not in a good position, it had been stagnating for two years, the oil crisis and the global economic slowdown had caused sales to shrink. Increasing awareness of environmental issues and safety resulted in new legislation, and car buyers themselves had less money in their pockets and were looking for affordable, practical mobility solutions. One might have expected a Geneva Motor Show without any major surprises and with a focus on utility vehicles. But far from it, 14 world premieres, four European premieres and 23 national debuts showed that the automotive industry had not lost its optimism.
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