Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles

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The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers [1] (OICA; French : Organisation internationale des constructeurs automobiles), founded 1919 in Paris, is an international trade association whose members are 39 national automotive industry trade associations. [2] [1] OICA facilitates communication among its member national automotive industry trade associations and advocates for policies and position of mutual interest to its members at the international level and to the general public. [2]

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UNECE

OICA hosts on its web site the working documents from various United Nations expert groups, including World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. [3]

Climate change

OICA recognizes anthropogenic climate change as "probably the greatest challenge facing society in the twenty-first century." OICA identifies motor vehicles as a significant factor, contributing about 16% of global man-made carbon dioxide emissions. OICA advocates for an integrated, global approach to global warming. [4]

Auto shows

The OICA coordinates[ citation needed ] scheduling for the following major auto shows. Bold denotes one of the "big five", most prestigious shows.

Note that only the passenger car segment is included in this list, while other exhibitions exist for heavy commercial vehicles:

Show nameCityCountryMonthOfficial link
North American International Auto Show Detroit Flag of the United States.svg  USA September NAIAS.com
European Motor Show Brussels Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium January Autosalon.be
Auto Expo New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India February (even years) AutoExpo.in
Belgrade International Motor Show Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia March sajam.rs/en/
Geneva International Motor Show Geneva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland March gims.swiss
Bangkok International Motor Show Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand March / April bangkokmotorshowgroup.com
New York International Auto Show New York Flag of the United States.svg  USA March / April www.autoshowny.com/
AutoRAI Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands April AutoRAI.nl
Beijing International Automotive Exhibition Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China April (even years) China-AutoShow.com
Seoul Motor Show Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea April (odd years) motorshow.or.kr/eng/
Automobile Barcelona Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain May (odd years) automobilebarcelona.com
Salón del Automóvil de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina June (odd years) elsalondelautomovil.com.ar
Moscow International Automobile Salon Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia August–September MAS-expo.ru Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung Hanover Flag of Germany.svg  Germany September (even years, commercial) IAA.de
Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany September (odd years)
Mondial de l'Automobile Paris Flag of France.svg  France October (even years) Mondial-Automobile.com Archived 2011-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
Sofia Motor Show Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria October (odd years) sofiamotorshow.bg/
Los Angeles Auto Show Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA November LAautoshow.com
Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan December (odd years) Tokyo-Motorshow.com
Bologna Motor Show Bologna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy December MotorShow.it

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New York Auto Show Receives Global Recognition from International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers". Reuters . 2008-02-25. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. Retrieved April 4, 2017.[ self-published source ]
  3. ↑ "UN Expert Group documents". OICA. Retrieved 2008-09-30.[ self-published source ]
  4. ↑ "Climate Change and CO2" (PDF). Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. May 2008. Retrieved 2024-09-03.[ self-published source ]


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