[#Automobile] The 87th Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS), the first major event on the European auto industry calendar in 2017, opened its doors to the press on Tuesday (March 7), welcoming more than 10,000 accredited media from around the world. The first two days, historically dedicated to media, see 126 World and European car premieres, before the show’s opening to the public on March 9. Some 700,000 visitors were able to discover the latest technologies and see the new models from more the world’s major manufacturers. In total 180 exhibitors from 30 different countries occupied around 80’000 square meters of exhibition space.
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