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Australian International Motor Show (Sydney, 2010)
The Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) is an annual auto show held in Australia, alternating between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Prior to the Sydney event in 2010, both cities previously hosted separate annual exhibitions. Melbourne's version was known as the Melbourne International Motor Show, with Sydney hosting the Australian International Motor Show (known as the Sydney Motor Show prior to 2004).
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History
The Melbourne International Motor Show was held from 1925 through to 2009;[1] it was the longest running auto show in Australia.[2] The Sydney show was originally titled Sydney Motor Show but the 2004 show signalled the adoption of the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) title. The name change came because of the show’s global profile, ranked among the top ten automotive exhibitions in the world.[3]
AIMS continued to be held at Sydney annually until 2008, when the global financial crisis resulted in the cancellation of the 2009 show.[4] Prior to the staging of the 2008 show in Sydney, the organisers of AIMS, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), and the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC), organiser of the Melbourne International Motor Show had commenced discussions to consider options for the future staging and organisation of motor shows in Sydney and Melbourne.[5] On 3 February 2009 it was announced that these discussions had culminated in the formation of a joint venture between FCAI and VACC to organise an automotive exhibition, which would alternate between Melbourne and Sydney biennially, commencing with Sydney in 2010. Under the joint venture, both the Sydney and Melbourne shows will utilise the Sydney title, "Australian International Motor Show" (AIMS).[6][7]
Sydney
The Sydney Motor Show was held at the Sydney Showground in Moore Park until 1987. From 1988, the show was relocated to Darling Harbour at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.[1] The first joint-venture AIMS motor was held in Sydney from 15–24 October 2010.[8]
Melbourne
The first Melbourne Motor Show was started on 30 April 1925.[1] Until 1996 it was held at the Royal Exhibition Building then moved to the new Melbourne Exhibition Centre complex, in Southbank.[1] The 2009 show was the last to operate under the "Melbourne International Motor Show" title. Until 2009, the show was usually held in March but commencing in 2011 it will be held in July.
2008 Melbourne International Motor ShowReferences
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- ^ Pettendy, Marton (2009-02-03). "Official: 2009 Sydney motor show cancelled". GoAuto. John Mellor. http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/669A1BB13DA21EE7CA25755100826EB0. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
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- ^ Pettendy, Marton (2009-08-03). "Motor shows return in 2010". GoAuto. John Mellor. http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/EE273A5B9AF230C2CA25760700019298. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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