Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles

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]

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

See also

• World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

References

1. "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. "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]}

External links

• Official website