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AutoRAI (Amsterdam International Motor Show)
AutoRAI (Amsterdam International Motor Show)
	Renault Captur Concept at AutoRAI 2011
Status	Inactive
Venue	Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre
Location(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Country	Netherlands
Inaugurated	1895
Most recent	2015
Website	www.autorai.nl/Pages/home.aspx

The Amsterdam International Motor Show or AutoRAI was a motor show that took place every two years in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[1] The history of the AutoRAI goes back to 1893, when the association of Bicycle Industry (RI) was established. The first bicycle exhibition was organised in 1895. In 1900, the Dutch auto trade industry joined the RI organization and the association Bicycle & Automotive Industry (RAI) was born.^[2]^[3]

History

In 1899, a year before RAI was established, the first automobiles were already officially on display during the bicycle exhibition that opened on 16 March at the Palace of Industry. In fact, they stole the show and the public lined up in big numbers. Until 1913, the automobile, motorcycle and bicycle exhibition took place regularly, but because the organisation found the palace rent too high, it stopped the shows. Only in 1922, when they had built their own, yet temporary building at Ferdinand Bolstraat in Amsterdam (the 'Oude RAI'), the exhibition resumed again and would stay there for some forty years. In 1961, the first AutoRAI took place in the new building at Europaplein, still its current location, which has grown into a big exhibition and conference center.^[3]

In the 1970s through the 1990s, AutoRAI served an important function as a European event in a country with very little car industry of its own. Japanese manufacturers thus had a neutral ground (away from the spotlights of Geneva) where they could be expected to make their European premieres of cars already shown at home.^[4] The AutoRAI was usually held in February, giving the Japanese four months to develop European market models after the common October (Tokyo Motor Show) premieres of Japanese automobiles.

AutoRAI 2013, which was scheduled to take place in April 2013, was cancelled. The organisers made the decision after consultation with the RAI Association and major car brand importers. The economic developments in the automotive sector had made it impossible to organise a fully-fledged event. The aforementioned parties said they would now focus on possible new setups of the event in the future. In addition to AutoRAI, the AutovakRAI 2013 was also cancelled for the same reasons. After a 2015 edition was organized, it was announced on August 31 2015 that the 2017 edition would be cancelled again due to insufficient space reservation by manufacturers. According to the RAI press release, it seems that they do not plan to organize any more AutoRAI events.

2011

Audi Q3
Burton Electric
Donkervoort D8 GT 24H of Dubai^[5]
ECE Qbee
Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic
Isis AM01
Jaguar XF (facelift)
Landwind CV9
Opel Astra GT
Škoda Octavia 1.4 TSI Greentech

2009

Alfa Romeo MiTo Linea Rossa
Ford Focus X Road
Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS
Westfield 1600 Sport Turbo

2007

C,mm,n 2.0 Concept
Fiat Scudo Panorama Executive B2B Concept
Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG
Suzuki Grand Vitara Bandit Concept^[6]

2005

Donkervoort D8 270 RS
Renault Laguna II Hatchback (facelift)
Wiesmann GT
MG TF
MG TF GT (Coupe)
MG SV

2003

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Combi
Mercedes-Benz SL 600
Opel Astra 1.3 CDTi
Smart City Coupe facelift
Toyota Yaris facelift
Toyota Yaris Verso facelift
Volkswagen Touran
Volvo S80 facelift

2001

Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse Combi
Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse C 32 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SLK 32 AMG
Spyker C8 Laviolette^[7]
Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7

1999

Alfa Romeo 145 and 146 facelift
Audi S3
Chevrolet Alero
Daihatsu Gran Move
Opel Vectra
Porsche 911 GT2
Renault Megane Break

1997

BMW 5 Series Touring
Jeep Cherokee 2.5 TD
Jösse Car Indigo 3000
Mazda 323P
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class (C208)
Mitsubishi Galant

1995

Daihatsu Cuore (export model premiere)
Daihatsu Valera
Ford Escort facelift
Ford Galaxy
Mitsubishi Carisma
Rover 100 facelift
Rover 600 620 Di
Suzuki Baleno 3-door
Volkswagen Sharan

1993

1993 was the largest Amsterdam show to date, with the original single hall now being the centre of a much bigger exhibition. There were also more new car presentations than usual for Amsterdam, headlined by the all new Peugeot 306.^[8]

1991

Audi 100
De Tomaso Pantera facelift
Fiat Croma facelift
Hyundai Lantra
Lancia Dedra Turbo
Lancia Dedra Integrale
Maserati 222 SR
MAX Pick-Up
Škoda Favorit Estate (Forman)
Yue Loong Feeling

1989

MAX Roadster 205

1987

Ford Sierra Sedan
Hyundai Pony 3-door
Opel Omega 3000
Mazda 929
Nissan Micra 5-door

1985

BMW M5^[9]
MAX Roadster
Renault Alpine GTA

1983

Opel Tech 1 concept car
Honda Prelude

1981

Suzuki Alto SS80 (European premiere)

1979

Honda Prelude (world premiere)^[10]
Datsun Cherry (variant of the earlier "Nissan Pulsar")^[11]
Suzuki SC100 (bigger-engined export variant of the "Suzuki Cervo")^[4]

1967

Ford Cortina Estate
Pontiac Firebird

1965

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

References

^ "AutoRAI". Oneshift.
^ "History". Amsterdam RAI. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18.
^ ^a ^b Van den Acker, Bart; Jansen, Alfred; Lof, Ed; Ter Kuile, Caju; Oude Weernink, Wim; Van Tilborg, Renson (1999), 100 Jaar AutoRAI [100 Years of AutoRAI] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam RAI International Exhibition & Congress Organizers, ISBN 9073649048
^ ^a ^b Casucci, P (March 1979). "Il Salone di Amsterdam: all'insegna del Sol Levante" [The Amsterdam Show: under the sign of the Rising Sun]. Quattroruote (in Italian). 24 (280). Milan, Italy: Editoriale Domus: 58.
^ "Donkervoort introduces 24H of Dubai Special Edition". Oneshift. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
^ "Suzuki Grand Vitara Bandit Concept". Oneshift.
^ "Spyker History". Oneshift.
^ Bladon, Stuart (April 1993). "Dutch Motor Show". New Zealand Car. 7 (6). Auckland, New Zealand: Accent Publishing Cnr: 26. ISSN 0113-0196.
^ Lewin, Tony (2016). The BMW Century: The Ultimate Performance Machines. Motorbooks. p. 130. ISBN 9780760350171. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Enklaar, Gert (1979-03-24). "Rijden met Honda Prelude" [Test drive: Honda Prelude]. Autovisie (in Dutch). Vol. 24, no. 6. Amersfoort, Netherlands: updated publisher according to colofon. p. 32.
^ de Jong, Nico (1979-03-24). "Test: Datsun Cherry 1200 GL". Autovisie (in Dutch). Vol. 24, no. 6. Amersfoort, Netherlands: updated publisher according to colofon. p. 21.