In terms of grabbing the Geneva show headlines, it will be a hard act to follow the announcement of PSA’s acquisition of GM’s European operations.
Yet Geneva always delivers, be it green tech, high end luxury and power, or big stories. The mix of cars this year is wide and varied, with the Kia Picanto, Seat Ibiza and Suzuki Swift at one end and the Lamborghini Huracan Performante, the Ferrari 812 Superfast and the McLaren 720S at the other.
These are good times for PSA, which just walked away with the European Car of the Year award for the Peugeot 3008, and its existing partnership with GM will show the fruits of its labour in the form of the Opel Crossland X and the Citroen C3 Picasso, which share underpinnings.
Look out, too, for big news from the VW Group, not only in the form of new product (VW Arteon, SEAT Ibiza) but also a first glimpse at its future-looking strategy, most notably the Sedric autonomous driving concept.
It will be almost impossible to get past the PSA-Opel story, but Geneva will certainly do its best.
Here, Automotive World takes a look at the highlights of the 2017 Geneva International motor show. This article will be updated throughout the show’s two press days to include key new model launches.
Some of the most significant new models and concept cars at the 2017 Geneva International motor show include:
ASTON MARTIN
Aston Martin Valkyrie
BMW GROUP
BMW 5 Series Touring – The eagerly-awaited motor show debut of the 5 Series wagon. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
DAIMLER
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG GT Concept – LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe – LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
FERRARI
Ferrari 812 Superfast
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Subaru XV – The all-new Subaru XV will be unveiled at the 87th Geneva International motor show. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
GEELY
Volvo XC60 – second generation model LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
GENERAL MOTORS
Opel/Vauxhall Crossland X – This model shares underpinnings with the Citroen C3 Picasso
Opel/Vauxhall Insignia – The second-generation Insignia is the first Opel available with an eight-speed automatic transmission and intelligent all-wheel drive with torque vectoring. It will make its world debut at the 2017 Geneva motor show. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
HONDA MOTOR COMPANY
Honda Civic Type R – The Civic Type R was developed in parallel with the new standard Civic hatchback and will officially launch the all-new at the Geneva motor show. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
HYUNDAI MOTOR
Hyundai i30 Tourer
Hyundai Fuel Cell FE Concept
Kia Picanto – the all-new Kia Picanto debuts on the shores of Lake Geneva
MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE
McLaren 720S
MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORPORATION
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross – This new compact SUV will broaden the brand’s model range, and will sit alongside the Mitsubishi ASX and Mitsubishi Outlander. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
PSA GROUP
These are good times for PSA, which just walked away with GM’s Europe division, and the Car of the Year award for the Peugeot 3008.
Citroen C3 Picasso – Fruit of the GM-PSA partnership, this Citroen shares underpinnings with the Opel Crossland X
Peugeot Instinct – Peugeot’s versatile self-driving car concept
RENAULT GROUP
Renault
Alpine A110 – production version of the first car from Renault’s new sporty sub-brand
SUZUKI
Suzuki Swift
TATA MOTORS
Jaguar I-Pace – another great compact SUV concept from Jaguar
Range Rover Velar – LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
Tata Tamo Racemo
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Toyota i-TRIL – The electric-motor powered concept showcases Toyota research innovations and features Active Lean technology, similar to that used by the Toyota i-ROAD. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
Lexus LS 500h – The all-new LS 500h will be revealed at the Geneva motor show, following the world premiere of the LS 500 at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP
Audi RS 5 Coupe LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
Lamborghini Huracan Performante
SEAT Ibiza – For SEAT, the 2017 Geneva Motor Show is all about the all-new, fifth generation Ibiza. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
Volkswagen Arteon – Positioned above the Passat, the Arteon replaces the CC LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
Volkswagen Sedric concept – Sedric, which stands for self-driving car, is VW’s take on autonomous driving. LINK TO THE PRESS RELEASE
On the eve of the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, the VW Group showcased its first concept car at its ‘Shaping the Future’ event. Nicknamed Sedric, the concept resembles a pod and includes Level 5 automated driving – the highest stage of automation. The vehicle is also fully electric, making use of VW’s modular electric drive (MEB) platform. READ: VW Group acts as ‘an incubator for ideas’ in autonomous driving tech
