The St. Petersburg International Motor Show, is a very interesting one for the Auto sector. It is one of those very few fairs or trade shows that have a history associated with them. The show started in 1992 as the AutoWorld Expo, and has been a regular annual event, organized by the firm FAREXPO, and has been a well represented and attended fair since then. In fact, so much so that it has not only garnered a lot of high praise from industry experts, it has actually played an important role in the development of the automotive market in the city. However, over the past few years, with the automotive industry changing drastically and unrecognizably, the AutoWorld Expo, has evolved into the St. Petersburg International Motor Show, that is now co-organized by FAREXPO and Avtoselkhozmash-Holding OJSC (Moscow).
A very interesting fact about the fair is that, in spite of the fact that there is very little time left for the fair, the official website of the event, still details the "upcoming" 2019 edition, and only fleetingly mentions the 2021 one. The fair is supposed to have three distinct sections; Cars, Auto components and one unique section called the Autofestival. The Autofestival, is an interesting section that will display retro cars, exclusive tuning of production cars, mototechnics, unique samples of cars from fanclub collections etc.
Although the information shared by the organizers on their official website, is sketchy at best, the fair still looks very interesting and promising. Especially so, because of the support from the many local industry associations, and because of the fact that it has been a very well attended fair over the last so many years. Plus, it has that Autofestival section, that promises to give it just the required amount of glamour.
