Official: Beijing motor show postponed due to Covid-19

The 2022 Beijing motor display has been officially postponed mainly because of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in China. 

Reviews circulating earlier this month recommended the occasion would not go in advance as planned, but the event’s host, Vehicle China, has only now confirmed the choice on its WeChat webpage. A new day has but to be set.

The organisers claimed: “Widespread and regular prevalence of Covid-19 pandemic in many elements of China has posed a severe obstacle for the country’s epidemic avoidance and command.

“In buy to thoroughly cooperate with and apply the epidemic prevention and manage requirements of the condition and the Beijing municipal govt, correctly assure exhibitors’ actual physical health and public health basic safety as perfectly as very good exhibition final results, we, the Secretariat of the 2022 (17th) Beijing Global Auto Exhibition, have determined to postpone the vehicle display which was in the beginning planned from April 21-30 this yr.”

The year’s second full-scale intercontinental motor show was scheduled to be held from 21-30 April, a 7 days immediately after the New York International Automobile Display, which gets underway on 13 April. 

The Beijing motor show is a big automotive party, held biannually, that appeals to some of the most important gamers in the business, these kinds of as Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen and house-developed Geely. It was also rescheduled in 2020 due to the fact of the pandemic, remaining moved from April to September. 

Cars and trucks that were thanks to be unveiled at this year’s occasion include the following-era BMW 7 Sequence, its BMW i7 electric sibling and the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. 

Volkswagen was also due to debut the production version of the ID Vizzion idea, which will be primarily based on its MEB platform and sold with a preference of either rear or four-wheel-travel powertrains. The model is presently in progress beneath the Aero-B codename. 

In the meantime, Audi was established to show its 3rd Sphere concept. The German business has explained the these as “breathtaking notion cars and trucks that will reinvent mobility as we see it today”. 

It has nonetheless to be confirmed no matter whether these companies will postpone their unveilings or decide for standalone situations. 

Cars and trucks on display at the last Beijing motor present incorporated the Aston Martin Vantage GT3, Maserati MC20, Mercedes-Benz EQA, Nissan Ariya, Rimac C_Two and Volkswagen ID 4.

China is the world’s most significant automotive current market. Far more than 26.28 million new autos were being sold in the region very last calendar year, according to the China Association of Car Makers (CAAM).