Autocar Expo 2020 in Lyon, France, has been cancelled

Autocar Expo 2020 in Lyon, France, has been cancelled. The exhibition was scheduled for next week, on 14 to 16t October. The decision is due to the passage into the maximum alert zone of the city of Lyon, announced on 8 October 2020 by Olivier Véran, Minister of Health. The news is reported on the French media Autocar […]

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Autocar Expo 2020 in Lyon, France, has been cancelled. The exhibition was scheduled for next week, on 14 to 16t October. The decision is due to the passage into the maximum alert zone of the city of Lyon, announced on 8 October 2020 by Olivier Véran, Minister of Health. The news is reported on the French media Autocar & Bus and Mobilités Magazine.

The next meeting of the French road passenger transport players is set for 12 to 15 October 2022, again at Eurexpo in Lyon.

Autocar Expo therefore joins a sadly long list of exhibition cancelled this year due to the pandemic. We can count Busworld India, IAA Commercial Vehicles, FIAA Madrid. The Italian exhibition IBE (International Bus Expo) is still confirmed for next week in Rimini, Italy.

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source: Mobilités Magazin

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