Mark your calendar: the top automotive shows of 2015

Starting this month with the annual event in Brussels, 2015 will be a busy year for the international automotive industry. For US-based car fans, most of the action will take place in the first quarter of the year between Detroit, Chicago and New York. In Europe, the two most important shows will be held in Geneva in March and then in Frankfurt in September.

As is customary every two years, Paris will take a break in 2015, passing the torch to Frankfurt, just as Beijing will step aside to allow Shanghai to take the spotlight in China.

Dates: the major international auto shows of 2015

January 16 to 25:Brussels Motor Show (Belgium), Website: autosalon.be
January 17 to 25: North American International Auto Show (Detroit, US), Website: naias.com
February 14 to 22 : Chicago Auto Show (US), Website: chicagoautoshow.com
March 5 to 15: Geneva Motor Show (Switzerland), Website: salon-auto.ch
April 3 to 12: New York International Auto Show (US), Website: autoshowny.com
April 22 to 29: Auto Shanghai (China), Website: autoshanghai.org
June 19 to 28: Buenos Aires International Auto Show (Argentina), Website: adefa.com.ar
September 17 to 27: Frankfurt Motor Show (Germany), Website: iaa.de
October 30 to November 8: Tokyo Motor Show (Japan), Website: tokyo-motorshow.com