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This year’s Geneva International Motor Show – one of the world’s most prestigious car events and the biggest show of its type in Europe – threw open its doors on Thursday.

Automakers from around the world are unveiling a host of new vehicles, from supercars for the super-rich to concept vehicles by boutique car designers and high-volume vehicles for the masses.

A total of 180 exhibitors will showcase 900 models at the show. An increasing number of electric and hybrid cars will be on display, some from top-end marques such as Lamborghini, McLaren and Bentley.

Carmakers now have to steer toward engines that emit no more than 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre by 2021 to meet European requirements, compared with 130 grams in 2015.
Geneva motor show hits the road

But the greatest buzz at the 10-day show, which last year attracted 687,000 visitors, may come from so-called “crossover” vehicles, or CUVs, which combine features of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with those of passenger cars.



In pictures: luxury, crossover vehicles rev up Geneva car show

A Ferrari NV 488 Spyder luxury automobile on display at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Bloomberg

A modular ground and air passenger concept vehicle system, is presented by Italdesign and Airbus during the Motor Show. (REUTERS)

An Automobili Lamborghini SpA Aventador S luxury automobile stands on display on the first day of the 87th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The show opens to the public on March 9, and will showcase the latest models from the world's top automakers. Photographer: Luke Macgregor/Bloomberg

A four exhaust cluster sits on the rear of a Pagani Automobili SpA Huayra Roadster luxury automobile as it stands on display on the second day of the 87th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The show opens to the public on March 9, and will showcase the latest models from the world's top automakers. Photographer: Luke Macgregor/Bloomberg

The Renault Trezor Concept car is presented during the 87th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP) The Motor Show will open its gates to the public from 9 to 19 March presenting more than 200 exhibitors and more than 148 world and European premieres.

People stand next to a Renault ZOE e-Sport Concept car during the first press day of the Geneva International Motor Show on March 7, 2017 in Geneva. Europe's biggest annual car show kicks off in Geneva with luxury and crossover vehicles under the limelight, but with the emissions scandal still hanging over the industry. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI

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