Indonesia International Motor Show is an annual automotive exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia. It all begun in 1986 by the name of GAIKINDO Cars Exhibition. Indeed, this was powered by GAIKINDO in which there were only 13 GAIKINDO members participating at that time. The 4,000 sqm of Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) was the initial place of the show.
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After changing the name into Jakarta Auto Expo in 1989, the exhibition grew significantly. The number of participants had increased remarkably despite it was postponed twice in 1992 – 1993 and 1997-1999 due to the government tight money policy.
By the year of 2000, PT Dyandra Promosindo had been involved as the exhibition organizer handling the event which name had been changed into Gaikindo Auto Expo. As a result, the auto expo was receiving a big success by attended by 115 automotive related companies.
As the time went by, Gaikindo Auto Expo was getting bigger and bigger. Not only the number of participants had increased, the figure of visitors had also jumped to a significant number (161,089 visitors in 2005).
Entering the year of 2006, Gaikindo Auto Expo started a new level of auto exhibition which was eventually becoming an international-scale exhibition by collaborating with OIC (Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs’Automobiles) that coordinates international motor shows throughout the world. As a result, on 21–30 July 2006 Gaikindo Auto Expo was changed into The 14th Indonesia International Motor Show. At the time, there were 165.984 visitors who contributed to a Rp1.005 trillion transactions.
As the number of both visitors and participants was getting increased, at the 17th Indonesia International Motor Show which was held on 24 July- 2 August 2009 the event took place at Jakarta International Expo-Kemayoran with a 80,000 sqm spaces.
Apparently, the following year - 2010, 2011, and 2013 - of IIMS was running smoothly and was indeed getting bigger and bigger. There were also vast varieties of themes that show a high-responsibility to both the development of auto technology and world environment preservation. “Eco-Technology Motoring”, for instance. It was the theme of the IIMS 2010. There were also “Sustainable Green Technology”, "Eco-Mobility", and “Smart Vehicle Mobility” for the 2011, 2012, and 2013 IIMS themes, respectively.
A remarkable breakthrough had been made by IIMS as at the 21st Indonesia International Motor Show which was held at 19–29 September 2013, the event was covering a total gross area of 75.101sqm which this led IIMS to be bigger than the other automotive exhibition in Asia Pacific,
2016 Indonesia International Motor Show
IIMS 2016 opened on 7 April 2016. The exhibition was held for 11 days in the JIExpo, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The 2016 IIMS was opened by vice president of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla. At least 18 car brands participated in IIMS 2016. Halls B3 and C3 were occupied by Chevrolet, Daihatsu, Datsun, Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, among many others. Halls B and C consist of a premium cars like Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, Mini Cooper, and Volkswagen.
Meanwhile, there are also eight motorcycle brands that appeared in IIMS 2016. Hall B is Garansindo, who attended with the brand Ducati, Peugeot scooters, Italjet, and Zero Motorcycles. While Hall C is BMW Motorrad, Honda, Yamaha, and Royal Enfield.