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Geneva Car Show Called Off for 2021, Spoiling Plan for State Aid
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The foundation behind the Geneva car show called off plans to resume Switzerland’s largest public event next year after a majority of exhibitors said they probably wouldn’t participate.
The decision puts to rest a controversy that ensued after organizers were offered about 11 million Swiss francs ($11.6 million) in state aid on the condition that the show resume for 2021. The foundation that runs the show said in a statement that it will instead sell the rights to the show to Palexpo SA, the exhibition center that hosts the event.