This year’s Paris auto show looks very different than the one that was last held in 2018. For one, it has been combined with the Equip’Auto exhibition of aftermarket supplies, in an effort to offer a broader experience for industry attendees. And there are very few automakers showing their latest and greatest production and concept vehicles.
Despite that, Paris remains an important venue for a number of brands, some established and some hopeful of breaking into the European market. Alpine, Dacia, DS, Jeep, Peugeot and Renault are here, as is Renault Group’s mobility brand Mobilize.
Several ambitious Asian companies, China’s BYD and Great Wall, and Vietnam’s Vinfast, are also here. EV startup Fisker is showing the Ocean SUV. And Mercedes-Benz revealed a new model in Paris — the EQE SUV — but not as an official exhibitor.
The show at the Paris Expo center starts Monday with a media day and opens to the public Tuesday, running until Oct. 23.
Here is a look at the brands at the show:
BYD
Chinese companies have started a major push to break into the European market, with EVs that are expected to undercut the competition on price but still deliver leading range and technology. By the end of this year, BYD, the second-largest global EV maker after Tesla, will start selling the Atto 3, a compact crossover, the Tang midsize crossover and the Han midsize sedan, and all three arer at the Paris show.
Dacia
A makeover of Renault’s successful low-cost brand includes a new “Dacia Link” logo and outdoorsy colors, as well as a rugged concept called the Manifesto. The Manifesto, a full-electric off-roader, is meant to be a “living lab” to showcase ideas for future production models as well as reinforce Dacia’s core messages of affordability and sustainability.
Hani Joudi 
