The British international motor show is returning to London after 30 years in Birmingham.
In recent years the Birmingham show has been criticised for failing to host significant world premières and attendances have fallen.
It is hoped that hosting the show - running from July 19th to 30th - in the Canary Wharf area of London will boost attendance. It has already attracted the attention of some of the big names in the car industry.
Top billing at the show will go to the new Opel Corsa. The new Corsa takes its design cues from the Astra and is likely to feature three petrol engines and two diesel units with other engines coming on the market late in 2007. Both three and five-door versions of the Corsa will be on display.
It's a major coup for the show to capture the première of such a popular new model, but the event so far has not been without its drama.
Several manufacturers had threatened to boycott it over the high cost of stands. However, the London venue also marks the return to a British show of BMW, which had not attended the last two Birmingham shows.
Among the other new models unveiled in London will be Volvo's facelifted XC90 with redesigned front grille and bumpers, along with a new revised interior.
Another high profile new model on show is likely to be Land Rover's new Freelander, though there is no confirmation of this as yet.
The car is said to be larger in every dimension and will be based on the Ford C1 platform on which the Focus II, C-Max, Volvo's 40/50 series and upcoming XC50 4x4, and the Mazda3 are already built.
The Freelander will use four and five-cylinder engines from Mazda and Volvo respectively, and is also expected to have six-cylinder units sourced from the Swedish car maker. A 2.3-litre four-cylinder and 2.7-litre V6 diesel will also appear under its bonnet.
Meanwhile Land Rover has confirmed that its Defender model is set to continue production until at least 2010.
Customer demand for the iconic off-roader remains strong and Land Rover is to upgrade the current model next year, with the revamped model going on sale next spring.
The Defender name was introduced in 1990 but the model is a direct descendant of the original Land Rover introduced in 1948.