The next
Automechanika, the leading international trade for mobility in the future, is scheduled for Sept. 11-16, 2012, in Frankfurt, Germany. No other event covers the subject along the entire automotive value chain. Numerous exhibitors present innovative solutions from the fields of original equipment, retrofitting, automobile and charging accessories, waste disposal and recycling. The last Automechanika attracted 4,471 exhibitors and around 155,000 visitors from 181 countries. Over 85 percent of the exhibition space for Automechanika 2012 has already been booked.
Automechanika exhibitor and e-mobility pioneer
Karabag is planning a major presentation revolving
around the subject of ‘smart grids’ on around
4,000 square metres of exhibition space at the
Agora outdoor area. This special show is based on
the ‘Energy Autarkic Commercial and Dwellings’
estate planned by Karabag in Norderstedt, near
Hamburg, which will show how the automotive
environment is likely to develop in the
future.
The exhibitors will include
companies that, at first glance, have nothing to
do with the automotive market, e.g., battery
manufacturers, companies from the field of
renewable energies, such as solar or wind power,
as well as universities and training facilities
that will train the ‘automotive mechanics of the
future’. A decisive buzzword in this connection is
autarky and the show will demonstrate how
vehicles, energy supply and building technology
are expected to merge into a system of autarkic
mobility in the future.
Interest in Automechanika is also being shown by
companies from the field of charging
infrastructure. Energy utilities, such as EON and
RWE, as well as leading international
manufacturers of industrial plug and socket
connections have announced they will be taking
exhibition space.
In cooperation with the German E-Mobility
Association and its member companies, Messe
Frankfurt is developing a thematic world entitled
‘Mobility of the Future’, which will give
consumers the chance to find out about new
mobility concepts although they have no access to
the fair.
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s leading trade fair
organiser with € 448.3 million in sales and more
than 1,600 active employees worldwide. The Messe
Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28
subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52
international Sales Partners, giving it a presence
for its customers in more than 150 countries.
Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at
more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2010,
Messe Frankfurt organised 87 trade fairs, of which
more than half took place outside Germany.
Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds, featuring
578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten
exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Centre.
The company is publicly owned, with the City of
Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of
Hesse 40 percent.
For more information visit www.messefrankfurt.com.
