Automechanika Frankfurt, the world’s leading bi-annual trade fair for the automotive aftermarket industry, takes place this year from September 16th to 20th. This not to be missed event, attracts thousands of exhibitors and hundreds of thousands of visitors and has become the meeting place for everyone involved in the aftermarket business.

The show offers a unique spectrum of products from the fields of automotive parts, car washing, workshop and filling-station equipment, IT products and services, accessories and tuning and this year will see an increased emphasis on e-mobility. In fact the event covers the entire process chain in the automotive aftermarket, from point-of-sale, via services and repair, to recycling and waste disposal.

Automechanika 2012 welcomed more than 4,500 exhibitors to showcase their latest products and innovations. 82% of these were international exhibitors from outside Germany. The show attracted 147,715 visitors from 176 countries with 55% of these visitors travelling from outside of Germany, with Italy, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Poland, Spain, the Russian Federation, Belgium and Turkey all being well represented. Hundreds of visitors also travelled from Ireland representing companies of all sizes ranging from major distributors through to individual garages.

Anyone who has previously visited the event will know that demand for flights and accommodation in Frankfurt at this time will be high, so making arrangements as early as possible is highly recommended.

You can get more information on the show, exhibitors and location at www.automechanika.messefrankfurt.com.