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    Frankfurt auto show to move?

    So says this article, citing lower attendance at recent  Frankfurt shows.  Is this as simple as looking for a sexier German home, or is this more related to government distancing themselves from the auto industry?

    https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/01/frankfurt-auto-show-no-longer-in-frankfurt/

     

     


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    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    The latter...sad story...however, the latest IAA was already sooooo boring, It needs a new concept...


    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    d997h:

    The latter...sad story...however, the latest IAA was already sooooo boring, It needs a new concept...


    They just need to stick to the proven concept: all brands, all models, including their best ones. No need for mobility, life style and all this bla bla bla.

    Follow that (old) road and people will come in masses.


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    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    The problem started with the brands not wanting to go to auto shows anymore.  Cost became unjustified. 
    In Geneva we have the same problem at a smaller level as it is on neutral territory so no need for the brands to defend their territory or avoid the competitions s one. 
    But even so , in a smaller mesure , quite a few brands have canceled their presence ( started about 3 years ago with Opel , then Mini , Land Rover etc...

    The Geneva auto show has to reinvent itself too if it wants to survive  . There will be much more interactif stuff   .

    lt could probably be the only serious car show left in Europe  . It never became too big and stayed with an approchable spirit . People can get close to the cars , even sit in nearly all of them .

     

     

     

     

     


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    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    Its just a manifestation of the times. The younger generation doesn't have the interest in cars as do the older generation. Also, social media and internet allow review of cars from ones home. 


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    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    +1 those shows are boring/static as hell. You can go to a trackday and smell, feel and maybe catch a ride in a sportscar for free...


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    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    I have not been there but from several sources I am sensing that a place like Goodwood has a much brighter future than the traditional autoshows. Much more for the spectator.


    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    Tso I agree the goodwood def a better format for performance cars. Regular cars not so much. 


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    Re: Frankfurt auto show to move?

    EnglishManInNY:

    Tso I agree the goodwood def a better format for performance cars. Regular cars not so much. 

    Good point Smiley


     
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