Crossing the finishing line at full speed: 304,200 automobile fans visited the Essen Motor Show 2010!

The new concept went down well: The focusing on automobile sportiness, the large number of premieres and a lot of show and action with celebrities from racing and television aroused the enthusiasm of the visitors. 507 exhibitors offered a first-rate automobile experience on 110,000 square metres in all 18 halls at Messe Essen.

"With the entire team, we are happy about the trust and the more than positive feedback from the exhibitors and the visitors," according to the Managing Directors of Messe Essen, Frank Thorwirth and Egon Galinnis.

"Fantastic cars, a gigantic range of available tuning parts and accessories and mega action too!" The visitors lavished great praise on the most diverse automobile fair. 93 percent made a positive assessment of their visits to the fair and praised the range on offer.

More than half of the visitors travelled over 100 kilometres. 23 percent came from abroad; the largest groups from the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic.

Motorsport and sporty automobiles - particular attention focused on both these attributes. The automobile manufacturers highlighted their successes in motorsport competitions and displayed the sportiness of their vehicles.

Prominent European Drag Racing teams on site displaying their vehicles included Swedish Pro Mod driver Jan Gunnarsson and the reigning Top Methanol Dragster Champion Timo Habermann and runner-up his brother Dennis.

The FIA European Drag Racing Championship organizer HockenheimRing also promoted their 1st class venue on site incl. the 2011 NitrOlympx held in Hockenheim august 12-14th

The dates for the Essen Motorshow 2011 is november 26th - december 4th.

Visit the official Essen Motorshow website!