The Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung which is known as the Frankfurt Motor Show or Frankfurt Auto Show is the world’s largest motor show. It is organized for every two years in Frankfurt, Germany. It is organized by the Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA). From the year 1991, the show has been split into two sections. At even numbered years show exhibits the commercial vehicles in Hanover and in the odd-numbered year’s passenger vehicles are put for the show at the Frankfurt exhibition ground. The dates for the show are scheduled by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles and they are meant as a major show.
The show for the first time was organized as mini show at the Hotel Bristol in Berlin. From 1911, it started being organized as annually twice a year, generally in Berlin. In the year 1921 about 67 exhibitors participated in the first IAA in Berlin. After World War I, between 1921 and 1926 no exhibitor was allowed to participate. In the year 1971 that was the 45th IAA was cancelled on a very short notice for political reasons to discourage passenger car purchases. At the time the concept of “Automechanika ’71, International Exhibition for Automobile, Workshop, Filling Station and Garage Equipment” generated. Thus Messe Frankfurt gave the automobile, equipment, accessories and other companies normally represented at the IAA to showcase their automobile items.
The September eleven terror attacks cast out a shadow over the IAA that somehow occurred with delay of two days. To show solidarity with the victims, the show elements, loud music as well as official opening with the Federal Chancellor was cancelled. VDA President Gottschalk praised this decision as stating, “Because we could not permit terrorist forces to take away our freedom of action. And because, as a key international sector, we have a responsibility not to allow things to grind to a halt.”
The year of 2007, brought the trend of the hybrid cars and electric vehicles in the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. As Mercedes-Benz there come at the show with about seven hybrids, involving the luxury sedan concept vehicle, named the F 700, a 17-foot (5.2 m)-long car can gain the fuel economy of about 44.4 miles per gallon. There research vehicle with homogenous charge compression ignition engine, a technology that produces the high fuel economy of a diesel engine from a clean-burning gasoline engine, was exhibited. Mercedes has showed its car with the technology of mated its clean-diesel engine to an electric motor, creating the Bluetec hybrid. More the Mercedes Car Group showed its smart car in three new different avatars as well.
