SEPTEMBER 20 – 27, 2018
The Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, known internationally as the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, is held biennially in Frankfurt.
One of the largest motor shows in the world, it takes pride of place in the city’s event calendar and has a rich history of introducing cutting-edge automotive concepts to the world. The first show, which was held in Berlin in 1897, helped to make the automobile a socially acceptable means of transport and in the 15 years that followed a variety of ground-breaking concepts were introduced. In 1951 the event moved to its current home and ten years later the seat belt and legendary BMW 1500 were presented to record crowds of 950,000.