Press-Info
New Impetus for Even More Drive
"40
Years of Automobile Passion":
Essen Motor Show Will Celebrate its Anniversary
On
December 1 - 9, 2007:
Global Fair for Automobiles, Tuning, Motor Sport and
Classic Cars
The Essen Motor Show will celebrate its anniversary: In 2007, it will go to the starting line at Messe Essen for the 40th time: On December 1 - 9, the global fair for automobiles, tuning, motor sport and classic cars will once again be the meeting place of automobile passion. The annual automobile fair with the highest number of visitors in Germany will provide new impetus on its round birthday. Fresh ideas will ensure even more drive for the most multifaceted automobile fair anywhere in the world.
Easier Orientation Due to Modified Structuring of the Range on Offer
Modified thematic structuring of the individual groups of the range on offer will guarantee quick orientation for the visitors and will allow the exhibitors to reach their target groups of visitors in a selective way. For example, Hall 3 will form the platform for vehicle manufacturers presenting their new products - from small cars to super sports cars. The exhibition in Halls 1 and 2 will focus on original equipment suppliers and on the fields of tyres, wheel rims, chassis and accessories.
World's Largest Tuning Show in Eight Fair Halls
No fewer than eight halls (4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) will bear the motto "Tuning and Accessories". The world's largest tuning show will be jam-packed with the range on offer on the global market for more automobile individuality and sportiness. Members of Verband Deutscher Automobil Tuner (the "Association of German Automobile Tuners") will once again present themselves in the noble ambience of the "Tuning Salon" in Halls 10 and 11.
Oldtimers and Classic Cars
Not only noble antique car rarities and youngtimers but also a wide range of oldtimer spare parts and accessories on offer will be the centre of attention in the accustomed place in Hall 6 as well as in the upstairs halls (6.1, 8.1 and 9.1). "80 Years of 1000 Miglia" will be the subject of a special presentation about the history of the long-distance road race first staged in 1927.
"Essen Showground" in Hall 1 A: Action, Party and Bizarre Things
Action, party and bizarre things will be promised by the new concept for Hall 1 A: The "Show Center" will turn into the "Essen Showground" - an automobile party zone. Not only will the lowriders dance here but the most extraordinary private vehicles will also be honoured in car cruizer competitions. In the limelight too: dragsters, show cars and show bikes, art and sound cars as well as the most beautiful noble bikes from the bikers' meeting in Daytona in 2007. The programme will be rounded off by various events.
Special
Subject:
"40 Years of International Automobile Racing"
The main special show subject "40 Years of International Automobile Racing" will be presented in Hall 7. In analogy to the 40-year duration of the fair until now, racing vehicles which have caused a sensation in the last four decades will be on display. They made automobile history in the Formula 1, sports car, touring car, CanAm and Indy categories.
Pioneering Automobile Design
Automobile creations from the world-famous styling companies and automobile manufacturers will be presented in Hall 1 - Concept cars representing the haute couture of automobile construction.
Formula 1: The Latest Racers
The latest racers from the elite class of automobile racing, Formula 1 in 2007, will be exhibited in a special show in Hall 5. This will be a presentation of the high-tech racing cars with which the best drivers contested the World Championship title.
Motor Sport Mile: Meeting Place for Active Racers and Fans
In 2007, Messe Essen will devote even more attention to the subject of motor sport. The "Motor Sport Mile" in the Galeria will be extended. Companies, motor sport associations and race organisers will make the Galeria the meeting place for fans and active racers. Here, one particular highlight will be the new Motor Sport Innovation Forum in which new technical developments for racing will be introduced.
Trade Visitor and Press Day on Friday, November 30
In order to achieve an even higher presentation density, the duration of the fair will be compressed from ten public days to nine (December 1 - 9, 2007). The first day of the fair will be preceded by the Trade Visitor and Press Day. On Friday, November 30, the Essen Motor Show will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. exclusively for journalists and experts. The official opening ceremony will also take place on that day. The opening times on the public days: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Further information: www.essen-motorshow.de.
Germany's Number-One Motor Sport Fair:
At Full Speed on the Anniversary
Motor
Sport Mile -
The Heart of the Fair Will Beat in the Galeria
The heart of the Essen Motor Show will beat here: In the Galeria which, as the Motor Sport Mile, will become the hot spot of the entire racing scene. Not only the motor sport associations Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (the "German Motor Sport Federation") and Deutscher Sportfahrerkreis (the "German Sports Driver Circle") but also the Nürburgring and companies involved in motor sport will be represented. After the successful premiere of the Motor Sport Mile last year, there will be one more new feature on the 40th anniversary of the Essen Motor Show: As a platform for the presentation of technical innovations in the field of motor sport, the new "Motor sport Innovation Center" will supplement the range on offer in the Motor Sport Mile.
New: MOTOR SPORT Innovation Center
In the MOTOR SPORT Innovation Center, a presentation of innovative products and new developments from the field of motor sport is planned throughout the period of the fair - For the expert motor sport public, for sponsors and for fans. On the Trade Visitor and Press Day, the MOTOR SPORT Innovation Center will be the central meeting place and communication forum for the expert motor sport world - For racing teams, product developers and know-how service providers.
Experience Racers and Stars at Close Quarters
At the Essen Motor Show, the fans will be able to experience racers, racing series and stars of the horsepower world at close quarters. Even outside the Motor Sport Mile, a lot of things at the Essen Motor Show 2007 will revolve around motor sport: Numerous spectacular exhibits will once again promise an unadulterated motor sport feeling. Particular highlight: A special show of the latest Formula 1 vehicles in the 2007 season. The live conversion of a production vehicle to a racing car will also be sensational. The main show subject on the occasion of the anniversary fair: "40 Years of International Automobile Racing".
New:
"Essen
Showground" - Action, Party and Bizarre Things
One important new feature at the Essen Motor Show 2007 will relate to Hall 1A: The traditional Show Center will turn into the "Essen Showground" - The ultimate automobile party mile. Action and absolute fun will be on the agenda, with a mix of breathtaking dance shows, fun and games. Joining-in will be the order of the day. Because, at the Essen Motor Show 2007, the visitors will be able to become active themselves in numerous events.
The stage programme in Hall 1A will be rounded off with hip-hop, freestyle and other weird attractions. For example, dancing vehicles will arouse the enthusiasm of the automobile-mad visitors in the G.L.C.A. Lowrider Show. Even now, the fans of the car cruizers may be curious. New vehicles of a particular kind have been announced here too.
One thing is already certain now: In Hall 1A at the Essen Motor Show, things will get really lively in December 2007 when a gigantic party is staged on the subject of show cars, bizarre automobiles and horsepower. On a few days, the Essen Showground will even be open after the end of the fair and will thus be proclaimed as the new party meeting place of the city.
In the anniversary year, the special subjects of design studies, Formula 1 and racing will be presented at new locations in Halls 1, 5 and 7.
New at the Essen Motor Show: "Ladies Corner"
For quite a long time, passionate car driving has no longer been a male domain. At the Essen Motor Show, many women obtain information about the newest automobile trends from the manufacturers, component suppliers, tuners and equipment suppliers. According to VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie - the "Association of the Automobile Industry"), ever more new cars are being bought by women. The feminine taste is also playing a major role in joint purchases by couples and families. With the "Ladies Corner", the Essen Motor Show is taking account of the rising number of female visitors enthusiastic about automobiles.
"Ladies Corner" will be located directly in Hall 1 next to the associations and institutions. A lounge booth with a coffee bar, info and children's play corners as well as Internet access and a relaxation area will be intended to invite female visitors to chat and rest there. And after a delicious cappuccino, the ladies will then, in a refreshed condition, continue their hunt for automobile highlights and "accessories".
40TH ESSEN MOTOR SHOW INTERNATIONAL 2007
AT
A GLANCE . . .
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Dates:
From
Saturday, December 1 to Sunday, December 9, 2007
Opening
Times:
Every day from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. On Saturdays/Sundays from 9.00
a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Press
and Trade Visitor Day:
Friday, November 30 (only for trade visitors and journalists),
from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Organiser:
Messe
Essen GmbH
Ideal
Sponsor:
ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V. (the "General
German Automobile Club")
Number
of Participants in the Fair:
Over 560 exhibitors
Fair
Area Occupied:
105,000 m2 in 18 fair halls and the Galeria
Countries:
Exhibitors
with exhibits from 26 nations: Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Czech Republic,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and USA
Exhibition Sections:
Automobiles
Automobile
manufacturers and importers with production automobiles, sports and racing cars,
motor sport as well as the ancillary suppliers' industry
Hall 3
Performance
Cars
Optical, chassis and performance tuning, automobile parts and accessories;
VDAT - Verband Deutscher Automobil Tuner (the "Association of German Automobile
Tuners") and trade associations
Halls 1, 5, 10, 11 and 12
Tuning
Articles, Accessories & Sound
Halls 4, 7, 8 and 9
Tyres,
Wheel Rims & Accessories
Hall 2
Oldtimers
& Classic Cars
Oldtimers, classic and prestige automobiles, youngtimers,
accessories and spare parts; with a special presentation of not-for-sale historic
unique vehicles,special show “80 years 1000 Miglia”
Halls 6.0, 6.1, 8.1 and
9.1
Motor Sport
Mile & MOTORSPORT Innovations-Center
Motor sport, racing cars and events
as well as racing accessories, racing technology
Galeria
Essen
Showground 2007
Action, events and animation on the Show Stage; unique automobiles,
lowriders and bikes
Halle 1 A
Special
Show:
Design Studies
Hall 1
Special
Show:
Formula 1
Hall 5
Special
Show: 40 Years of International Automobile Racing
Hall 7
Special
Show
Tractor Pulling
Hall 7.1
BF
Goodridge Victory Tour
In front of the "Messehaus Ost" entrance
Admission Prices:
One-Day
Tickets
Adults 16,-
Groups of 20+ people, schoolchildren and students
(per person) 14,-
Children and juveniles aged 8 to 16 12,-
Free
admission for children under 8
"Happy
Hour Tickets"
Only valid between 3.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. from Monday to
Friday
Adults,
schoolchildren and students 10,-
Children and juveniles aged 8 to 16
7,-
Catalogue: 3,-
SERVICE
Advance
Ticket Sales / Transport Service:
You have the choice: An admission ticket
for the fair or an admission ticket for the fair as a combined ticket for free
travel to and from the fair on all the trains and buses of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
(VRR - the "Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association), including 2nd class of DB
(the "German Federal Railways").
The combined ticket and the normal
admission ticket are available at approx. 12,000 advance booking offices all over
the country with the Eventim, TicketCorner and TicketOnline ticket service (e.g.
travel agencies and ticket shops of the newspaper publishers) and also directly
by telephone or Internet:
www.eventim.de
Ticket hotline: +49.(0)1805.570000
www.ticketonline.de
Ticket hotline: +49.(0)1805.4470111
www.ticketcorner.de
Ticket hotline: +49.(0)1805.101414
Advance
sales fee for admission ticket: Euro 2.-
Advance sales fee for combined ticket:
Euro 3.-
Use the box office directly at the Grugahalle too. Opening times: Monday to Friday 11.00 a.m - 7.00 p.m., Saturdays 11.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
How to Get There:
By
Car
Via the Rhine-Ruhr motorways: A 52 , A 2, A 3, A 40 and A 42
From the Direction of Düsseldorf: Via the A 52
From
the Direction of Dortmund: (A 40) At the "Essen-Ost" motorway merging
point, turn on to the A 52 towards Düsseldorf
From
the Direction of Arnhem: (A 3) As far as the "Breitscheid" motorway
intersection and then turn on to the A 52 towards Essen
From
the Direction of Venlo: (A 40) At the "Duisburg-Kaiserberg" motorway
intersection, turn on to the A 3 towards Cologne/Frankfurt; at the "Breitscheid"
motorway intersection, turn on to the A 52 towards Essen
From
the Direction of Cologne/Frankurt: At the "Breitscheid" motorway intersection,
turn on to the A 52 towards Essen
From
the Direction of Münster/Hanover:
(A 2) As far as the "Oberhausen"
motorway intersection and then turn on to the A 3 towards Cologne/Frankfurt as
far as the "Breitscheid" motorway intersection and then turn on to the
A 52 towards Essen
Or: (A 42) At the "Oberhausen-West" motorway intersection,
turn on to the A 3 towards Cologne/Frankfurt; at the "Breitscheid" motorway
intersection, turn on to the A 52 towards Essen
Or: (A 43) As far as the "Bochum"
motorway intersection and then turn on to the A 40 towards Essen; at the "Essen-Ost"
motorway merging point, turn on to the A 52 towards Düsseldorf
Public
Transport
U 11 underground railway route from "Essen-Hauptbahnhof"
to "Messe West/Süd/Gruga" and "Messe Ost/Gruga"
Transfer
from Düsseldorf Airport
With the ICE train, in 22 minutes from the airport
railway station in Düsseldorf to "Essen-Hauptbahnhof"; from there,
U 11 underground railway route to the fair in five minutes
By
taxi/car,
approx. 20 minutes' drive via the A 52, "Essen-Rüttenscheid"
exit
Hotel Reservations:
Touristikzentrale
Essen
Am Hauptbahnhof 2
45127 Essen
Telephone: +49.(0)201.8872046
Fax:
+49.(0)201.8872044
e-mail: foerster@touristikzentrale.essen.de
Internet:
www.essen.de
smart
and more GmbH
Lotsekai 10
21079 Hamburg
Telephone: +49.(0)40.88171-240
Fax:
+49.(0)40.88171-250
e-mail: smartfairs@sam-hh.de
Internet: www.smartfairs.de
HRS
HOTEL RESERVATION SERVICE
Blaubach 32
50676 Köln
Telephone: +49.(0)221.2077-600
Fax:
+49.(0)221.2077-211
http://partner.hrs.com/messe-essen
Visitors' Info Telephone:
+49.(0)201.3101-100
Internet:
www.messe-essen.de
www.essen-motorshow.de
The PRESS Team for the ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2007
Contacts and Telephone Numbers at a Glance:
Central
Fax Contact:
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-249
Central
e-mail Contact:
presse@messe-essen.de
HEAD
OF THE PRESS DEPARTMENT:
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-243
Michael Herdemerten
PRESS
SECRETARIAT:
Claudia Brügger
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-244
Julia
Lackmann
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-432
Ayben
Süptitz
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-780
PRESS
PHOTO/MEDIA SERVICE:
Rainer Schimm
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-247
e-mail:
rainer.schimm@messe-essen.de
Press Service for the ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2007
Accreditation:
The
accreditation will take place exclusively upon presentation of a valid official
press identity card or an editorial confirmation. Advance dispatch of the press
tickets only in the case of accreditation by Friday, November 9, 2007 at the latest,
enclosing a copy of the press identity card or an editorial confirmation (fax:
+49.(0)201.7244-895 / e-mail: ems.akkreditierung@messe-essen.de). After this deadline,
advance registration will be possible. The press ticket will then be collected
from the "Ost" / "West" press centres. Accreditation during
the Essen Motor Show, in person in the "Ost" / "West" press
centres.
Press
Centres:
For the ESSEN MOTOR SHOW, two press centres will be open from Thursday,
November 29 up to and including Sunday, December 10:
"West"
Press Centre
In the "tip" of "Messehaus West"; at the "West"
entrance to the fair site.
Telephone of "West" press centre:+49.(0)201.7244-896
Fax
of "West" press centre: +49.(0)201.7244-895
and
"Ost"
Press Centre
("Ost" entrance to the fair site / gallery in Hall 11)
Telephone
of "Ost" press centre: +49.(0)201.7244-250
Fax of "Ost"
press centre: +49.(0)201.7244-501
The
press centres will be open during the opening times of the fair.
Admission
with a press ticket for the ESSEN MOTOR SHOW or an official press identity card.
Fair Management
/ Organisation of the ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2007
Messe Essen GmbH
Norbertstraße
45131
Essen
Contacts and Telephone Numbers at a Glance:
FAIR
MANAGEMENT:
Central Fax Contact:
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-448
DIRECTOR
OF FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS:
Klaus Reich
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-223
TEAM
MANAGEMENT:
Lars Crone
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-588
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT:
Christiana Klein
Direct dialling: +49.(0)201.7244-225
e-mail:
christiana.klein@messe-essen.de
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT OF MOTORSPORT Innovations-Center:
Julia Mans
Direct dialling:
+49.(0)201.7244-742
e-mail: julia.mans@messe-essen.de
OVERALL ORGANISATION
OF THE ESSEN MOTOR SHOW:
Wolfgang Schöller
Schönleinstr. 35, 45131
Essen
Telephone: +49.(0)201.779788
Fax: +49.(0)201.771814
ORGANISATION
OF THE "OLDTIMERS & CLASSIC CARS" SECTION:
S.I.H.A. Ausstellungen
Promotion GmbH
Postfach 31 64, 52118 Herzogenrath
Telephone: +49.(0)2407.17300
Fax:
+49.(0)2407.17711
e-mail: info@siha.de
OTHER CONTACTS:
ADAC
e.V.
Bereich Jugend und Sport
Am Westpark 8, 81373 München
Telephone:
+49.(0)89.74309-204
Fax: +49.(0)89.74309-500
e-mail: adac@adac.de
DMSB
e.V.
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
Hahnstraße 70, 60528 Frankfurt
Telephone:
+49.(0)63.3007-16
Fax: +49.(0)63.3007-20
e-mail: dmsb@dmsb.de
VDAT
- Verband Deutscher Automobil Tuner e.V.
Mühlweg 17, 90556 Hiltmannsdorf
Telephone:
+49.(0)203.741412
Fax: +49.(0)203.741416
e-mail: info@VDAT.de