With 34 official brands and more than 80,000 m2 of exhibition space, the Valencia Automobile Fair has become the largest event in the sector in Spain this year.
from the next Friday, November 30 to Tuesday, December 6, a new edition of the Valencia Automobile Fair will be held. The show, which has more than 80,000 square meters of exhibition space, will feature the offer of 102 direct exhibitors and 34 official brands that will make more than 4,000 cars available to visitors, making this event the largest in those celebrated this year in Spain
In this way, the Automobile Fair is consolidated as a business and sales platform for brands, dealers and distributors “in a context like the current one in which buyers will be able to choose between a wide range of options: from electric to gasoline or diesel and both new and used car”, points out the president of the hall, Enrique Tomás. For the Valencian businessman “the forecasts are optimistic. The great advantage of the Fair is to be able to guide the client and offer all that stock to the buyer, with fast delivery times and good financing options”.
The booming electric market
The show is also a showcase in which brands present their latest innovations to the market in a context of notable growth in this segment, especially in the Valencian Community. In fact, Registrations of pure electric cars have increased by 54.9% so far this year, until reaching 2,289 units; above the national average, which has risen 39.8% so far this year, with a total of 24,387 units, according to data from the National Association of Vehicle Sellers (GANVAM) made public precisely on the occasion of the celebration of the Automobile Fair.
Electric registrations already account for almost 4% of the registrations in the Valencian Community market and the forecasts suggest that they will close 2022 with a rise of 44%, standing at around 2,945 units.
In addition, the Automobile Fair becomes a forum in which the public will be able to debate and find out about the present of the electric vehicle from the hand of the Valencian Association of the Electric Vehicle, which organizes a round table on Friday 2 to find out what the barometer of electromobility in the Valencian Community regarding regulations, batteries, repairs, charging points, autonomy or price.
New for sale
Electrified vehicles are precisely the main innovations that brands present at the Valencia Automobile Fair. Like the new 100% electric KIA e-Niro, the KIA Sportage, the KIA EV-6 that will be presented in Valencia; like the new Range Rover Sport or the new Opel Grandland and Astra Hybrid, recently awarded ‘Golden Steering Wheel’ in Germany.
For its part, as they have transferred to the contest, Nissan will present its new electrified models such as the 100% electric Ariya, the X-Trail and Qashqai e-Power and the new Hybrid Juke. Meanwhile, Mazda will bet as a novelty on the CX60, the first SUV with plug-in hybrid technology, a segment for which Volvo is also betting with its C40 electric ‘crossover’.
Brands like Renault, meanwhile, will present the new version of the Megane and Austral as a novelty, while Hyundai will propose its new 30th anniversary Tucson N-Line and the electric IONIQ 5, chosen ‘Best Car of the Year 2022’.
From the ‘Motorshow’ to the classic and collecting
Along with the commercial exhibition, the show prepares an extensive program of entertainment around the motor: from exhibitions of personalized cars to a giant scalextric or the presence of motor figures such as the Rally driver Albert Llovera. In addition, the thousands of visitors expected at Feria Valencia during that weekend will be able to enjoy from the private collection of motorcycles of the Valencian champion Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’to the new supercar of the Valencian brand Spania GTA, the electric car that will try to break the Guinness acceleration record or the car that Seat gave to the Olympic champions of the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games.
In addition, one of the great attractions of the weekend will be the joint celebration during the weekend of the second edition of the Valencia Motor Classic exhibition of classics and collectors. With an occupation of more than 10,000 m2, this specialized show will bring together clubs, individuals and an extensive spare parts and collecting market, as well as thematic exhibitions with some jewels from the world of collecting.
These are private collections that come to light with some unique pieces such as a 1928 Ford T, a 1959 Austin or a 1936 Mercedes Benz 500K, from the Mackintosh Desguaces collection. The exhibition will also cause a sensation among visitors ‘+ What Classics’with vintage vehicles from 1920 to the 1970s and which houses highly desirable pieces from brands such as Ferrari, Porsche, Austin Haley, Jaguar, Oldsmobile or Lotus, as well as a tribute to the legendary Ford Fiesta.
Entrance and prices
The public can already purchase their ticket through the official website of the Automobile Fair and thus benefit from the special price of 6 euro, 30% lower than the cost at the box office. The ticket is valid for both the Automobile Fair and the Motorshow and the Valencia Motor Classic.