The Essen Motor Show is an

auto show An auto show, also known as a motor show or car show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is attended by automotive industry representatives, dealers, auto journalists a ...

held annually in the city of

Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...

, Germany. It has been described as "the showcase event of the year for the tuning community" and as the German version of the annual SEMA auto show in

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. As contrasted with the Frankfurt Auto Show, the Essen show is smaller and is focused on car tuning and racing interests. Essen Motor Show was the world's biggest car tuning fair before SEMA.

History

The Essen Motor Show took place for the first time in 1968 under the alternative name "International Sports and Racing Car Exhibition Essen". The event was organised by car enthusiast Wolfgang Schoeller, who acts as the coordinator for the event today.

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* Aron Norris
"RollHard Event Coverage"
''Rollhard.co.uk''. * David Thomas
"European version of SEMA something to see"
''Autoblog'', 29 November 2004.

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* Auto shows in Germany Essen Trade fairs in Germany Annual events in Germany Motorsport in Germany Recurring events established in 1968 {{Auto-stub

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