The organisers of Automechanika Frankfurt have announced that the event due to take place this September has been postponed for a year and will now take place from 14 to 18 September 2021.

In a statement Messe Frankfurt said, “Due to difficult conditions resulting from the corona pandemic and measures taken to stem its spread, including event bans and travel restrictions that are regularly being extended, Messe Frankfurt and its customers, partners and supporting associations have agreed to postpone the Automechanika Frankfurt event that was originally scheduled to take place from 8 to 12 September 2020. Automechanika Frankfurt, the international industry gathering for the automotive aftermarket, is being postponed until 14 to 18 September 2021 in response to local and global measures implemented to stop the spread of COVID 19.”

The organisers added that it would simply not have been possible for many of the exhibitors and visitors from over 180 countries to take part in the event under the conditions currently prevailing or those expected at that time.

From 2021 Automechanika Frankfurt will resume its biennial rotation with the event taking place in odd-numbered years.

Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt, commented, “Our top priority is ensuring the health and safety of everyone, exhibitors and visitors alike, taking part in the event. With waves of the pandemic moving around the globe and many countries not expecting it to peak until the summer, I am certain that the decision to postpone Automechanika until September 2021 is the right one. Over the past two weeks in particular, we have been engaged in intensive discussions with our customers, partners and supporting associations, and they sent us a clear signal. By holding the event in 2021, we are responding to our customers’ wishes.”

A number of online events are planned for this autumn that focus on training and professional development for German workshops in particular. Automechanika is collaborating with various trade media organisations, influencers, multipliers and associations to plan these events.