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Organisers
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH
Festplatz 9
76137
Karlsruhe
Germany
Fon: +49 721 3720-0
Fax: +49 721 3720-992116
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Sector focus
Vehicles (Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Motorcycles, Caravans, Parts and Accessories) (industry 28)
Main offerings
Trailers
Buses
Towing Service
Services
Replacement Parts
Vehicles
Financing
Fork-Lift Truck
Lifting Platforms
Lifting Equipment
Hydraulic
Information Systems
Furnishings
IT Services
Station Wagons
Municipal Vehicles
Compressors
Lorries, Trucks
Logistics
Utility Vehicles
Tyres
Security Systems
Software
Special Vehicle Equipment
Telematics
Freight Transport Systems
Transport Technology
Accessories
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Trade visitors and general public
Direct sale
Yes
Statistics
Key figures
9/2025
Present journalists
126, of which from abroad 7

Exhibitors
440
Domestic
361
Abroad
79
Other represented firms
18
Visitors (number of admissions)
22.993
Domestic
21.406
Abroad
1.587
Space (gross)
90.300
Space (net)
53.179
Special show space
9.215
Exhibitor stand space
43.964
Hall space
30.293
Domestic
27.506
Abroad
2.787
Open air
13.671
Domestic
13.387
Abroad
284
FKM trade visitor structure
2025
Visitors (number of admissions)
22.993
Proportion of trade visitors
79%
Total Germany (%)
92
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
2
Schleswig-Holstein
0
North Rhine-Westphalia
7
Hesse
6
Rhineland-Palatinate
14
Saarland
3
Baden-Württemberg
58
Bavaria
7
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
1
Thuringia
0
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
19
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
7
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
8
Department head, group head, team leader
12
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
33
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
5
Other position
4
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
3
5
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
20
Research and development, design/construction
5
Manufacturing, production, quality control
3
Buying/procurement
4
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
11
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
6
Maintenance/repairs
3
Other area
9
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
3
Vehicle fleet management
7
Training/further training
3
Driver
12
Workshop, technical service
5
Municipal user (road construction and/or landscaping)
2
Economic sectors (%)
Forwarder, logistics
27
Industry
9
Manufacturers
10
Trade/sales
7
Skilled trades
5
Building trade
7
Service and consulting
5
Research/science/teaching
2
Educational facility
2
Authority/public services
3
Municipal business
5
Fire brigade
1
Workshop
4
Publishers, media
1
EDP, software, IT
2
Other
7
Student
2
other non-professionals
3
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
29
more than 50 km up to 100 km
22
more than 100 km up to 300 km
30
over 300 km
19
Foreign origin total (%)
8
EU
70
Other european countries
25
North America
3
Middle East
1
South-, East-, Central Asia
1
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
France
25
Switzerland
14
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
12
5 - 9
12
10 - 49
22
50 - 199
17
200 - 499
8
500 - 999
5
1 000 and more
18
Student
2
Other not employed
3
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
20
collectively
33
in an advisory capacity/organization
20
no
22
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
3
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
39
Earlier events
24
First visit
47
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Survey conducted by:
Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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