The International Motor Show or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) is the world's largest An auto show or motor show is a public gathering of automobile manufacturers which includes demonstrations of current automobile models, new debuts, and concept cars. Most auto shows are regular annual or biennial occurrences. A few of the shows have become very important to the industry for their publicity value... motor show. It is held annually in Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. Situated on the Main river, it has a population of approximately 650,000 (but about 5 million in its metropolitan area). Among English speakers... Frankfurt, The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: ) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria... Germany and is thus usually known as the Frankfurt Motor Show in English. The IAA is organized by the Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA). Since 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously... 1991 the show is split in two: Even numbered years show commercial cars and odd numbered years passenger vehicles.

A brief history

• 1897: First mini exhibition in a hotel in Berlin ( pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4.5 million before World War II. It is also the second-largest city in the European Union after London. From 1949 to 1990 it was divided... Berlin
• 1923: Diesel is a product used as a fuel in a diesel engine invented by Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. Petrodiesel One can obtain diesel from petroleum, which is called petrodiesel to distinguish it from diesel obtained from other sources. As a hydrocarbon mixture, it is obtained in... Diesel trucks make their appearance
• 1921-1926: No international exhibitors allowed as a result of the Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. Battle aftermath. Remains of the Chateau Wood World War I (also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations, and the War to End All Wars) was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to... First World War
• 1939: Shortly before the Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... Second World War the Volkswagen which was later known as The Volkswagen Beetle or Bug is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, of Germany, and almost certainly the world. Thanks to its distinctive shape and sound, its reliability, and presumably other factors, it now enjoys a cult status. The Beetle has been in production in various... VW Beetle was shown for the first time
• 1950: First post-war IAA
• 1952: The IAA moves to Frankfurt
• 1965: First Japanese car at the IAA

External links

• [1] (http://www.iaa.de) Official homepage