Motor shows, car by car, filmed on the floor.
An EV bonus sticker in Erfurt, three fairs on one ticket in Salzburg, a dealer map of Tyrol and 450 vehicles in Graz. We photographed all four regional shows; here is what each reported, with every full report linked.
From the archive 6 shows
A Mercedes GLB at CHF 13,580 off, an e Vitara at a bonus price, Kia rates with no terms. We read the cards from Switzerland, Austria and Germany and kept francs and euros apart.
From the archive 7 shows
Four regional shows used the word in four different ways, and the brands' own releases show how rarely it meant a first sale.
From the archive 5 shows
The 36th Tiroler Autosalon filled Halle A at Messe Innsbruck for four days in March, and the organiser's own exhibitor list shows which Tyrolean dealer sells which brand.
From the archive Tiroler Autosalon 2026
Around 40 brands and more than 230 cars shared one ticket with a garden fair and a new leisure fair, and the only premiere the organiser claimed was the leisure fair.
From the archive Automesse Salzburg 2026
Thuringia's regional car show opened four days after Berlin announced a new electric-car bonus, and the dealers' windscreens were already advertising it before anyone could apply.
From the archive Automobilmesse Erfurt 2026
Ford Germany sells the Convertible only as a GT. We filmed this grey example on the Thuringian Ford dealers' stand in Erfurt on 23 and 24 January 2026.
From the archive Automobilmesse Erfurt 2026
Nissan Belgium lists it with 40 or 52 kWh batteries and 319 or 419 km of WLTP range, from €29,250 to €36,650.
From the archive Brussels Motor Show 2026
The N Line and N Line X trims arrived with the updated IONIQ 6 in January 2026. Both use the 84 kWh battery, and the N Line X costs from €62,000.
From the archive Brussels Motor Show 2026
Audi unveiled the all-electric two-seater in Milan on 2 September 2025, and we filmed it in Brussels four months later, in matt titanium on a turntable.
From the archive Brussels Motor Show 2026
Alpine's German and Belgian pages turn the GT's 295 kW into 400 PS, which is the 400 HP in the title of our Brussels video. The GTS above it costs €78,000.
From the archive Brussels Motor Show 2026
Febiac counted 349,775 visitors at the 102nd show, up from 307,363 in 2025, and its premiere labels have to be checked car by car.
From the archive Brussels Motor Show 2026
