Frankfurt Auto Motor Show Wallpapers
Frankfurt Auto Motor Show Wallpapers for your desktop, free to download
Frankfurt Auto Motor Show Wallpapers for your desktop, free to download
Frankfurt Auto Motor Show 2007 - photo wallpapers: The International Motor Show or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) is the world's largest motor show. Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung is held biennially in Frankfurt, Germany and is known in English as the Frankfurt Motor Show. The IAA is organized by the Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA). Since 1992 the show is split in two: Even numbered years show commercial cars in Hannover and odd numbered years passenger vehicles (including some motorcycles) in Frankfurt. The show is scheduled by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, which considers it a major international auto show. The Frankfurt Motor Show was opened to the press last Tuesday, September 11, 2007. And as expected, environmental protection, preservation and all other adjectives pertaining to the welfare of the ecosystem was the obvious theme of the Motor Show. Almost all of the automakers who joined the Show have an eco-friendly version to present.[br]Frankfurt Auto Motor Show: Most of the vehicles on display at the show boast of improved fuel efficiency and engines that either run on batteries or on hydrogen. General Motors, the world’s largest automaker has introduced new designs that rely on sustainable mobility. In line with the show’s theme “See What Will Move Your Future” sustainable mobility was interpreted by automakers to mean a cut in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. This was agreed on by GM European President Carl-Peter Foster who said that automakers would not only rely on one but on several solutions to make vehicles that are environment compatible. Foster has also told reporters that he is seeing competition to arise among automakers especially in terms of technologies and usefulness. He also said that alternative fuels would play a larger role in the coming years. The Japanese automaker, Toyota has paved the way for the green revolution with the introduction of its Prius hybrid which has become the leader in the industry. The Prius makes use of a combination of electric motor with a gas engine. Porsche the German automaker renowned for its luxury sports car has also made a hybrid version of its Cayenne SUV which was put on display at the Frankfurt. Other German manufacturers have also joined the green bandwagon. Both Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler had presented clean cars at Frankfurt. BMW another German automaker famous for its elegant vehicles have unveiled its X6 which is a new sports utility vehicle with a hybrid engine that is scheduled to hit dealerships by 2009. Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer has told AP news agency, "We're not just talking about cutting CO2 emissions… we're doing it."[br][br]