Autocar Expo was launched in 2008 at the instigation of the market’s leading players, who had noted the lack of an event in France designed to raise awareness of and promote this mode of transport. These players included Iveco Bus, MAN/Neoplan, Mercedes-Benz, Dietrich Carebus, Volvo and Setra, amongst others.
Following its first editions in Nice and Bordeaux, the trade fair moved to Lyon, at Eurexpo: There were 68 exhibitors at the first edition in 2008; this figure doubled by the 2018 edition, marking the tenth anniversary and the sixth edition (Autocar Expo is a biennial event).
In 2020, like almost all trade fairs in France, Autocar Expo was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The event will therefore return in 2022, after a four-year hiatus!
During Autocar Expo, exhibitors will be keen to offer their visitors a modern, high-quality audiovisual experience, with the support of their partner, A-Loc Audiovisuel
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Edition 2026
For its ninth edition, Autocar Expo will be held, as in previous years since 2012, at the Lyon Exhibition Center, Eurexpo, in Hall 6: the coaches will welcome the public from December 1 to 4, 2026.
With 120 exhibitors in 2018 and 130 exhibitors in 2022, the show has doubled in size since its first edition in 2008.
For this new edition, exhibitors can count on their partner A-Loc Audiovisuel to offer them the latest innovations in the audiovisual world. They will find LED screens, interactive LED flooring, LED walls, transparent touch screens, HD video projectors, sound systems, and wireless microphones available for rent.