According to statistics, Bulgaria is among the best in Europe for new car sales for the first 8 months of 2017. Our growth is almost 18% and the prospects for the end of the year are very high.

Even more, due to the fact that on the 14th to the 22nd of October, in the halls of the Inter Expo and Congress Center, the most prestigious auto forum in the country will be held, and it will be included, once again, in the calendar of OICA - International Organization of Automobile Manufacturers.

For the people whose business is related to cars and transport, for the fans - small and big, for the customers, who are about to do a car replacement, the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and their Authorized Representatives in Bulgaria (AAP) will present the latest trends in the branch, embedded in 300 exhibits. A record number of new models will be shown for the first time in Bulgaria, and some of the most recent motorbikes will be among the exhibits. In the six halls of the Inter Expo and Congress Center, visitors will be able to see and touch over 70 technological innovations and car premieres. Impressive is the number of cars with alternative drive - like hybrid, plug-in and full-electric - a total of 28.

Records will be achieved not only with the 65 participating companies and the presented 300 exhibits. The total exhibition area is over 14,000 square meters, which is twice as much as the exhibition in 2011, for example. More than 44 world brands (36 car and 8 motorbike brands) will be presented in originally designed areas and stands.

Cars: ALFA ROMEO, AUDI, BMW, CITROEN, DACIA, DS, FIAT, FORD, GREAT WALL, HAVAL, HONDA, HYUNDAI, INFINITI, JAGUAR, JEEP, KIA, LADA, LAND ROVER, LEXUS, MAZDA, MERCEDES-BENZ , MINI, MITSUBISHI, NISSAN, OPEL, PEUGEOT, RANGE ROVER, RENAULT, SSANG YONG, SKODA, SUBARU, SUZUKI, TOYOTA, VOLVO, VOLKSWAGEN and others.

Motorcycles: BMW, HONDA, HARLEY-DAVIDSON, KYMCO, MV AGUSTA, PEUGEOT, SUZUKI, TRIUMPH and others.

Moreover, a reserved place in the exhibition hold the manufacturers and traders of garage equipment, spare parts, tires, oils, accessories, security systems, audio systems; as well as, leasing companies, banks, insurers and others.

Visitors will not only be able to look and touch the exhibits by hand. For the first time, they will be able to test over 80 of them. One of the visitors will bring their luck with them so to leave the exhibition with a brand new car of high quality. The lucky man just needs to fill in an inquiry card and choose from 12 great offers.

This year, as a tradition, the organizers have prepared a rich accompanying program, filled with numerous attractions, entertainment and pleasant surprises for the visitors.

The Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the Bulgarian Automobile Sports Federation organize a program under the slogan: "The greatest chance to survive on the roads is to organize a car sport".

Every day at the BFAS's booth the participants will go as stated below:

There will also be our most prominent drivers with their championship cars. They will hand out autographs and familiarize the audience with the specifics of the discipline in which they compete.

There will also be two training sessions where fans will be able to measure their power in virtual racing.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Transport

Visitors can use the parking lot under the Tsarigradsko Blvd at the new metro station, which goes under the same name. The capacity is 1,300 seats. The entrance is in the direction of traffic from Plovdiv to Sofia, next to the local lane, in front of the "Inter Expo and Congress Center".

Bus lines providing direct access to the Inter Expo Center: 1, 3, 5, 6, 114

Opening hours:

From October 14th to October 22nd 2017 "Sofia 2017 Motor Show" will be open to visitors from 10:00 to 20:00.

Tickets: Adults BGN 10.00, online- BGN 8.00

More details on the salon's website - www.sofiamotorshow.bg.

Direct link for downloading information - www.sofiamotorshow.bg/download/