Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 · Sep 8–12 · Messe Frankfurt
Scan the distributor’s badge, voice-note the SKUs they asked about. Every contact lands in a sorted Google Sheet, with a follow-up drafted from your notes before you leave Frankfurt.
Free for the full opening day. No credit card.
Frankfurt am Main · Sep 8–12
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Călin Răzvan / PexelsFor exhibitors and parts suppliers
Scan the badge, voice-note which product line they asked about. BoothBot files each lead in your Google Sheet and drafts a follow-up referencing the exact parts when you ask, in the buyer’s language or yours.
Start BoothBot free →For workshops, distributors and fleet buyers
Photograph the part, voice-note the price and minimum order. SourceBot files each supplier with the catalog reference, lead time and contact pulled in — sorted before you fly home.
Start SourceBot free →About the show
Automechanika Frankfurt is the world’s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry and the automotive aftermarket, held at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition grounds from September 8–12, 2026. Organized by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, it covers the complete value chain — from parts and components through repair, maintenance, accessories, body and paint, car wash and care, tyres, and digital workshop solutions.
The most recent edition drew around 4,200 exhibiting companies and roughly 108,000 trade visitors from 172 countries across eleven halls. The 2026 edition adds a dedicated Wheels Management & Tyre Service area and a HighTech4Mobility forum on software-defined vehicles. Visitors are workshop and garage operators, parts distributors and wholesalers, fleet managers and importers sourcing for global markets.
It is a heavily distributor-driven, international floor — and that is the problem an exhibitor faces. A buyer leaves with stacked catalogues from a dozen similar parts vendors. Without prompt, specific follow-up that references the exact categories discussed at the stand, your leads blur together with your competitors’ and the value of the show evaporates within a week.
How it works
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One field. Pick your channel: WhatsApp, Telegram, WeChat, or web. Your Google Sheet is ready in seconds.
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Parts & Components, Repair & Maintenance, Accessories & Customizing, Tyres. Scan badges, photograph parts, voice-note terms — it all routes to your sheet.
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Drafts wait in your inbox, each referencing the SKUs discussed — in the buyer’s language or yours. Review, send, done.
The Open Data Model
Everything you capture at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 stays in your Google Sheet, shared with you, whether you pay or not. Payment keeps the capture and follow-up engine running beyond opening day. It does not gate access to data you already built.
Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 draws 4,106 exhibitors from 78 countries. China is the largest contingent at 26%, followed by Germany at 12% and Taiwan at 8%. 88% travel in from outside Germany.
DaGaMa analysis of the organiser's published exhibitor directory — 4,106 exhibitors across 78 countries. Company-level listings stay with the organiser.
Get the dates in your calendar now — detailed visit information for this show is being compiled.
Budget reality check
Space only · small booth (9 m² / 10×10)
€1,600–2,900
Realistic all-in (build, freight, drayage, travel)
€7,000–15,000
Visitor badge
commonly €20–80; trade visitors often free via exhibitor codes
Space rental is only a quarter to a third of the true cost — budget 3–4× the space rate before deciding. These are industry-typical planning ranges for a show of this region and scale, not organizer quotes — confirm against the official exhibitor prospectus, and watch the advance-freight deadline: it quietly decides half the logistics bill.
Run your own numbers → ROI calculatorQuestions
Yes. Automechanika draws visitors from 170+ countries. DaGaMa Intelligence drafts each follow-up in the language of the conversation or in English — your choice, ready to send from your own inbox.
Sign up with your email. The first 24 hours after your first capture are free. Every lead and voice note flows into a Google Sheet shared with you. Payment continues the capture beyond day one.
It stays yours. Everything you captured at Automechanika remains in your Google Sheet and dashboard, whether you pay or not. Most platforms lock the data behind a renewal. We don’t.
No. BoothBot is for exhibitors at a stand. SourceBot is for workshops, distributors and fleet buyers walking the halls. Both capture, voice-note, and build your Google Sheet automatically.