Börse Express – Wolfsburg instead of Wörthersee

Wolfsburg (dpa-AFX) – Thousands of fans descended on Wolfsburg for the start of the three-day GTI Fanfest. “It's quite impressive who actually made it here and with what treasures,” said brand boss Thomas Schäfer after a tour of the event site. According to the organizers, around 1,000 fans of the sports car traveled in their own Golf GTIs and presented their cars alongside a Volkswagen
The arena. “It’s an amazing fan base behind the GTI,” Schaefer said.

Volkswagen The traditional meeting has been moved to Wolfsburg after the previous venue on Lake Wörthersee was cancelled and renamed the GTI Fan Festival. In addition to fans of modified GTIs, it is also designed to attract other car enthusiasts and families with children. Table football and jump rope are available among the vehicles on display.

The number of visitors is expected to reach 35,000 visitors.

Numerous racing cars, custom-made vehicles and show vehicles that Volkswagen once designed specifically for Lake Wörthersee are also on display. Finally, a car show with around 200 vehicles is scheduled to take place throughout the Volkswagen plant site on Sunday. According to previous information, up to 35,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event. When asked, Volkswagen did not provide any information about the number of visitors on the first day.

At Lake Wörthersee, where the GTI fan community has been meeting every year since 1982, up to 200,000 visitors have come to admire the Volkswagen Golf, Polo and Scirocco equipped vehicles. In 2023, the Austrian community in Wörth am See announced the end of the meeting after more than 40 years. The event had pushed the venue to the limits of its flexibility and was no longer compatible with sustainability efforts./fjo/DP/ngu

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