“Exciting interest” in Linz Car Spring

The organizers of the 52nd Linz Auto Spring are happy. “The interest has been exciting,” says trade show president Michael Schmidt. A large crowd of people formed in front of the Design Center at the opening of the auto show on Saturday. “I've rarely encountered that,” says trade show spokesman Ernst Weplinger. Large crowds continued on Sunday. More than 14,000 visitors were counted, an increase of 2,000 visitors over the previous year.

Visitors didn't just come to watch, “Our audience was very excited to buy this year,” Weplinger says. “Many already knew what they wanted and used the trade show to find out the details.”

"Exciting interest" In the spring of Linz cars — According to the organizers, the visitors were well informed.
Photo: Antonio Bayer

There were 200 new cars this year's auto spring, about 30 percent of which were electric cars. But there has also been strong demand for partially electrified vehicles and combustion engines. Among the 'highlights' was the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 – the most expensive showroom at €288,519.

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Charging stations 'always full'

The 20 electric charging stations made available to visitors for the first time have also been a “complete success,” says Michael Schmidt. The Managing Director of the car dealer Höglinger-Denzel has also been President of Automotive Spring since 2019. Although e-mobility is still in high demand, he once again notes a trend towards combustion engines. In general, buyers will pay more attention to environmental aspects and therefore prefer climate-friendly models with low consumption.