IAA Transportation: New Name - New Concept

Under the motto "People and Goods on the move," the IAA Transportation will take place from September 20 to 25, 2022, on the grounds of Deutsche Messe AG in Hannover. In addition to the presentation of new vehicle models, the focus will also be on logistics, transport, and the digitalization of commercial vehicle traffic on the path to climate neutrality.

Exhibitors from 40 Countries

According to its own statements, the previous IAA Commercial Vehicles broadens the range of topics and exhibitors under the new name IAA Transportation and aims to become the leading international platform for logistics, commercial vehicles, buses, and the transport sector. The expanded event concept aims to connect relevant manufacturers and suppliers from the commercial vehicles, buses, and logistics sectors with leading tech providers, says the organizer, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). An important goal of the new concept is to increasingly focus on climate-neutral and technological transformation of the entire transport sector as an international platform.

The current registration status makes it clear that the concept expansion is being positively received by the industry. Exhibitor registrations from more than 40 countries are already on hand. The high registration rate is gratifying and underscores the exhibitors' desire to once again offer customers a live experience with the new products, says Jürgen Mindel, VDA Managing Director.

Four Theme Days

The new concept of IAA Transportation will also implement a combination of product presentations, professional audience, and expert exchange within the framework of the IAA Conference 2022. To enable exhibitors and visitors to have the best possible presence of their target audience, four different main themes will be the focus of the IAA Conference each day.

• FUTURE LOGISTICS, with topics such as supply chains, trucks, railway & shipping integration, e-mobility and hydrogen technology in heavy-duty traffic and light and heavy commercial vehicles, as well as technological and digital innovations for the logistics chain
• TRADE & LOGISTICS, with topics like the last mile, urban logistics, vans, transporters, cargo bikes, delivery robots, digitization and innovative solutions for retail, e-commerce
• INFRASTRUCTURE, with topics such as charging infrastructure for electricity and hydrogen, expansion of data networks, data management, long-distance bus travel, rail connections
• INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, with topics such as buses, electrification, hydrogen, ride-sharing, ride-hailing, MaaS, digital networking of existing offers

Interested companies and associations can contact the organizer to contribute their concepts.