The 1st Salón Moto was carried out on October 25 - 28 in La Rural and was a resounding success, exceeding the summoning expectations. More than 60,000 people gathered during four days to know the latest models of the market motorbikes.
Organized by the Chamber of Motorcycle Manufacturers (CAFAM) and Messe Frankfurt Argentina, Salón Moto was a unique and international meeting with the participation of more than 80 exhibitors and 120 brands.
The first day of the exhibition had the presence of important figures of the public and private sector. Both the Minister of Transportation of Argentina, Bach. Guillermo Dietrich, and the Minister of Production and Work of Argentina, Bach. Dante Sica, highlighted the work and effort of the motorcycle sector to carry out this international event and celebrated agreements with CAFAM to advance in several areas related to security, environment and national manufacturing.
"Salón Moto had a level that is comparable to the most important exhibitions worldwide and we believe that it has been a great step to go on working among all the motorcycle sector participants and the authorities, to consolidate a motorcycle national industry and make the sector to fulfill all its potential"
Besides, Salón Moto received the visit of at least eight executives from headquarters and terminals, and became a meeting point of the industry to do new business and alliances. Not only motorcycle terminals were present, but also the companies related to clothing, helmets and accessories.
The organization’s assessment
The president of CAFAM, Eng. Lino Stefanuto, assessed the experience of this first edition as follows: “We are very pleased with the result of this first Salón Moto, both for the audience's answer and for the commitment of all the players of our sector, including the Ministers to advance in a legal framework that allows an intelligent industrialization and the elimination of taxes, a distortion that affects both industrial projects and collection.” And afterwards he added: “Salón Moto had a level that is comparable to the most important exhibitions worldwide and we believe that it has been a great step to go on working among all the motorcycle sector participants and the authorities, to consolidate a motorcycle national industry and make the sector to fulfill all its potential.”
“Estamos muy orgullosos por el resultado del Salón. Desde nuestra compañía apostamos desde el minuto cero a hacer de este un evento profesional y sostenible en el tiempo, y por eso firmamos con CAFAM un acuerdo a largo plazo”.
On his part, the President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt Argentina, Mr. Fernando Gorbarán, highlighted: “We are very proud with the result of Salón Moto. From our company we have trusted since the very beginning to make this event a professional and sustainable one throughout time, and for this reason, we celebrated a long-term agreement with CAFAM. Our commitment as an international event organizer is to go on investing and working together with the most important industries of the country."
Proposals to suit all tastes
In the booths, the brands offered different activities for adults and kids. There were simulators and virtual reality games, motorcycle and equipment draws, motorcycle artistic interventions, trivia quizzes, barber’s and tattoo services.
There was also an important open auditorium, exclusively devoted to technical conferences and presentations. There, important figures such as Jorge Martín, René Zanatta, Guillermo "Willy" Pérez, Benedicto "Chiche" Caldarella, Javier Pizzolito, Mauricio "Paco" Gómez, Claudio Pesce, Gustavo Morea, Martín Urruty, among others, gave lectures on motocross practice and techniques, advices for safe driving, motorcycle history and Dakar experiences. The audience accompanied each of these lectures.
Road Safety was another of the main subjects of the event, through the participation of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, the Province of Buenos Aires and the National Road Safety Agency, which offered several trainings on the importance of the helmet use and safe driving awareness.
Furthermore, the event had an area of outdoor demos, in which the motorcycle brands presented their new models in motion in a specially designed track, where fans could see several tests.
The organizers have already confirmed the date for the second edition, which will take place on October 14-18, 2020 again in La Rural Trade Center.
The exhibitors, in first person
The main players of the day assessed their participation in the 1st Salón Moto:
The visitors' experience
These were some of the comments of the audience that took part of the 1st Salón Moto of Argentina:
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About CAFAM
The Chamber of Motorcycle Manufacturers (CAFAM) was created in 2013 as a result of the combining efforts of all the existing motorcycle terminals in Argentina. Since its foundation, it works together with the member companies with the aim of protecting and promoting the national motorcycle industry, thus favoring the best conditions for the development of industrial and market activities, driving innovation and technification nationwide and promoting the sector growth with entrepreneurial spirit.
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. With more than 2,400 employees at 30 locations, the company generates annual sales of around €669 million. Thanks to its far-reaching ties with the relevant sectors and to its international sales network, the Group looks after the business interests of its customers effectively. A comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services. With its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent).
For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com | www.congressfrankfurt.de | www.festhalle.de
Background information on Messe Frankfurt Argentina
Messe Frankfurt Argentina is the affiliate of the worldwide trade fair organization leader. The purpose of the fairs is to promote actual business meetings to boost activity in regional markets, in the domestic market and in turn prompt the development of the technological pole in each area. The current portfolio of shows of Messe Frankfurt Argentina includes the following exhibitions: Automechanika Buenos Aires, BIEL Light + Building Buenos Aires, Confemaq, Emitex, ExpoCehap, ExpoFerretera, ExpoMant, International Motorcycle Show of Argentina, Intersec Buenos Aires, Simatex, Tecno Fidta. In addition to numerous congresses and special events for third party, such as Argentina Oil & Gas Expo Buenos Aires, Argentina Oil and Gas Expo Patagonia, Arminera and Electronics Home, among others.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.argentina.messefrankfurt.com
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- Récord absoluto: 60.000 personas visitaron el Salón Moto (pdf, 157 KB)