ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
Welcome to Sweden & the
BILSPORT PERFORMANCE & CUSTOM MOTOR SHOW
Scandinavia’s biggest special car and motorcycle show
Show dates:
2009 10-13 April
2010 2-5 April
2011 22-25 April
2012 6-9 April
Satisfied visitors!
Every year there are more than 700 invited exhibition vehicles to see, as well as 300 exhibiting clubs and companies. There were over 75,000 motor enthusiasts at the last show and more than 90% of visitors promised to come back again next year!
An Easter tradition!
The first motor show at Elmia in Jönköping took place in 1971, and since 1976 it has been held every year over the Easter weekend. In the past 10 years more than 600,000 people have visited the fair.
This means the motor show is a natural meeting-place every Easter for all car and motorcycle enthusiasts.
Elmia is a great place to meet!
Elmia is one of Sweden’s most popular exhibition centres, with four modern halls totalling 35,000 m2 in area. There is also a large congress and concert hall, as well as 300,000 m2 of space outdoors.
SWEDEN – JÖNKÖPING – ELMIA – EVERY EASTER
Bilsport Performance Show Hall A & B
STYLING – TUNING – MOTOR SPORT – MULTIMEDIA – SPORT & PRESTANDA CARS
As on the SEMA show in the USA and the big, German motor exhibitions in Essen and Frankfurt, the latest news and trends are shown here. Of course the leading trade companies will be here to show and sell their latest products directly to the visitors.
This is where all who are interested in motors and are looking for inspiration or new, fancy accessories for their street cars or racing cars meet.
Custom Motor Show Hall C & D Motorcycles – Custom – Classics – Oldtimers – Muscle Cars – Hot Rods
Many look upon Custom Motor Show as number one concerning car-, mc-exhibition for enthusiast vehicles. In order to give the spectators a surplus value several exhibition vehicles are shown for the first and sometimes only time in Sweden.
In these two halls more than 400 unique, special, exclusive cars and motorcycles are exposed in specially adjusted environments. This makes the exhibition a natural meeting place for everyone with a genuine interest in new and old enthusiast vehicles.
Hall A ”Street Car Hall”
Hall A is for the younger generation, for those who love new things and trends. Here they find the latest within multimedia and car accessories. The season première for car sound competitions will take place and of course Scandinavia’s most extreme street cars built for speed and style are shown.
Hall B ”Performance Hall”
Hall B is for enthusiasts in all ages looking for new tools, parts and accessories. Here you find companies specialized in styling, tuning, motor sport and products to make your car look better. Many of the news of the year within motor sport together with exclusive sports cars, kit cars and styling cars are shown for the first time. Of course also some of Scandinavia’s top prestanda cars.
Hall C ”Mc-hall”
Hall C is for all two wheel lovers. Here you find new models and accessories together with old classics, touring and street bikes, not to forget smashing, rebuilt bikes. According to old custom some unusual, special and rebuilt bikes from Europe and the USA will be invited.
Hall D ”Custom-hall”
Hall D is for those who remember and like the vehicles which were rolling on the roads in grandfather’s days.
This year there will be even more American luxury cars from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. As usual there will be European veterans, classics, fancy muscle cars, newly built hot rods and customs. You also find companies selling new or second-hand cars together with tools, accessories, parts, clothing and gadgets from the time being related to the car hobby.
Via Copenhagen, visitors from most parts of Europe can travel to Jönköping, spend a working day at the fair and be back before nightfall.
By car
You reach Elmia by car from the north or south via the E4 motorway, and from east and west by main thoroughfares. You can rent a car from the local offices of any of the following companies:
- Avis (www.avis.com)
- Europcar (www.europcar.com)
- Hertz (www.hertz.com)
By air
Jönköping has several daily flights to and from Stockholm and Copenhagen. The Jönköping airport is located 13 kilometres from the urban center.
- Skyways(www.skyways.se )
By train
You can travel to Jönköping easily by train from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen. For information about departure times and connections, see the Swedish State Railway (SJ) web site, or telephone SJ at +46 8 696 75 40 or Sweden Booking at + 46 498 20 33 80. You can also telephone Jönköping Hotellbokning on telephone +46 36 10 71 71.
By bus
Svenska buss. Timetables and route map.
www.svenskabuss.se
Swebus. Route map, prices and timetables.
www.swebusexpress.se
Taxi
Taxi: Elmia co-operate with Taxi Jönköping, phone +46 36 34 40 00, that has fixed prices for travels between Elmia and the hotels. You can order a taxi at Elmia's information desk.
Other taxi companies:
Flygtaxi: +46 40 50 06 00
Taxikurir: +46 36 31 31 31
Taxi 020: +46 36 30 27 27
By ferry
A number of routes are available from the continent, the British isles, the Baltic states and Finland.
The following companies have routes from other countries to Sweden:
Company
Telephone
Internet
Scandline
+46 (0)42 18 61 00
www.scandlines.com
Silja Line
+46 (0)8 22 21 40
www.silja.com
Stena Line
+49 (0)431 90 99
www.stenaline.com
Tallink
+46 (0)8 666 60 01
www.tallink.com
TT-Line
+46 (0)410 56 200
www.ttline.com
Viking Line
+46 (0)8 452 40 00
www.vikingline.se
Accommodation
Jönköping Hotel and conference booking collaborates closely with some 40-odd local hotels.
