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24-616: A new bi-annual Motor Show, called Autos, Avus, Attraktionen (AAA), was established by the Messe Berlin company in 1978. The last show was held in 2000, with the 2002 show cancelled four months prior to the expected 2002 exhibition. On 30 September 1897, the first IAA was held by the Mitteleuropäischer Motorwagenverein ("Central European Motor Vehicle Association") at the Hotel Bristol on

48-488: A Berlin building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Henschel %26 Son Henschel & Son ( German : Henschel und Sohn ) was a German company, located in Kassel , best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives , trucks , buses and trolleybuses , and armoured fighting vehicles and weapons . Georg Christian Carl Henschel founded

72-612: A Berlin trade fair location since 1924, when the wooden "House of the Radio Industry" (also called "Funkhalle", not to be confused with the Haus des Rundfunks built later) west of the Messedamm on the site of today's Hall 14 for the first Great German Radio exhibition was opened. The architect was Heinrich Straumer, who was also responsible for equipping the neighboring radio tower . The name Ausstellungshallen am Kaiserdamm , which

96-746: A bridge to the Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin , which closed in 2014 until further notice. To the south is the CityCube Berlin , an exhibition and conference hall that opened in 2014, built on the lands of the former Deutschlandhalle arena, which has replaced the functions of the ICC. Important trade fairs held here include Internationale Grüne Woche Berlin (Green Week), Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA), Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB), Youth fair YOU, Venus Berlin and InnoTrans . Before

120-624: The Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf precinct of Berlin , Germany , at Masurenallee opposite the Haus des Rundfunks . Since 2011, they have officially been known as "Berlin ExpoCenter City" and operated by the Messe Berlin GmbH company. The premises, built in 1936–37, comprise twenty-six halls covering 160,000 square metres (1,700,000 sq ft) including Funkturm Berlin . The halls are connected via

144-664: The Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin. A total of eight Benz Velo , Lutzmann, Kühlstein , and Daimler motor vehicles were on display. A second motor show was held in 1898 at the exhibition grounds near Lehrter Bahnhof ; in 1899 more than 100 exhibitors participated in the third motor show . As the automobile became more known and accepted, the IAA became a fixed event in Germany, with at least one held every year, usually in Berlin. In 1902

168-639: The construction for the Messegelände , there was a parade ground on which the Charlottenburg garrison practiced daily. From the end of the 19th century, the route of the Hamburg Stadtbahn connection ran in the area of today's site until it was relocated to the south when the exhibition center was expanded in the 1920s. The first exhibition hall, completed in 1914 for automobile exhibitions, was located north of today's exhibition center in

192-528: The eight-cylinder Opel Regent luxury car and a crank operated window by Brose . The 1929, 1930, and 1932 IAA were cancelled due to the Great Depression . Despite the still perceptible after-effects of the global recession, the 22nd IAA was held in Berlin in 1931 with a total of 295,000 visitors. For the first time the exhibition included front-wheel drive vehicles like the DKW F1 . The 23rd IAA

216-460: The factory in 1810 at Kassel. His son Carl Anton Henschel founded another factory in 1837. In 1848, the company began manufacturing locomotives. The factory became the largest locomotive manufacturer in Germany by the 20th century. Henschel built 10 articulated steam trucks, using Doble steam designs , for Deutsche Reichsbahn railways as delivery trucks. Several cars were built as well, one of which became Hermann Göring 's staff car. In 1935 Henschel

240-681: The firm was responsible for license production of the Dornier Do 17 Z medium bomber, and in 1939–1940 it began large-scale production of the Panzer III . Henschel was the sole manufacturer of the Tiger I , and alongside Porsche the Tiger II . In 1945, the company had 8,000 workers working in two shifts each of 12 hours, and forced labour was used extensively. The company's factories, which also manufactured narrow-gauge locomotives, were among

264-778: The first time, which later came to be known as the Beetle . The 29th installation of the event gathered a total of 825,000 visitors - an all-time record at that time. This was the last IAA before it was again suspended during World War II . The 2000 show was the last Berlin Motor Show, with over 200,000 visitors. In 1998, the AAA was held at the Berlin exposition area between October 17 and 25. Messe Berlin Messe Berlin ( Berlin Messegelände ) are exhibition grounds in

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288-403: The following years, the annual exhibition developed to a national hall of fame of German engineering skill, essentially influenced by Nazi propaganda . Pushed by extensive billboard and screen advertising, the IAA finally became a mass event, with more than 600,000 visitors in 1934. In his inaugural speech, Hitler promised the construction of a cheap, simple car for the masses. He also proclaimed

312-461: The idea of economic autarky , illustrated by the display of wood gas generators based on the patent of Georges Imbert or a steam car designed by Henschel . Nevertheless, the launch of the stream-lined Tatra 77 attracted greater attention. The manufacturing of the people's car ( Volkswagen ) remained the central issue of the following exhibitions. Finally in 1939, the KdF -car was presented for

336-598: The most important Allied bomber targets and were nearly completely destroyed. Henschel Flugzeugwerke aircraft and missiles included: Manufacturing of trolleybuses began in 1941 and continued until 1962, ultimately totalling at least 680 vehicles, while Henschel also constructed the chassis for more than 240 others that used bodies by Waggonfabrik Uerdingen  [ de ] (which changed its name to Duewag many years later), of type ÜHIIIs and ÜHIIs . Almost all were purchased by transport companies in Germany or Austria, but Henschel's single largest order for trolleybuses

360-552: The outbreak of World War I . With a pause after the war, the IAA was then reinstated and returned to a newly built exhibition hall in Berlin Westend in 1921, with 67 German automobile manufacturers displaying 90 vehicles under the motto "comfort", including the Rumpler Tropfenwagen and a Bosch electric car horn . More than 600 exhibitors participated in the 15th IAA in 1923 and the next year's show saw

384-605: The parking area between the central bus station and the S-Bahn ring . Because of the First World War, however, it was not opened until the German Motor Show on September 23, 1921. The next day, the first car race took place at the nearby AVUS . Another exhibition hall was built in 1924 according to plans by Jean Krämer and Johann Emil Schaudtbuilt on the site of the bus station. Today's area had been serving as

408-672: The premiere of economy cars like the Hanomag 2/10 PS or the Opel 4 PS ( Laubfrosch ). The 1927 IAA was held at Cologne (under pressure from Mayor Konrad Adenauer ), followed by the 20th IAA in Leipzig in March 1928, nevertheless, the 21st exhibition was again held in Berlin in November. It featured the first German vehicle with a rack steering and independent suspension (Röhr 8) as well as

432-628: The show was held for the first time by the Association of German Automotive Industrialists ( Verein Deutscher Motorfahrzeug-Industrieller ) at Berlin Friedrichstraße station . The 7th exhibition in 1905 was inaugurated by Emperor Wilhelm II and until 1907, there were even two shows per year, as production had increased to an industrial level. In the next years, however, the show was suspended, due to

456-790: The striking entrance building on Hammarskjöldplatz. The inner area of the site, known as the "Sommergarten" (summer garden), in the form of a stadium-like green area, was also created during the redesign in the mid-1930s. From 1954 to 1969, the Federal Assembly elected the German Federal President in the Ostpreußenhalle on the exhibition grounds (today: Hall 18). [REDACTED] Media related to Messe Berlin at Wikimedia Commons 52°30′14″N 13°16′24″E  /  52.50389°N 13.27333°E  / 52.50389; 13.27333 This article about

480-496: Was able to upgrade its various steam locomotives to a high-speed Streamliner type with a maximum speeds of up to 140 km/h (87 mph) by the addition of a removable shell over the old steam locomotive. In 1918, Henschel began the production of gearboxes at the Kassel plant. In January 1925, Henschel & Son began building trucks and buses. Early in 1935, Henschel began manufacturing Panzer I tanks . During World War II ,

504-448: Was based on the first two halls, only gradually gave way to the current name Ausstellungshallen am Funkturm . In a major fire in 1935, the radio industry building burned down and severely damaged the radio tower. The other two halls north of Masurenallee were destroyed by bombs during World War II. The basic structure of today's exhibition center, designed by architect Richard Ermisch , was built in 1937 along Masurenallee and Messedamm with

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528-503: Was from Buenos Aires , Argentina, for 175 vehicles built in 1952–1953, and the São Paulo trolleybus system purchased 50 Henschel–Uerdingen trolleybuses in 1954. All but 50 of the 175 Buenos Aires vehicles were fitted with bodies made by Nordwestdeutscher Fahrzeugbau. Manufacturing began again in 1948. In 1964, the company took over Rheinische Stahlwerke and became Rheinstahl Henschel AG ( Hanomag ). The truck production of Henschel

552-649: Was held from 11 to 23 February 1933, a few days after the Nazi seizure of power . It was inaugurated by Chancellor Adolf Hitler , who announced tax benefits for car owners, a major road construction programme and state-funded motorsport events. New models introduced included the Ford Köln , the Standard Superior , as well as the twelve-cylinder Maybach Zeppelin DS 8, then the most expensive German car ever built. In

576-469: Was merged with that of Hanomag that spun off to form Hanomag-Henschel in 1969, this later went to Daimler-Benz, which discontinued the brand name Hanomag-Henschel in 1974. The production was switched to commercial vehicle axles, in this area it is the largest factory in Europe. In 1976 Thyssen-Henschel , and 1990 ABB Henschel AG. In 1996, the company became ABB Daimler Benz Transportation Adtranz . The company

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