{"id":109532,"date":"2023-05-04T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=109532"},"modified":"2023-05-04T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:00:20","slug":"automobile-barcelona-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Automobile Barcelona 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Automobile Barcelona, or fully referred to as the <strong><em>Sal\u00f3n del Automobile de Barcelona<\/em><\/strong>, is one of the most anticipated events for all of Europe&#8217;s car enthusiasts. The biannual event joins all the main players in the car industry in one place showcasing their newest models, most advanced technological innovations, and futuristic prototypes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next edition will take place <strong>from May 13 until May 21, 2023<\/strong>, but press and professionals will be allowed to enter the venue on the two days before the event officially starts. Today&#8217;s article by <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> will tell you a bit more on this show and how to enjoy the city while visiting Automobile Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/#42nd-edition-Automobile-Show-Barcelona\" title=\"42nd edition Automobile Show Barcelona\">42nd edition Automobile Show Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/#Car-show-with-the-best-brands\" title=\"Car show with the best brands\">Car show with the best brands<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/#Connected-Street\" title=\"Connected Street\">Connected Street<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/#Test-drives-and-sales\" title=\"Test drives and sales\">Test drives and sales<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/#How-to-get-to-the-Salon-del-Automovil-de-Barcelona\" title=\"How to get to the&nbsp;Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona\">How to get to the&nbsp;Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/automobile-barcelona-2023-2\/#History-of-the-Salon-del-Automovil-de-Barcelona\" title=\"History of the&nbsp;Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona\">History of the&nbsp;Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"42nd-edition-Automobile-Show-Barcelona\"><\/span>42<sup>nd<\/sup> edition Automobile Show Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As already briefly mentioned, below we will give you the most <strong>relevant information<\/strong> on the 42<sup>nd<\/sup> edition of the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automobilebarcelona.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sal\u00f3n del Automobile de Barcelona<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Date (for press and professionals): May 11 and 12, 2023<br \/>\n\u2022 Date (for visitors): May 13 &#8211; 21, 2023<br \/>\n\u2022 Opening hours: from 10:00 to 20:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Location: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=fira%20barcelona%20montju%C3%AFc&amp;rlz=1C1GCEU_esES1053ES1053&amp;oq=fira+barce&amp;aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46i20i175i199i263i512j69i57j35i39j0i131i433i512j69i60l3.1272j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:4&amp;tbm=lcl&amp;sxsrf=APwXEde4WlCPK63n9kPVjpBbWLFT4My-cQ:1682408822424&amp;rflfq=1&amp;num=10&amp;rldimm=9010902932016819687&amp;lqi=ChhmaXJhIGJhcmNlbG9uYSBtb250anXDr2MiA4gBAUjWz__LAVoiEAAYABgBGAIiGGZpcmEgYmFyY2Vsb25hIG1vbnRqdcOvY5IBEWNvbnZlbnRpb25fY2VudGVymgEkQ2hkRFNVaE5NRzluUzBWSlEwRm5TVU56YzJONmIzQlJSUkFCqgFKEAEqCCIEZmlyYSgOMh4QASIa3AwVAH-StVz5fdvHJ8pi7Ens7S7-8OCZdqEyHBACIhhmaXJhIGJhcmNlbG9uYSBtb250anXDr2M&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiU2uihxcT-AhVIhFwKHTdNDYkQvS56BAgUEAE&amp;sa=X&amp;rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:9010902932016819687,l,ChhmaXJhIGJhcmNlbG9uYSBtb250anXDr2MiA4gBAUjWz__LAVoiEAAYABgBGAIiGGZpcmEgYmFyY2Vsb25hIG1vbnRqdcOvY5IBEWNvbnZlbnRpb25fY2VudGVymgEkQ2hkRFNVaE5NRzluUzBWSlEwRm5TVU56YzJONmIzQlJSUkFCqgFKEAEqCCIEZmlyYSgOMh4QASIa3AwVAH-StVz5fdvHJ8pi7Ens7S7-8OCZdqEyHBACIhhmaXJhIGJhcmNlbG9uYSBtb250anXDr2M;mv:[[41.37934756042825,2.164407847204597],[41.36767346818196,2.1354399898437575]]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fira Barcelona \u2013 Recinto Montju\u00efc<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Price: 7\u20ac (on weekdays) and 8\u20ac (on weekends)<br \/>\n\u2022 More than 25 participating car brands<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">ShBarcelona &#8211; your trusted accommodation partner<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Car-show-with-the-best-brands\"><\/span>Car show with the best brands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the most important car brands of today will show their novelties during Automobile Barcelona, and there are some <strong>interesting car models<\/strong> that will go on sale somewhere in the next few months. But it&#8217;s not just <strong>new vehicles<\/strong> during the show, because there will also be <strong>restyling options<\/strong> and different <strong>concepts of cars<\/strong> already shown to the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Car brands that have already confirmed<\/strong> their presence for Automobile Barcelona, are: BMW, Cupra, Dacia, DFSK, DR, Evo, Ford, Hispano Suiza, Honda, Hyundai, KN, Lexus, Lotus, Mercedes, Mini, Nissan, Renault, SEAT, Smart, Suzuki and Volvo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another one of those most awaited moments for Automobile Barcelona is the presentation of <strong>futuristic prototypes<\/strong>. These are not real models, but they do give us a glimpse of which <strong>car industry trends<\/strong> will be coming our way in the next few years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109533\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2023\/05\/modern-car.jpg\" alt=\"modern car design during automobile barcelona 2023\" width=\"810\" height=\"584\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-109533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connected-Street\"><\/span>Connected Street<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hall of the <strong><em>Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<\/em><\/strong> that shows <strong>technological innovations<\/strong>, is called Connected Street. There will be many new ideas presented here, and they will be especially related to<strong> road safety<\/strong>, <strong>new car engines<\/strong> (and their evolution), and vehicle performance in general.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If there is one thing you would want to keep your eye on this year, it&#8217;s possible solutions for <strong>sustainable mobility<\/strong> and <strong>self-driving vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Test-drives-and-sales\"><\/span>Test drives and sales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As is usual during events like these, some car brands offer its visitors the possibility to <strong>test drive<\/strong> some of their vehicles. Of course, this comes with special show offers being promoted by their sales representatives. They would, of course, like to <strong>close the deal<\/strong> with you before you have left the car show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-25-2 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-get-to-the-Salon-del-Automovil-de-Barcelona\"><\/span>How to get to the&nbsp;Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><em>Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<\/em><\/strong> will be held at the <strong>Fira de Barcelona (location Monju\u00efc).&nbsp;<\/strong>You can get there easily with your own car, or you can grab a taxi. You can also make use of Barcelona&#8217;s excellent <strong>public transport<\/strong> by taking:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The metro:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/es\/barcelona\/metro\/-\/lineametro\/L1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">L1 (red line)<\/a> or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/es\/barcelona\/metro\/-\/lineametro\/L3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">L3 (green line)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The bus:<\/strong> Lines 13, 23, 27, 37, 46, 50, 55, 65, 79, 91, 109, 150, 165, D20, H12, H16 and V7.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History-of-the-Salon-del-Automovil-de-Barcelona\"><\/span>History of the&nbsp;Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To end this article, we would like to tell you more on the <strong>fair&#8217;s origin<\/strong>. It all started in <strong>1919<\/strong>, and the fair and car show took place every other year, alternating between the locations of Barcelona and Madrid. (Although it didn&#8217;t take place between 1935 and 1966.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event is of so much importance, that the <em>Congreso de los Diputados<\/em> declared it an &#8216;<strong>Event of Exceptional Public Interest<\/strong>&#8216; in 2009. It is also the only Spanish event recognized by the <strong>OICA<\/strong> (<em>Organizaci\u00f3n Internacional de Constructores de Autom\u00f3viles<\/em>, or International Organization of Car Manufacturers).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2-days-in-barcelona\/\">2 Days in Barcelona: What to See and Do&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To summarize, the <strong><em>Sal\u00f3n del Autom\u00f3vil de Barcelona<\/em><\/strong> is <strong>a must<\/strong> for those who love cars and want to know everything there is to know on <strong>newest trends in the car industry<\/strong>. With the next edition taking place shortly, don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to feel the excitement and learn about <strong>innovations in the car industry<\/strong>. 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