46th International Vienna Motor Symposium

The International Vienna Motor Symposium

takes place annually and is one of the worldwide leading events of this kind.
Every year, over 1,000 decision-makers from the most important companies in the global automotive industry gather at the Vienna Motor Symposium. The three-day programme at the Hofburg Conference Centre Vienna offers a variety of groundbreaking lectures and allows sufficient time for exchanging opinions and networking.
This top-level lecture programme is accompanied by an exhibition at which leading automotive and component companies present latest technologies and developments.

The 46th International Vienna Motor Symposium will take place from 14 to 16 May 2025.

Programme for the International Vienna Motor Symposium 2025

Programme 2025

The main topics of the symposium 2025 are once again sustainable energy and solutions for mobility: The entire technology portfolio of electric powertrains, new batteries, fuel cell and combustion engines for hydrogen, hydrogen storage and modern hybrid drives for efficient and high-performance vehicles is covered in the lectures. The production of climate-neutral fuels, their evaluation in a system analysis and their application are also discussed in detail. Finally, one section is dedicated to the software defined vehicle.

More than 80 high-ranking experts from the world of science and the automobile industry and its suppliers are expected at the event in the Vienna Hofburg palace from 14 to 16 May 2025, where they will present a wide range of technological and strategic innovations in powertrain systems to the more than 1,000 expected participants from over
25 countries.
Registration for the 2025 Motor Symposium will begin on 15 January 2025. The complete programme of the 46th International Vienna Motor Symposium (Technical Programme and Social Programme) can be found here.

Exhibition at the International Vienna Motor Symposium 2025

Exhibitors 2024

A heartfelt thank you to all exhibitors at the 45th International Vienna Motor Symposium 2024 for their participation and the great feedback!
Our goal as the organizer of this leading event is to create a platform for the latest technical developments and to provide sufficient time for exchange with industry decision-makers.
The exhibition space for the upcoming symposium, which takes place in the Hofburg Vienna from 14–16 May 2025, is thanks to the successful combination of an excellent lecture programme and the exhibition almost fully booked.
If you would also like to participate as an exhibitor when over 1,000 decision-makers from the global automotive industry meet we look forward to hearing from you!

Conference papers 2025

Lecures 2025

The 46th International Vienna Motor Symposium will take place from 14-16 May 2025. The conference papers for this event can be pre-ordered from the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineersby end of January 2025 and will be dispatched after the symposium.
All lectures are presented on approx. 1600 pages in 3 volumes including additional booklets.
The lecture documents can be ordered as a print version or as a USB flash drive. Both versions contain a download link with the complete lectures.

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Besucher im Anzug sitzen im Saal mit leuchtenden Kronleuchtern
Menschengruppen vor der Hofburg, vor der Fahnen des Motorensymposiums stehen

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