{"id":32506,"date":"2026-10-16T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=32506"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:15:39","slug":"auto-trade-expo-confirmed-for-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/auto-trade-expo-confirmed-for-2028\/32506","title":{"rendered":"Auto Trade EXPO confirmed for 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following record attendances at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin last weekend, and the sell-out of all available space for 2026, the Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO will return in 2028, confirmed for Saturday and Sunday, 14th-15th October of that year.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cvworkshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CVWORKSHOP-EXPO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO were the largest of the automotive aftermarket shows held across the UK and Ireland this year.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 8,593 trade visitors attended this year&#8217;s show across both days, resulting in another CV Workshop EXPO attendance record. Some 262 stands were occupied at the 2026 show, representing in excess of 1,100 brands.<\/p>\n<p>Many exhibitors expressed their wish to return in 2028 during the weekend and Sunday evening\u2019s breakdown. We are therefore inviting all 2026 exhibitors to register their interest now, giving everyone the same opportunity to secure their preferred space.<\/p>\n<p>To register your interest, please email John Loughran at &#x6a;&#x6c;&#x6f;&#117;&#103;hr&#x61;&#x6e;&#x40;&#x61;&#117;&#116;op&#x75;&#x62;&#x2e;&#105;&#101; by Friday, 30th October, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Space not provisionally reserved by the end of October will then be offered to exhibitors from the 2024 and 2022 events. General booking will open to other prospective exhibitors in February 2027.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81464\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Auto-Trade-Expo-Drone-Stills-7-of-12-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Brendan Gilmartin Video &amp; Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Planning is already underway for a refined layout that makes full use of the remaining available space. With strong interest from returning exhibitors and new enquiries from Ireland, the UK and Europe, we expect demand for space to exceed availability in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Your support has helped establish the Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO as an international-quality automotive aftermarket exhibition, offering excellent value for money here in Ireland.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81465\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Auto-Trade-Expo-Panorama-from-Restaurant-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"787\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Brendan Gilmartin Video &amp; Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2027 Irish Auto Trade Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 2027 Irish Auto Trade Awards, which were presented at the Auto Trade EXPO\/CV Workshop EXPO this year, once again proved to be very successful. We will continue again in 2028 at the EXPO for the 2029 awards. Congratulations to all the 2027 winners and those that made the shortlists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following record attendances at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin last weekend, and the sell-out of all available space for 2026, the Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO will return in 2028, confirmed for Saturday and Sunday, 14th-15th October of that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[403,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Auto Trade EXPO confirmed for 2028 - Bodyshop.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/auto-trade-expo-confirmed-for-2028\/32506\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Auto Trade EXPO confirmed for 2028 - 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