Organisers of a car show in eastern Germany's Leipzig on Monday scrapped the bi-annual gathering after several exhibitors dropped out.
"In there last few days there has been an unprecedented development -- many car manufacturers cancelled their participation in quick succession," said Martin Buhl-Wagner, who heads the Leipzig exhibition.
"That leaves us with no other option but to cancel the show," he added.
Twenty-two car manufacturers were registered for the AMI exhibition in early February, but 13 of them withdrew their participation two months before the show.
Volker Lange, who heads the association VDIK that represents car manufacturers in Germany, said the sudden cancellations may have come as "many car manufacturers are developing new sales and marketing strategies, which include alternative communication concepts".
French car maker Renault told AFP that it had dropped out because of the weak attendance of other manufacturers.
The exhibition, which was launched 25 years ago, attracted 242,000 visitors during its previous edition in 2014.
