Come January 2008, and the largest
Asian automobile expo will get
underway in New Delhi. The ninth
edition of the Delhi Auto will see
India accelerating ahead of famed
peers such as the Tokyo Motor Show in
terms of space.
Covering close to 140,000 sq m of
space this time, organizer
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
has made it sure that the Delhi Auto
show would get the same amount of
space at the Shanghai show. As a
result, the 9th Delhi Auto Show is all
set to be the largest automobile expo
in Asia.
It is expected that the forthcoming
auto expo will see more than 2,000
participants compared with 1,200 in
2006, as Indian and overseas auto
makers and component makers get
together to tap more customers. Space
will be provided to exhibitors on a
first-come, first-served basis. A
report said that prices for stalls
vary depending on size and where in
the venue they are located. This could
cost as little as Rs 6,600 per sq. m
for domestic exhibitors to Rs 12,000
per sq.m for overseas companies.
The upcoming New Delhi Auto Expo
will be accredited to the Organization
Internationale des Constructeurs
d’Automobiles (Oica), an international
industry group. Oica will include the
Delhi show in its calendar of
international shows and this will also
draw in more international companies
and overseas business delegations as
the organization will promote the show
to its members, a report added.
The ninth edition of the show will
see as many as 30 new car launches.
These include the much awaited, very
much talked about Rs 1 lakh car from
Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki India’s
concept car A-Star, and the like.
Reports said that excitement has
started building up with new players
entering the market and existing
companies coming out with new age
products.
According to reports, the
organizers of the auto show are
creating temporary structures over all
available space including water bodies
and taking over reserved spaces
allocated to Indian states at Pragati
Maidan.
