2016 Auto Expo Concludes on a Successful Note with over 6 Lac Visitors

The Indian Auto Expo comes to an end successfully with the fifth public day concluding on 9th February, 2016. The biennial event was jointly organised at India Expo Mart at Greater Noida by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA). The 13th edition of Auto Expo was scheduled from 5th to 9th February, 2016.

Mr. Vishnu Mathur, Director General, SIAM, expressing his delight on the success of the show said, “We believe the Auto Expo has successfully evolved from being just another exhibition of vehicles to a showcase of Indian manufacturing strength and technological capabilities. With over 108 new products being launched and unveiled and over 6,01,914 footfalls received over the last one week, we believe this Expo will strengthen the belief of our manufacturers in the Indian automotive industry. We would like to thank all those who visited the Motor Show as well as all our exhibitors, partners and the media. They are the ones who have made this show a success and helped us reach the desired level of excellence.” 

The Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016, had 65 manufacturers exhibiting products from across the globe. The first two days, exclusively for media, saw new investments, launches, concepts unveiled by global CEOs signifying further consolidation of the industry in 2016. The event saw participation from the glamour world too. Film Stars like Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Aliya Bhatt, Taapsee Pannu attended the event and witnessed a number of launches. The cricketing fraternity too had a fair share of representation in the form of Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Piyush Chawla and former cricket legend Mohinder Amarnath. Manchester United legend Louis Saha also was a part of the event.  

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Shri Anant Geete along with Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkar officially inaugurated the Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016 on February 4 and then announced the show open.  The inauguration took place in the presence of office bearers from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Automotive Components Manufacturers’ Association (ACMA) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). 90 DTC buses were also run daily from Botanical Garden Metro station to the Expo Mart. Each bus made 3 – 4 trips daily. Apart from these, there were 20 red DTC buses plying in the periphery connecting the venue to the parking areas created for The Motor Show