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In 2012, Delhi Auto Expo May Have Two Venues
Vishnu Mathur who heads the country's auto industry body said that they are contemplating a second location to accommodate the entire auto industry in an integrated manner. For most automakers, the Delhi Auto Expo has become a priority destination over the years when the country emerged the second fastest-growing car market and a global leader in truck and bus sales however the space is inadequate.
As per Mathur, director general of the Society of Indian Automobile Industry, in less than a week, the entire exhibition space at Pragati Maidan that hosted all the 10 previous motor shows here, was sold. And the venue has 55,000 square metre space that is just about half of total demand.
With industry body CII and auto component body ACMA, the society jointly organizes the show. A source has said that Expo Mart at Noida could be the second venue for the Delhi Auto Expo, that will accommodate component makers and ancillaries units. In 2010, space crunch had forced some big companies including Ford India to miss the previous auto show. And there were many disruptions including cancellation of promotional events.
In next year, the problem will be worse if Pragati Maidan remains the only venue for the Delhi Auto Expo, because there are more participants and there may be more visitors compared to last year's two million. Compared to previous, there will be 35 vehicle launches and 10 additional.
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