Auto Expo to be held from January 13-18 next year
The next edition of the country's leading
automobile show, the Auto Expo, will be held from January 13-18 next year,
having been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last edition of the biennial automobile show took place in
February 2020 amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus across the world.
It was supposed to take place in February this year at Greater
Noida but was postponed due to the worsening COVID-19 situation.
"The Motor Show (Auto Expo) is confirmed from January 13-18,
2023, at India Expo Mart Greater Noida. January 11 will be exclusively for the
media ; January 12 will be the inaugural ceremony and for the media, special
guests and dealers," Society of Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Director
General Rajesh Menon told PTI.
While the Auto Expo would be
held at Greater Noida, the auto components show on the other hand would take
place at the revamped Pragati Maidan complex.
In a statement issued in August last year, Menon had noted that
the magnitude of the risk of spread of infection is extremely high in a
business-to-consumer (B2C) show like the Auto Expo which is
visited by large crowds and maintaining social distancing would be difficult.
It has therefore been decided to postpone the Auto Expo The Motor
Show for now, he had stated.
Menon had noted that safety of exhibitors, visitors and all
stakeholders involved and present at the Auto Expo was the top most priority
for SIAM.
It is in this context that the Indian automobile
industry and SIAM recognises the inherent risks in organising
the Auto Expo due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the apprehensions of a
possible third wave, he had stated last year.
The Auto Expo 2020 saw total footfalls of over six lakh visitors.
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