Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success

Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success

April 29, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, April 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Themed
on `Technology and Nature in Harmony', World Expo Group
Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced that
Auto Shanghai 2007 ended with great success on April 28.
Auto Shanghai 2007 attracted over 1300 exhibitors from 21
countries and regions with a total exhibition scale of
140000 s.m, which exceeds previous chapters. Organizers
have dedicated themselves to positioning Auto Shanghai as
an A-Class auto show by showcasing professionalism,
internationalization and branding.
    Well-known Brands' automobile groups treats Auto
Shanghai as one of the important international A-Class auto
shows, no matter the investment, quantity, or quality of
exhibited vehicles (first appearance cars and concept
cars). General Motors Corp. chairman G. Richard Wagoner
Jr., BMW chairman Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Dr. h.c. Winfried
Vahland Executive Vice President of Volkswagen Group, Yoshi
Inaba Vice Chairman of Toyota Motor Group and well-known
vehicles designers showed up on the press day. Based on the
theme of Auto Shanghai 2007, `Technology and Nature in
Harmony', exhibitors showcased and released their energy
saving, solar energy, 
non-air polluting cars, which makes Auto Shanghai 2007, a
high-tech event which has the ability to profoundly
transform the concept of car. 
    The total number of exhibited cars was 868, overseas
cars were 265, among which 130 were imported directly from
overseas, domestic car were 603. Totally, 5 global first
appearance cars, over 20 concept cars, 10 new energy cars,
which rank the top among all editions, were on display,
offering visitors a range of choices. 
    During the whole exhibition period (April 20 to 28),
over 500,000 visitors from 108 countries and regions came
to visit Auto Shanghai 2007, which ranks the highest in
Auto Shanghai.  April 22 is the first day open to trade
visitors. 103,567 visitors from 92 countries and regions
showed up, which tops (in visitors per day) the previous
record in the history of Auto Shanghai. Organizers have
launched a series of high-tech and human-oriented services
solutions in line with the international service standard.
Organizers were well prepared with comprehensive plans in
advance and launched onsite emergency resolutions, which
ensured the onsite feedback in a timely manner. Each news
media outlet has shown great interest in this auto
exhibition. The international mainstream media, like AP,
Reuters, AFP, BBC, NHK, CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg LP, Dow
Jones, Japanese Economic News, JNA Jijiga News Agency, et
al., all covered Auto Shanghai 2007. CCTV, SMG Beijing
Jiaotong Channel, and such portals and noted websites as
Sina, Sohu, Netease, all reported on Auto Shanghai 2007 in
a comprehensive way. During the exhibition, media centers
greeted 6286 journalists from home and abroad in 43
different countries and regions.
    In the meantime, domestically-owned auto brands were
hardly neglected, showing themselves to be an important
power in Auto Shanghai 2007 creating great involvement.
Their exhibition space was relatively close to overseas
brands as well as all released new cars and concept cars.


    For more information, please contact:

     Mr. Rice Song
     Tel:    [phone] x257
             [phone]
     Fax:    [phone]
     Email:  [e-mail]
     World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition
Co., Ltd., 8/F, 
     OOCL Plaza, 841 Yan An Zhong Road, Shanghai, China
200040

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