The Tokyo Motor Show is held every 2 yrs at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Japan. Cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles and plant and machinery equipment is on show at this exhibition. The Tokyo Motor Show is hosted by the JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association) and it’s also recognized as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles. The Auto Press see the Tokyo Motor Show as one of the big motor shows on the planet. The other four are held at Detroit (USA), Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany) and Geneva (Switzerland). The Tokyo Motor usually features more concept cars than actual production car introductions. This year’s exhibition will be held from 21 October – 4 November. The Tokyo Motor Show will only be open to the public from 24 October. 21 and 22 October are press days and 23 October is a trade day. This will be the 41th Tokyo Motor Show since the first one was held in 1954.
Hyundai has withdrawn from the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The American Detroit manufacturers also withdrew earlier in the year which will make this years show a bit smaller than last year’s show. The 40th Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 had 1,425,800 visitors and 246 Exhibitors displayed their products.
The Following Cars are expected to be displayed at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show:
- Honda CR-Z pre-production concept
- Honda EV-N concept
- Honda Skydeck concept
- Lexus LF-A
- Mazda Kiyora Concept
- Nissan GT-R
- Nissan R.D:B.X Concept
- Mitsubishi i MiEV Cargo
- Subaru Hybrid Tourer concept
- Subaru Exiga 2.0T STI
- Subaru Impreza WRX STI Carbon
- Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid concept
It’s sad that South Africa does not have a motoring show / exhibition of this magnitude. A show like this attracts thousands of visitors and could mean a nice boost to the local economy. In my opinion, it’s high time for South Africa gets its own motor show.
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