~ The Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016 will be held from 05 – 09 April 2016~
New Delhi, February 4, 2016: Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016, was officially inaugurated at the India Expo Mart Limited by Shri Anant Geete, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister and Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways. The program took place in the presence of Shri Yong Geun Kim, President, OICA, Shri Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA, Shri Arvind Balaji, President, ACMA, Shri Vinod Dasari, President, SIAM, Shri Chandrajit Banerjee, Director, CII, Shri Sumit Mazumder, President, CII, Shri Vishnu Mathur, Director General, SIAM and Shri Rama Raman, CEO, NOIDA and Greater NOIDA authority. Breaking tradition, there was a cultural programme themed Diversity in Wheels.
Shri Anant Geete, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, said that the Government is and has always been pro-industry. He said that the Make in India campaign has been a huge success and has increased the possibilities for the industry in the country. He said that India is worth investing in and assured that the investments are eventually going to pay off for the investors. He further said that the growth of the show signifies the growth of the industry.
Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highway, said that the government wants the industry to adopt innovative measures so that the progress can be ramped up. He said that the industry has grown in leaps and bounds and would be doing well in the future as well with the cooperation from the government.
The show would be open for public from tomorrow, February 5th, 2016 until 09th February 2016. The show timings will be 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. The show is scheduled to witness 92 launches and unveilings which would include more than 20 global unveilings.
