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Dubai Motor Show organised by the Dubai
World Trade Centre (DWTC) is ranked
among the top 10 automotive exhibitions
in terms of number and quality of exhibitors
and visitors and the quality of organisation.
This year the visitor turnout at the
Show exceeded 41,200, including a large
number of VIPs, members of the Royal
Families and top ranking government
officials from the Gulf region. It also
attracted a large number of overseas
visitors from Europe and the neighbouring
region, including Iran and the Indian
Subcontinent.
"The
visitor turnout exceeded our expectations
and the exhibitor feedback indicates
that most of our exhibitors had a
successful show and have committed
to return to the show in 2003,"
said Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Corporate
Manager - Exhibitions, DWTC.
The
responses from the world's leading
automobile manufacturers present at
the event indicate that they were
happy about the quality of visitors.
"This year the Middle East International
Motor Show has been the most successful
for the BMW Group in terms of enquiries
and the number of orders received
for all our 2002 models, especially
the totally re-designed flagship BMW
7 Series model and the all-new MINI
Cooper. Our stand was filled to capacity
on the opening day of the show, and
customers were pressing us to accept
deposits on cars immediately. We had
some visitors offer us twice as much
for the 7-Series models that are on
display," said Mr. Robert Bailey-McEwan,
Managing Director, BMW Group Middle
East.
Some
40 leading vehicle manufacturers participated
at the Motor Show along with more
than 200 automobile parts and accessories
manufacturers from around the world.
Some of the well-know brands represented
at the exhibition included Toyota,
BMW, Mercedes, Jeep, Ford, Jaguar,
Land Rover, Lexus, Porsche, Volvo,
Volkswagen, Audi, General Motors,
Nissan, Skoda, Mitsubishi, Peugeot,
Hyundai, Pirelli and Bridgestone.
"The
Dubai Motor Show this year has been
the biggest and the best for General
Motors. With a stand covering more
than 2,100 square metres we have been
able to present the entire range of
our latest models to the Middle East
region. The increased size of our
presence at the show underlines our
commitment to the success of the show
and the continued confidence in the
UAE and regional markets," said
Paul Johnson, Regional Director, General
Motors.
DaimlerChrysler,
which exhibited some of its breath-taking
models including the SL 500 roadster,
S 63 AMG, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge,
attracted big crowd to its stand.
"DaimlerChrysler Middle East
is delighted to once again be participating
at the 6th Middle East International
Motor Show. We feel that the Motor
Show is constantly improving in terms
of being a very professionally organised
event. The Middle East is an extremely
important market for us and we invest
well in presenting our products at
each and every Motor Show in this
region. We can also see that the other
automotive manufacturers share our
view in the way they have invested
in their stands and have presented
their products at this year's Motor
Show. We look forward to participating
at the next Middle East Motor Show
in 2003," said Per V. Rasmussen,
President and CEO, DaimlerChrysler
Middle East.
The
Land Rover with its innovative outdoor
stand, which featured a rock-climbing
wall, attracted a lot of attention
and participation. "People enjoyed
the outdoor design which, of course,
is the natural habitat of the Land
Rover brand. The Dubai Motor Show
is an important event for the auto
industry in the Middle East and we
felt exhibitors and visitors were
positive and supportive of the show,"
said Matt McClurg, Marketing Manager,
Land Rover Middle East & Africa.
The
Dubai-based Future Motors presented
a number of exquisitely designed cars
from companies including Herbert Hartage
GmbH & Co, Carlsson Autotechnik
GmbH and TechArt Automobildesign GmbH
and Pagani at the Motor Show.
Four
well-known car tuning and design companies
present at the show included the Switzerland-based,
Fab Design which specialises in high
end Mercedes models, Hamann, a German
company that specialises in tuning
BMW and Ferrari cars, 962 Derek Bell,
which designs sports models on Porsche
platforms and Brabus, the exclusive
Mercedes tuner from Germany. "There
is a big market for specially designed
and tuned cars in the Middle East.
We are exhibiting at the Motor Show
for the first time and have received
a large number of genuine enquiries,"
said R Rysanek, president and designer
of Fab Design.
Motor
Parts & Accessories 2001, the
parts and accessories segment of the
show attracted participation from
the world's leading automobile parts
& accessories manufacturers, including
tyre companies and in-car entertainment
equipment manufacturers and auto industry
consultants. "Dubai hosts one
of the most prominent Motor Shows
in the region, and we feel it is the
ideal platform to introduce to the
automotive industry the many innovative
solutions we are developing,"
said Abdulla Al Ghandi, Chairman,
Amautage Automotive, a Dubai-based
automobile industry consultant, who
offers a comprehensive suite of integrated
products and business solutions for
the global automotive industry.
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