By STAFF Reporter
December 02, 2011
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW NEWS - Tokyo Motor Show to begin the public showing tomorrow, December 3rd, at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in the capital of Japan. The event will showcase premiere debut of concept vehicles, electric vehicles, beautiful cars, fast cars and more in the list of 52, including sixteen motorcycles and 3 commercial vehicles.
The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show will be held until December 11, Sunday, marking return to Tokyo after twenty-four years.
The Japanese car industry is undergoing a hard year after tsunami and earthquake in the country in March this year and the recent floods in Thailand that resulted in production shortfalls.
This year's theme of the show is "Mobility can change the world". Twelve countries are participating with 176 brands. The Tokyo Big Sight, as the ground is popularly known, covers an exhibition space of 35,100 sqm.
In 2009 there were 129 exhibitors to the show from ten countries. It was held at Makihari Messe, Nippon Convention Center in Chiba (Japan) between October 23 and November 08.
According to analysts, the Tokyo Motor Show stages future dream concept vehicles, but the global economy downturn and shift of auto market interests to neighboring country China resulted in diminished corporate interest in it.
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| Honda Micro Commuter Concept Car |
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| BMWi i8 concept hybrid car |
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