The seventh edition of the Seoul Motor Show came to a close on 12 April 2009.
 
The industry show which opened under the theme of 'Beautiful Technology – Wonderful Design' ended with success. A total of 158 exhibitors from nine countries showcased a wide range of exhibits including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, auto parts and accessories. Despite the world-wide economic downturn European carmakers such as VW, Audi, Mercedes and Ford showed their new models and technologies.
 
The official German pavilion was the only national pavilion exhibiting at the Seoul Motor Show 2009. Nine German companies from the automotive suppliers sector joined the official participation and showcased state-of-the-art automotive technology from Germany.
With a total of 23 premiere models at the Seoul Motor Show 2009 and nine world premiere models it shows the strength of the Korean automotive industry and its ongoing research and development effort even during the economic downturn. In addition, five new models were presented for the first time in Asia, nine new models for the first time in Korea.
Many of the new models were eco-friendly, highly efficient, economic, energy-saving cars, hybrid cars, fuel cell cars and electric cars. These new models were expected to spark consumers' interest in 'green cars'. The display of eco-friendly green cars tripled this year to 31 models, reflecting the global interest in eco-friendly cars and the future trend in automobiles.
During the whole period of the exhibition 956,650 visitors and 5,600 buyers came to visit Seoul Motor Show 2009. 1,050 journalists reported worldwide on this important automotive event.
 
In order to add uniqueness to the dynamic Seoul Motor Show 2009 the organizers had prepared a variety of formal events. In particular a range of automobile-related international seminars were held during the exhibition.
 
For more information, download the post-show report on Seoul Motor Show 2009 from: www.auto-fairs.com