The Organization Committee of Vietnam Motor Show 2009 officially announces that the biggest automobile exhibition of the year will take place from19 to 23 November 2009 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC). This is the fifth Vietnam Motor Show organized by Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).
 
The dates at the end of the year, and the tentative signs of economic recovery, lead the organizers to be cautiously optimistic about the situation in the market. Along with a return to prosperity in the stock markets, the Vietnamese automobile market is progressing well in terms of higher demand for small cars, especially for domestically assembled ones. The VAMA, an organization of leading auto makers in Vietnam, is gearing up to organize a large-scale and lively exhibition to truly reflect the developments and trends in the Vietnam automobile industry. This industry has risen to meet the Vietnamese demand for cars in terms of both quality and quantity.
 
Vietnam Motor Show 2009 will be held at a brand-new venue – the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. This place is one of Vietnam´s most modern, beautiful and large-scale exhibition venues. Located in the Phu My Hung area, the SECC's excellent, international-standard facilities to international standard will meet all the requirements for organizing Vietnam Motor Show 2009. According to the organization committee, the scale of the exhibition this year is estimated to be bigger than that of 2008. The total display area will increase by 20 percent, achieving 15,000 sq.m. with the participation of twelve VAMA members including: Toyota Motor Vietnam, Mercedes-Benz Vietnam, Ford Vietnam, Honda Vietnam, Isuzu Vietnam, GM-Daewoo, Vinastar, Mekong, Truong Hai, VMC, Samco, Hino and more than 50 suppliers of spare parts from inside and out Vietnam. The show is estimated to attract more than 120,000 visitors during five open days.
 
Mercedes-Benz set up a CKD production plant here early on, in 1995. Now it's the No.1 premium car brand in terms of awareness and sales volume, with annual sales in the country of over 1,500 passenger cars plus 1,400 vans every year. Mercedes will bring their latest models to the show, including the new CGI engines that meet Euro 5 emission standards, to form a 'Green area'. Apart from that, Mercedes-Benz may also display an AMG car, to study the market demand for AMG in Vietnam.
 
Registration has already started. For a list of exhibitors in 2008 and for a registration form for Vietnam Motor Show 2009, please contact Ms Sylvia Vierck: e-mail vierck@imag.de

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