Anant Geete, Nitin Gadkari inaugurate the Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016
Date: 04 Feb 2016
Auto Expo – The Motor Show
2016, was officially inaugurated at the India Expo Mart Limited by Anant Geete,
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister and Nitin Gadkari,
Minister of Road Transport and Highways. The programme took place in the
presence of Yong Geun Kim, President, OICA, Vinnie Mehta, Director General,
ACMA, Arvind Balaji, President, ACMA, Vinod Dasari, President, SIAM, Chandrajit
Banerjee, Director, CII, Sumit Mazumder, President, CII, Vishnu Mathur,
Director General, SIAM and Rama Raman, CEO, NOIDA and Greater NOIDA authority.
Breaking tradition, there was a cultural programme themed Diversity in Wheels.
Geete 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.
Gadkarisaid 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.
Source: SIAM