After a series of storms, the Beijing Motor Show, which was divided into two parts, finally broke the mirror and entered a substantive stage of operation.
The change in the name of the word "Industrial" was the most obvious change after the merger of the two auto shows. Prior to this, the name of the auto show had always been the "Beijing International Automobile Industry Exhibition." English is "AUTOCHINA". In the press release at the press conference last Wednesday, the word “industry†in the original auto show name was cancelled and became the “Beijing International Automobile Exhibitionâ€. According to Ms. Ai Shuyuan, Vice Chairman of the Automotive Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the name of the Beijing Auto Show was established at the beginning of 1992. If the original name is still used, it is not sufficient to cover all the contents represented by the car. After years of development, "cars" in China have not only been confined to the "industry" category, but have formed the concept of the industry. They are "automobile industries" or "industrial chains."
The difference between the two venues is now half a year away from the opening time of the car. What is the status of the exhibition? Before the separation, the auto show investment is basically divided into two parts, international manufacturers and domestic manufacturers and parts and components. After the merger, the work of investment promotion is basically carried out on the basis of the original. According to the statistics of the investment, the scale of the auto show next year must exceed the previous one.
According to Ai Shuyuan, the international companies that have already confirmed participation include Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, and BMW. The area for applying for exhibitions is close to 30,000 square meters. Zhao Haiming, general manager of China National Offshore Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation Company, told reporters that there are more than 300 domestic manufacturers registering for the next auto show, including complete vehicles and some spare parts, as well as passenger cars and buses.
Next year's auto show has two venues, the International Exhibition Center and the Agricultural Exhibition Hall. The total area of ​​the exhibition is about 80,000 square meters. The total area of ​​the Agricultural Exhibition Hall is 40,000 square meters. The total area of ​​the two exhibition venues can add up to 120,000 square meters, of which 60,000 square meters can be used for vehicle display. How to divide the exhibitor's venue? According to Zhao Haiming, the China International Exhibition will focus on the display of car manufacturers, commercial vehicles, buses and some parts will be concentrated in the agricultural exhibition hall. However, the final plan has not been completely determined.
Electronic Door Mirrors Strengthen Anti-counterfeiting Despite the announcement of the merger, the preparation of the International Exhibition Center for the auto show has already begun. Deputy Commissioner Chen Ruowei told reporters before the conference that during the Beijing Auto Show last year, more than 10,000 tickets were found, causing great economic losses to the organizers. In order to eliminate false tickets, the exhibition center specially invested 5.6 million yuan to establish an electronic door mirror system. Tickets will be in the form of electronic credit cards, and the number of entrances to the fair will increase from 4 to 10. By then, the computer system can measure audience traffic at any time.