| The
Dubai
Motor
Show
organised
by
the
Dubai
World
Trade
Centre
(DWTC)
is
ranked
among
the
top
10
automotive
exhibitions
in
terms
of
number
and
quality
of
exhibitors
and
visitors
and
the
quality
of
organisation.
This
year
the
visitor
turnout
at
the
Show
exceeded
41,200,
including
a
large
number
of
VIPs,
members
of
the
Royal
Families
and
top
ranking
government
officials
from
the
Gulf
region.
It
also
attracted
a
large
number
of
overseas
visitors
from
Europe
and
the
neighbouring
region,
including
Iran
and
the
Indian
Subcontinent.
"The
visitor
turnout
exceeded
our
expectations
and
the
exhibitor
feedback
indicates
that
most
of
our
exhibitors
had
a
successful
show
and
have
committed
to
return
to
the
show
in
2003,"
said
Ibrahim
Al
Hashemi,
Corporate
Manager
-
Exhibitions,
DWTC.
The
responses
from
the
world's
leading
automobile
manufacturers
present
at
the
event
indicate
that
they
were
happy
about
the
quality
of
visitors.
"This
year
the
Middle
East
International
Motor
Show
has
been
the
most
successful
for
the
BMW
Group
in
terms
of
enquiries
and
the
number
of
orders
received
for
all
our
2002
models,
especially
the
totally
re-designed
flagship
BMW
7
Series
model
and
the
all-new
MINI
Cooper.
Our
stand
was
filled
to
capacity
on
the
opening
day
of
the
show,
and
customers
were
pressing
us
to
accept
deposits
on
cars
immediately.
We
had
some
visitors
offer
us
twice
as
much
for
the
7-Series
models
that
are
on
display,"
said
Mr.
Robert
Bailey-McEwan,
Managing
Director,
BMW
Group
Middle
East.
Some
40
leading
vehicle
manufacturers
participated
at
the
Motor
Show
along
with
more
than
200
automobile
parts
and
accessories
manufacturers
from
around
the
world.
Some
of
the
well-know
brands
represented
at
the
exhibition
included
Toyota,
BMW,
Mercedes,
Jeep,
Ford,
Jaguar,
Land
Rover,
Lexus,
Porsche,
Volvo,
Volkswagen,
Audi,
General
Motors,
Nissan,
Skoda,
Mitsubishi,
Peugeot,
Hyundai,
Pirelli
and
Bridgestone.
"The
Dubai
Motor
Show
this
year
has
been
the
biggest
and
the
best
for
General
Motors.
With
a
stand
covering
more
than
2,100
square
metres
we
have
been
able
to
present
the
entire
range
of
our
latest
models
to
the
Middle
East
region.
The
increased
size
of
our
presence
at
the
show
underlines
our
commitment
to
the
success
of
the
show
and
the
continued
confidence
in
the
UAE
and
regional
markets,"
said
Paul
Johnson,
Regional
Director,
General
Motors.
DaimlerChrysler,
which
exhibited
some
of
its
breath-taking
models
including
the
SL
500
roadster,
S
63
AMG,
Jeep,
Chrysler
and
Dodge,
attracted
big
crowd
to
its
stand.
"DaimlerChrysler
Middle
East
is
delighted
to
once
again
be
participating
at
the
6th
Middle
East
International
Motor
Show.
We
feel
that
the
Motor
Show
is
constantly
improving
in
terms
of
being
a
very
professionally
organised
event.
The
Middle
East
is
an
extremely
important
market
for
us
and
we
invest
well
in
presenting
our
products
at
each
and
every
Motor
Show
in
this
region.
We
can
also
see
that
the
other
automotive
manufacturers
share
our
view
in
the
way
they
have
invested
in
their
stands
and
have
presented
their
products
at
this
year's
Motor
Show.
We
look
forward
to
participating
at
the
next
Middle
East
Motor
Show
in
2003,"
said
Per
V.
Rasmussen,
President
and
CEO,
DaimlerChrysler
Middle
East.
The
Land
Rover
with
its
innovative
outdoor
stand,
which
featured
a
rock-climbing
wall,
attracted
a
lot
of
attention
and
participation.
"People
enjoyed
the
outdoor
design
which,
of
course,
is
the
natural
habitat
of
the
Land
Rover
brand.
The
Dubai
Motor
Show
is
an
important
event
for
the
auto
industry
in
the
Middle
East
and
we
felt
exhibitors
and
visitors
were
positive
and
supportive
of
the
show,"
said
Matt
McClurg,
Marketing
Manager,
Land
Rover
Middle
East
&
Africa.
The
Dubai-based
Future
Motors
presented
a
number
of
exquisitely
designed
cars
from
companies
including
Herbert
Hartage
GmbH
&
Co,
Carlsson
Autotechnik
GmbH
and
TechArt
Automobildesign
GmbH
and
Pagani
at
the
Motor
Show.
Four
well-known
car
tuning
and
design
companies
present
at
the
show
included
the
Switzerland-based,
Fab
Design
which
specialises
in
high
end
Mercedes
models,
Hamann,
a
German
company
that
specialises
in
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