Tokyo 2011: It will be held henceforth in December

The 2009 edition of the International Motor Show in Tokyo was a great failure for the organizers of the event.

Only two foreign manufacturers have presented are Alpina and Lotus. Even worse, Isuzu and Mazda passes a hair do vow of abstinence.

In 2009, all major international rooms have a face to the absence of several manufacturers, has a media coverage saved by the Internet and a number of visitors reduced.

In addition, Tokyo has cedule was then less than a month after the holding of the Frankfurt Motor Show which was of itself dispense with the presence of five Japanese automakers, Daihatsu, Honda, Infiniti, Mitsubishi and Nissan.

However, following a bad experience that the organizers of the International Motor Show in Tokyo have decided to take the bull by the horns.

A brand new Tokyo Motor Show

Thus, the 42nd edition of the Tokyo Motor Show will be held from December 2 to 11, 2011 while he stood far at the end of October. This will amputated three days reserved for the general public.

The days of 30 November and 1 December will be reserved for journalists.

It also changes location. Since 1989, the show was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba center which granted him more than 44 000 m? of exhibition space. The year passes, he uses only half of these areas because of the many absences.

In 2011, he will move his household at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center also known as the Tokyo Big Sight. This site reserves with 72 290 m? in exhibition spaces.

This means that from 2011, the International Motor Show in Tokyo will be held between the holding of the Los Angeles Auto Show (mid-November) and the International Motor Show in Detroit (mid-January).