January 17, 2002

36th Tokyo Motor Show - Commercial Vehicles - (2002)
Explanation Meeting for Exhibitors

The Japan Motor Industrial Federation (JMIF; Chairman: Hiroshi Okuda) will conduct an explanation meeting for exhibitors of the 36th Tokyo Motor Show - Commercial Vehicles - (2002), which will be held in the autumn of this year. The meeting will take place on Friday, January 18 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Keidanren Kaikan (Room 1002), and will include explanations of the plan outline for the show, the basic layout plan of the exhibition, and display regulations.
Reception of exhibit applications for the 36th Tokyo Motor Show began in September of last year and will close on Thursday, January 31, 2002, and preparations for the Show this autumn will get fully underway thereafter.
This year's commercial vehicle Motor Show will be the second event since the 1999 separation of the Show into a passenger/motorcycle exhibition and a commercial vehicle one. This will also be the first show to be held by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) following the merger of the JMIF with JAMA.
The scale of this year's Motor Show will be roughly the same as that of the previous Show, with plans to use Halls 1-8 of the Makuhari Messe (exhibit area: approx. 29,000 m2). The display layout will be arranged to ensure an unobstructed view of the entire venue and smooth visitor traffic, with commercial vehicle makers located on the south side and body makers on the north side (near the station).
For the benefit of business users, the period of the show will be extended by one day in comparison to the previous Commercial Vehicle Show to a total of five public show days and the final day will be a Sunday, to make it easier for general users to attend. Following is the outline of the Motor Show schedule

Name of event : The 36th Tokyo Motor Show - Commercial Vehicles - (2002)
Organizer : Japan Motor Industrial Federation, Inc. (JMIF)
Show days : October 29 (Tue) - November 3 (Sun), 2002
1) Media day October 29 (Tue.)
2) Special guest day October 29 (Tue.)
3) Public show days October 30 (Wed.) - November 3 (Sun.)
Show hours : 1) Media day 9:00 a.m. - 19:00 p.m.
2) Special guest day 13:00 p.m. - 19:00 p.m.
3) Public show days 10:00 a.m. - 19:00 p.m.
(18:00 p.m. on the final day)
Tickets : ¥1,000 for adults (¥800 for advance tickets)
¥500 for elementary and junior high school students (¥400 for advance tickets)
Location : Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center), Makuhari, Chiba


The first Tokyo Motor Show dedicated to Commercial Vehicles, held in 2000, featured participants from seven countries around the world, including 129 companies, 2 governments, and 2 organizations. The show offered displays of 261 vehicles, and welcomed 178,000 visitors.


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