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Auto Expo ends, generates record biz queries

January 17, 2008 18:28 IST

The 9th Auto Expo, which put India on the global automotive map with the launch of Tata's Nano, ended on Thursday after generating record business queries of about Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion).

The expo also broke other records such as over 1.8 million footfalls and the number of enquiries generated.

"Preliminary estimates indicated that the auto carnival attracted about 1.8 million visitors and generated business enquiries worth about Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) at Pragati Maidan," CII Deputy Director General Gurpal Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

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