Will the Tokyo Motor Show be Cancelled?
The last several days have been rather exciting in the motoring news world with the reveal of Toyota’s third generation Prius, Chrysler’s new electric vehicle lineup and much more. Another news item that was generating a lot of interest was the perception that the organizers of the Tokyo Motor Show were considering a move to cancel the 2009 event.
Members of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (JAMA) were in spirited debate about the fate of this year’s show, which runs from October 23 through November 8. In an Automotive News article on the topic, “The deadline for automakers to sign up for the Tokyo show was late last year. Some of “the usual manufacturers” had not registered by the deadline, Iwatake said. He said that all of the German automakers and all of the Japanese members of JAMA had registered. He would not say whether the Detroit 3 automakers were among those who had not registered.”
Iwatake refutes the reports that discussions about cancelling the event were taking place and is assuring the public that the show will go on as planned.
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[...] this week, a rumor was floating around the auto blogs and news sites that the Tokyo Motor Show may be cancelled due to the financial state of auto manufacturers worldwide and a lack of [...]