International Automobile Exhibition at Expo Sana’a [Archives:2005/842/Local News]

The automobile market in Yemen has been remarkably thriving in recent days. This has encouraged Apollo Company to organize the 2005 Automobile Exhibition during July 17-22, 2005.

Mr. Omar al-Nihmi, Marketing Manager of the organizing company, said in a statement that the Exhibition was held in 1999-2001 but it did not include automobile shows because of the special conditions of the region at that time.

He added, “The Exhibition is now complete and promising because of many reasons: the government's banning importation second-hand cars and encouraging modern cars coming through Yemen-based appointed agents. Moreover, there are new companies coming into the Yemeni market which made the competition to please the customer grow fiercer. This is locally. However on the international level, the reason is that many international car manufacturers have announced to reduce their interests on modern cars in order to open new marketing lines in most of the world's countries.”

He further explained: “Yemen is considered a consumer of all car brands. Our company has received many reservations from many car, tyres, and lubricants companies who are interested in participating in this event.”

He concluded his statement saying that many companies are still sending their applications to reserve spaces for them at the Exhibition..
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