Motor fair kicks off in Lagos, Nigeria

The ongoing motor trade fair which kicked off in lagos yesterday is expected to host over 100,000 visitors at Tafawa Balewa Square venue for the event which is tagged ‘Drive it your way’.
The ceremony, is expected to come to an end on October 2.

Prominent among the automobile firms are Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL), Chery Motors, Geely Automobile, BYD, Executive Coach Builders and Alliance Autos, marketers of Nissan, Renault and Dacial.

Others are Coscharis Motors, marketers of BMW, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), BriscoeFord and stallion Motors.

Stallion motors is responsible for the distribution of Honda, Volkswagen, Audi, Hyundai, Mahindra and ZX automobile

Organised by BKG Exhibitions Limited, the ceremony would give potential car owners the opportunity to compare note and negotiate for the best finance scheme available.

President/Chief Executive of United States based Executive Coach Builders (ECB), Mr. David Bakare said that some units of limousines were imported by his company recently to test the market.

For over 30 years, Executive Coach Builders has built a reputation on absolute quality, progressive design, innovative engineering and outstanding service.

As the second largest limousine builder in the world, Executive Coach Builders has maintained a focus on custom luxury limousine manufacturing since 1976.

Speaking at an interactive session with journalists, Bakare said that the limousines were specially produced to meet individual specifications, adding: “It is a combination of luxury in first class.”

The limousine boasts of refrigerator, reclining seat, generous legroom, central table among others.

Kunle Alake, of TNL said that all Toyota products were on display at the fair ground.

According to him, the latest editions of Toyota Corolla, Camry, Avensis, Yaris and Avanza were among products on ground.

He added that the TNL would attend the show to represent the interest of all its dealers, adding that it booked for generous space to display the vehicles.

The Managing Director, BKG Exhibitions, Mr. Ifeanyi Agwu, said that more than 90 per cent of stakeholders in the automobile industry with trade visitors were expected at the motor show.

Agwu was quoted in a statement as saying this year’s show was not all about cars display but also included acquisitions that would be supported by specific banking products from financial institutions operating in the country.

Agwu also said that more than 200,000 visitors were expected at the event, explaining that the projection was based on the result of participation at the previous editions.

“We had attracted a large crowd with tangible number of exhibitors in the past years. We are hopeful no fewer than 200,000 visitors would grace the fourth edition of the Lagos Motor Fair,” he said.

For the exhibitors, he added that the show would be a forum for franchise distributors to launch new products, price and sell more.

“For the visitors, it will be a place to hear, smell, feel and drive their dream car,” said Agwu.

The BKG Exhibition boss said that car finance products by banks would be flexible and allowed customers to choose how payment would be scheduled.

Agwu noted that the public holidays that fell into the fair period were loaded with events.

“Each of the nine days that the fair will last is loaded with activities and events that will make this edition remarkably different and we intend to improve and add on this in subsequent editions,” said Agwu.

“On Sunday September 28, Paul Play I. K. Dairo will mount the podium of the fair arena to dish out the best from his stable to all that would be visitors at the fair.

“From all indices, the Lagos Motor Fair has become a world class and, therefore, only world class events and people befit to showcase in it. This was what informed our going for a star artiste to entertain people during the fair.” Paul Play has equally assured to exceed expectations that day.

“Another top artiste, Ego Ogbaru, formerly with Lagbaja will take the centre stage with her music on October 1. This promises to be another day that the organising committee has laced with a lot of entertainment and fun. Alongside the already named artistes, many more are billed to perform during the fair.

“Some well known Nigeria based fashion designers, led by Anjoreen have booked spaces to showcase at the fair ground. So, its going to be an all encompassing, rewarding and memorable event that we have packaged for this fair in our determined efforts at making this year’s edition tagged surpass the last three editions which were highly successful.

“Families and their teens would not be left out as we have packed a whooping four fun-filled days for them using our specially created children corner. Here, Children shall have many games to engage themselves. There would be gift packs for the children and they would be allowed to drive in any car of their choice at the fair ground.

“More than 30 motor companies are showcasing at the fair. On parade shall be unique ranges of automobile products from notable companies from the Asian continent dominated by Japanese, Chinese and South Korean auto firms. Here, products from Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Kia, Nissan, among others will be on display.

“The European and American continents will equally be there with products from the stables of Ford, Mack, Mercedes, Chevrolet, Volvo, BMW, Skoda among others.

“From the home front, Peugeot Automobile of Nigeria (PAN) and National Trucks Manufacturers Limited (NTM) will showcase the latest in their ranges of products.

“These products range from personal choice exotic cars, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), light and heavy duty haulage trucks and buses of various capacities for corporate and mass transit businesses.

“The famous Leyland is back and is storming the fair with the latest from their stable in its bid of making a strong comeback to the Nigerian automobile market.

“Feelers from most of the participating firms indicate that visitors to the various stands will enjoy lots of goodies. Some have packaged gift items, lucky dips and many other forms of entertainment.

“From the financial sector, automobile financing and acquisition facilities and schemes shall be on display at various stands of the firms from the sector. These include Access Bank’s Auto online, Skye Bank’s Skye Auto Leases, Diamond Bank’s Auto Loan, Oceanic Bank’s Auto Loan and United Bank for Africa’s (UBA) Asset Finance.

“Those interested in enjoying the synergy existing between the automobile industry and the insurance sector will get the best and latest from the stand of the likes of Crusader Insurance. Some of the dealers will showcase their own in-house finance/ acquisition schemes

“More than 20 accessories dealers are showcasing at the fair. This range from tyre dealers, auto paints, car sealants, lubricants and many more.

“Its going to be a bumper harvest for the expected over 100,000 visitors, their socio-economic status, notwithstanding. Every visitor would gain one thing or the other at the fair as we have ensured that almost the interests of all segments of the society are adequately catered for at the fair,” said Agwu.

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