Whoever said that the Japanese were funny little people bit his own tongue. Again and again and again. They were no slouches in the war. They bounced back after the devastation that the A-bombs wreaked on their soil. They totally beat the Americans when it came to building cars and automobiles. Japanese bikes are legendary. So you are bound to agree that there is no stopping them. Yet again, they have chosen to pave their own way by starting the Tokyo Auto Salon 2007.
Agreed that the Salon is at a nascent stage as yet, but they are gaining tremendous ground. That too very fast. Maybe it is not as widely publicized as the North American International Auto Show, but it is proving to grow into a very strong competitor for it.
The Tokyo Auto Salon 2007 is more advanced that the one last year saw. This advance can be noticed in organization, sponsors, technology-the works. This time they have a string of illustrious sponsors like ECity of Chiba-a government enterprise and EIDEA Inc.
The main crowd puller to this year’s Salon was undoubtedly the Tokyo International Custom Car Contest-2007. This event saw a spew of very worthy and serious contenders and was a very evident icing on the cake for onlookers.
The other things like car exhibitions, introduction of new automobile accessories and so on were accompanied by very informative and interesting discussions and demonstrations.
All in all, a major coup for the Japanese. From Tokyo.