Show organisers say they are not in favour of a virtual show Cars on display at the Porsche stand during Tokyo motor show 2017. Image Credit: Supplied
As Japan is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. has announced that it will cancel the Tokyo Motor Show scheduled for this autumn.
“We thought about doing something online, but we decided that it would be difficult to provide the main program that would let many visitors appreciate the appeal of mobility in a safe and secure environment,” said JAMA chairman and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda at an online press conference. “The Tokyo Motor show collaborates with a number of industries to envision a new future for mobility,” Toyoda added. It welcomes 1.3 million people in person. We don t want to hold the event online, we want to hold it in-person. That s why we ve chosen to cancel the show this time.”
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It has been cancelled due to increase in COVID-19 cases
When it returns, it will be rebranded as a mobility show
Virtual show not on the cards Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda – who is also the chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, which organises the Tokyo motor show – has stated that it would be difficult to offer the main programmes, where many visitors get to experience attractive features of mobility, in a safe environment. The biennial event – typically one of the largest of its kind globally – has, until now, always gone ahead as scheduled. However, a surge in COVID-19 infections in Japan is causing concern, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said to be considering declaring a state of emergency in cities, including Tokyo and Osaka.
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2020 was already quite a tough year for auto shows around the world with the COVID-19 pandemic throwing a spanner in the works. Just when we’d begun to heave a sigh of relief, the pandemic has once again reared its ugly head with a deadly second wave, especially in India. Now, Akio Toyoda, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), has announced the 2021 Tokyo Motor Show has been cancelled due to the pandemic.
The biennial event, which started all the way back in 1954, is usually held around October to November. This is the first time the show has been called off in its 67-year history. The chairman did mention that organisers were considering an online event, but it was decided “it would be difficult to provide a main programme that allows many customers to experience the appeal of mobility in a safe and secure environment.”