14 March - 17 March 2007
4th Azerbaijan International Automotive Exhibition
Information AutoShow Azerbaijan 2007
Title: AutoShow Azerbaijan 2007
Url: http://www.autoshow.az
Date: 14 March - 17 March 2007
Location: Azerbaijan, Baku
Industry: Accessories and Service Equipment
Organisers: Iteca Azerbaijan, ITE Group Plc
Venue: The Sport and Exhibition Complex named after Heydar Aliyev, Baku
Economy of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan possesses very rich natural resources, including the richest resources of oil and gas centralised in the Caspian Sea and Absheron peninsula; owing to this fact, Azerbaijan can be considered one of the largest oil producing countries of the world
Azerbaijan carries out trade operations with 130 countries. Among the trade partners of the Azerbaijan Republic are Italy, Russia, Great Britain, Turkey, Israel, Kazakhstan, Germany, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, China, Netherlands, USA, etc.
According to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development, Azerbaijan's GDP is expected to grow 30% in 2006 and 31.3% in 2007
Automative Industry
Two large automotive plants in Gandja and Shamahi were launched in Azerbaijan in the past two years in the framework of the “State program for social-economic development of the regions”
According to the data for March 1 of the current year, the number of automobiles in the country increased by 30.8% as compared to the figure recorded for January 1, 2005 and reached 676,100. This is a record-breaking growth in the entire history of the country's development
14.8% of all motor transport facilities are passenger buses; 78.3% are passenger cars, with 75% made up by private passenger cars
84.9% or 574 thousands of all automobiles are owned by the citizens and 513.8 thousands are private passenger cars
On average, 85 of every 1000 citizens own automobiles
At the present time, the State Customs Committee with participation of specialists from appropriate ministries is drafting a special decree to ban the import of automobiles which have been in use for more than 4 years if produced in CIS countries and for more than 7 years if produced in other countries
About AutoShow Azerbaijan 2007
AutoShow Azerbaijan is the largest international automotive exhibition in South Caucasus and the most popular automotive event among the population. Every year the exhibition is attended by over 20 000 specialists and car owners
Participation at the exhibition is an effective way of obtaining comprehensive information about the automotive market of Azerbaijan, as well as an opportunity of establishing contacts with the local companies and creating a dealer network
For three straight years AutoShow has been a momentous event in automotive industry. This fact is proved by the stable growth of the number of participants and expansion of the exhibition by 50-60% every year. Over 100 companies now plan to participate at AutoShow 2007
Autoshow 2006 facts sheet
Date of foundation: 2004
Frequency: Annual
Total area: 2632 sq. m.
Exhibitors: 69 companies from 18 countries
Visitors: 21432 total registered visitors
Location: The Sport & Exhibition Complex named after Heydar Aliyev
Official Support of AutoShow Azerbaijan 2007
Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Republic
Executive Power of Baku City
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Azerbaijan Republic
Azerbaijan Car Dealers Association
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers') Organisations of the Azerbaijan Republic
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation
TUSIAB
Exhibition visitor promotion campaign
Direct delivery of 70,000 complimentary invitation tickets and 1000 VIP tickets through a professional database
Distribution of 5,000 invitation tickets through specialized publications
Advertisements and articles in automotive magazines and leading newspapers of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iran
Advertisement at the leading international and regional automotive exhibitions
Advertisement on radio and TV channels, billboards, banners, posters
Advertisement on public conveyances and bus stops
Press conference dedicated to the opening of the exhibition
