Post-release of the International commercial vehicle auto salon COMTRANS/2013
20 September 2013

International commercial vehicle auto salon COMTRANS/2013

Organizers: NP OAR (Association of Russian automakers), MEDIA GLOBE
With support: OICA (The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers / Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles)
International partner: IMAG - Internationaler Messe- und Ausstellungsdienst GmbH
Official business program: Vedomosti / III annual conference of KomAvto 2013
Official support: The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, The Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Fedaration, Russian Automotive Union

The hugest 2013 international commercial vehicle auto salon COMTRANS took place from 10 through 14 September in IEC Crocus Expo (Pavilion 2/hall ¹6, Pavilion 3/halls ¹¹12, 13, 14 and 15).

The salon organizers: NP OAR (Association of Russian automakers) and MEDIA GLOBE (the hugest independent Russian exhibition operator – an organizer of the leading exhibitions in the commercial vehicle and construction equipment industry).

The total area of the auto salon COMTRANS’13 has been increased compared to 2011 by more than 40% and was equal to 70.000 sq.m.                                                                                                                                           
The number of participants – 447 companies
The commercial vehicle auto salon was visited by 25.280 auto industry specialists. Within the whole period of this auto salon the representatives of foreign and Russian mass media were able to examine the 2013 novelties and speak with the participants. 
Totally at COMTRANS/13 there were 584 accredited journalists, including 114 of foreign titles.

On the 9th day of September, within the official press-day there were three awards ceremonies in the  commercial vehicle industry:

  • Best commercial vehicle of the Year in Russia  
  • Truck of the Year
  • Van of the Year

The winners of the annual competition Best commercial vehicle of the Year in Russia of 2013 were:    

  • VOLVO FH – Best truck of the Year in Russia
  • GAZel NEXT – Best van of the Year in Russia
  • GolAZ-5251 – Best bus of the Year in Russia
  • Ford-Sollers – Special award / Success in market development
  • Tatra Phoenix – Prospect of the Year

Awards ceremony official partner: Mobil Delvac

The winners of the European competition:

  • VOLVO FH – Truck of the Year
  • FORD Transit Connect – Van of the Year

On the 10th day of September at 12:00 in the hall of the Pavilion 3 of  the IEC  Crocus Expo there was an official opening ceremony of the commercial vehicle auto salon in which the following chief executives of the leading ministries and institutions, representatives of the relevant associations and unions took part:

  • Kogogin Sergey Anatolievich – Chairman of the NP OAR board, General director of OJSC KAMAZ;
  • Rakhmanov Aleksey Lvovich – Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation industry and trade Ministry;
  • Frank  Shauff – General director of Association of European business in Russia;
  • Kogogina Alfia Gumarovna – RF State Duma deputy, Chairman of Expert Council of the Industrial policy and innovative development of auto industry and special equipment committee;
  • Minninkhanov Rustam Nurgalievich – President of the Tatarstan Republic.

Within the salon the following major world-known companies demonstrated their achievements: DAF, MAN, VOLVO, SCANIA, MERSEDES-BENZ, RENAULT TRUCKS, IVECO, FORD, ISUZY, PEUGEOT, SITROEN, VOLKSWAGEN, HYUNDAI, HINO, FIAT, NISSAN, RENAULT in Russia (Avtoframos), FUSO, SCHMITZ, KROHNE, ROLFO, GRUNWALD, KASSBOHRER, MEILLER, KOGEL, NOVTRAK, MAZ.

The native industry was presented by KAMAZ, GAZ Group, NEFAZ, VOLZHANIN, TONAR, Chayka-NN, Kominvest-AKMT, etc.

Apart from the spacious exposition for visitors and mass media representatives there was also a varied business program with several presentations, press-conferences and round table discussions.         

For the first time at COMTRANS there was a conference of KomAvto aimed at disccusing the matters of the Russian commercial vehicle market backup. The organizer of this event was a business newspaper Vedomosty.

The speakers were:

  • Nikolay Asaul – Deputy Minister of the RF Transport Ministry;
  • Jörg Mommertz – General director MAN&BUS RUS;
  • Andrey Sokolov – Deputy General director Mosgortrans;
  • Albert Yagudin – General director of Mitsubishi-Fuso Truck&Bus Russia

The exhibition organizer – Media Globe – Hannover Expo express gratitude to their partners for support in arranging and holding the International vehicle auto salon COMTRANS/13.

We are waiting for you at COMTRANS/15 that takes place on 15-19 September, 2015 in IEC Crocus Expo.

www.comtransexpo.ru


Exhibition:  COMMERCIAL AUTOTRANSPORT 2013