12th Poznań Motor Show opens

The 12th Poznań Motor Show opened yesterday with new models of fourteen make s being exhibited to journalists. The show will be open to the public from t oday until May 25. "Around 500 exhibitors from 17 countries have decided to participate in the Poznań Motor Show this year. This should be seen as a sig n of a flourishing economy and of good prospects for the domestic auto-indus try," said Deputy Prime Minister Marek Pol while opening the fair. Car produ cers who have come to present their wares at the show forecast increases in sales this year. In the first four months of 2003, the domestic car market w itnessed over 14% growth in comparison with the parallel period of 2002. Dur ing the fair, Fiat will be demonstrating its new model, the Gingo, and an im proved version of the Punto, Citroen will be exhibiting a new version of its C3 model, Pluriel. There is also Mitsubishi with its latest Outlander and Op el's Meriva. Renault, Volkswagen, Seat, BMW, Audi, Honda, Suzuki and Volvo a re absent from the fair. (www.onet.pl) K.Ż.