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Hello. I am Yoshizawa from the Tokyo Motor Show office.

April 19, we issued a press release about the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007 with more information, announcing at the same time the names of sponsors confirmed up to this date.

We had already issued a press release outlining the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007, but today's press release includes more detailed information such as the number of exhibitors and special event information.

Today, I would like to tell you about some information from the press release.

As we already told you several times in our Tokyo Motor Show Blog, this coming 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007 will be a New Comprehensive Show with all passenger cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, and other vehicles exhibited in one place.

Why is it called new and comprehensive?

Until the 32nd Show in 1997, the Tokyo Motor Show was a comprehensive motor show held every other year. Starting with the 33rd Show in 1999, the show separated into two shows, one exhibiting passenger cars & motorcycles and the other exhibiting commercial vehicles.
These two shows were held alternately, with one show every year.

This is why the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007 is called the New Comprehensive Show.

Today's press release included new information and the number of exhibitors.

We are expecting four governments, one organization, and 242 companies from eleven countries and one region exhibiting at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007.

The exhibition areas will occupy 44,687 square meters, 11 percent larger than the previous show, including the new outdoor exhibition area.

Five times larger than nearby Chiba Marine Stadium, you might think the exhibition huge. Compared with other major motor shows around the world, however, the Tokyo Motor Show is actually rather small.

That’s why the Tokyo Motor Show aims to provide the maximum amount of information, all in one compact space.

In addition to the number of exhibitors, the press release also included information about “audience participation and hands-on” special events.

I would like to tell you about some of the events that are new in the 40th Show.

4x4 Adventure Test Ride: You can take a ride on a 4x4 driven by a professional driver, running on our special outdoor course! (This should be great fun and I really want to try it.)

Safety Drive Test Ride: You can ride and see how the ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) and other safety equipment work. This wonderful opportunity should not be missed.

Soapbox Derby: Race on a motorless vehicle with just a steering wheel and brakes, running downhill! Soapbox derbies started in the U.S.A., where the cars were originally built using soap boxes.

Other test rides include the latest clean energy vehicles and commercial vehicles, which are familiar events at the Tokyo Motor Show.

(Commercial and Barrier-free Vehicles Test-ride Arena at the 38th Tokyo Motor Show 2004)

(Clean Energy Vehicle Test Ride at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show 2005)

These test ride events are incredible experiences. Don't miss them!

There are many events for kids, too.

The very popular Kids Motorcycle Sport School, where children can ride motorcycles, and Clean Energy Vehicle Classes for Children and Parents, where parents and children can get familiar with about clean energy vehicles, will be held as in the previous year.

Tomica Choro-Q Corner is very popular among children and grown-ups.

What's more, outdoor stage events and familiar symposia that stimulate your intellectual curiosity are still more that you will not want to miss.

The press release on April 19 also announced the sponsors of the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007.

Thanks to these sponsors, we can make the show and all these great events we have mentioned into reality.

We would like express our gratitude to the following sponsors!
●Pokka Corporation
●Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
●NTT Resonant Inc.
●The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.
●Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
　Panasonic Automotive Systems Company

The following companies sponsor tie-up events:
●Bridgestone Corporation
●Tomy Company, Ltd.
●Konica Minolta Business Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.

The Tokyo Motor Show is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year with many exciting events and exhibits of cutting-edge products!

It is impossible to explain everything in this blog. Please come and visit the Tokyo Motor Show, and see for yourself!

Check back later for the hottest information on Japan’s greatest motor show, the Tokyo Motor Show!