Comments on: Hyundai drops out of Tokyo Motor Show

By: Genesis Coupe

Genesis Coupe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:36:45 +0000

Good decision by Hyundai, I think.

Japanese don’t buy Hyundai anyway so why bother spending $$$ on the show.

By: Num1ber

Num1ber — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:53 +0000

U got some nerve Hyundai

By: NacaYoda

NacaYoda — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:24:56 +0000

Motor shows are a luxury.
Tickets are expensive.

Take the family to a show featuring cars you’ll likely never afford… or knock 100 Euros off the mortgage?

Right now, people are being frugal. You can see all the new concepts on the web, after all.

By: Safety Frist

Safety Frist — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:21:51 +0000

A mate of mine took his family to Frankfurt, cost a small fortune in tickets and had to wait and shuffle through crowds roughly 10 deep to get to see anything mildly interesting. Reckons the value isn’t there. Won’t be attending any others unless there is something really special that interests him.
Add the cost to the public with the amount that these show organisers charge for floor space at the shows and everything becomes easy to understand the falling attendences.

By: Baddass

Baddass — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:29:29 +0000

BMW and Mercedes have both pulled out of motor shows before, with more likely in the future. But I don’t understand the massive decline in show numbers! Surely the want to see radical concepts from the world’s best car makers hasn’t diminished? And the economic crisis isn’t really a valid excuse for the drop in attendance figures. Makes me wonder…

By: Dina Haansley

Dina Haansley — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:09:06 +0000

Wow, that’s crazy news. I see Hyundai all the time on commercials saying they’re cars can compete with BMW, Mercedes, etc. But pulling out of a car show, doesn’t hold well for the future, does it?