July 31, 2000

Advance Tickets on sale and Poster (designed by Masahiko Sato) completed
for Upcoming 34th Tokyo Motor Show for Commercial Vehicles

Tokyo --- Japan Motor Industrial Federation, Inc. (JMIF) chairman Hiroshi Okuda announced on July 31 that advance tickets for the 34th Tokyo Motor Show - Commercial Vehicles - (2000) will be on sale from August 1. The show, which is being organized by the JMIF, is scheduled to run from November 1 through 4 at Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center) in Chiba City and will be the first international commercial vehicle show in Asia following the decision in 1999 to separate the Tokyo Motor Show into a passenger car and motorcycle show and a commercial vehicle show. In addition, the poster for the commercial vehicle show was completed. It was designed by Masahiko Kato, who has a reputation for unique poster designs of cartoon characters such as "Dango-Sankyodai (Three Dumpling Brothers)". This poster is being placed in JR East stations and other ticket sales spots to promote the show.

Advance ticket sale

The tickets will be sold at JR East stations, convenience stores, ticket agencies, travel agencies, bookstores, and so forth. The discounted ticket prices, including tax, are 800 yen for adults and 400 yen for elementary and junior high school students (each, 20% less than normal ticket prices).

Poster design

The poster for this yearÕs Tokyo Motor Show emphasizes that commercial vehicles support every facet of the economy. It includes an appealing logo, symbolic of commercial vehicles. JMIF will be selling a miniature model of this logo mark (500 yen including tax) during the show.

Exhibit Vehicles

Commercial Vehicles: Trucks (mini to heavy-duty), buses, light vans, taxis, SUVs, etc. CV bodies: Trailers, Wing-body vehicles, vehicles for the handicapped, refrigerator vehicles, mobile library vehicles, garbage collection trucks. Special Exhibits: 1) Commercial Vehicles in Chiba Prefecture - Rescue vehicle for natural disasters, earthquake-experience vehicle, satellite relay vehicle, etc. 2) Traffic Safety Promotion Corner of the Management and Coordination Agency (MCA) Various driving simulators, etc.

Outline of the show

Show theme: "Vehicles of Character Across the World, Building Our Future"
Show dates: November 1 (Wed.) - 4 (Sat.), 2000 (open to the public)
Show hours: 10:00 - 18:00
Location: Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center), Makuhari, Chiba city.
Advance ticket sale: August 1 (Tue.) - October 31 (Tue.), 2000

Ticket prices (incl. tax):

Advance sale 800 yen for adults 400 yen for elementary and junior high school students
Ticket booth 1,000 yen for adults 500 yen for elementary and junior high school students

Tickets available through:

JR East, Lawson, Family Mart, Circle K, am/pm, Mini Stop, CN Play Guide, Tokyo Municipal Play Guide Association member shops, Ticket Pia, JTB, Tokyu Tourist, Amlux Toyota, and Kinokuniya bookstores (available from September 1)

Web site: http://www.motorshow.or.jp/show2000/ENGLISH/index.html

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