noida with 108 new vehicle launches and a record sixlakh footfall the countrys flagship biennial automobile show auto expo 2016 came to a close on tuesday the expo had 65 manufacturers exhibiting their best and auto enthusiasts coming in groups with about 215 lakh tickets being sold in the edition apart from the passes issued by organisers the first two days had a total of 75000 visitors while the closing day attracted more than 95000 being a holiday sunday recorded the highest footfall of 13 lakh the motor show saw new vehicles and concepts being launched the expo also had innovative launches like experiments on green mobility the impressive consumer response at the motor show is a sign of a bright future for the industry claimed the organisers vishnu mathur director general siam said the auto expo has evolved from being just another vehicle exhibition to a showcase of indian manufacturing strength and technological capabilities the impressive response strengthens our belief in a rapid growth in the automotive industry he said apart from the beauties of the motor world btown celebrities like katrina kaif akshay kumar ranbir kapoor anil kapoor manoj bajpayee and alia bhatt visited the expo adding to the events glamour sports legends like sachin tendulkar mohinder amarnath zaheer khan virat kohli piyush chawla and former manchester united player louis saha also spent time at the motor show the expo trended on social networking sites with over 156000 likes on facebook mathur said the motor show was bigger and better this edition we had organised the auto expo in greater noida for the first time in 2014 we learnt from our past experiences and made elaborate plans this time from the new launches to crowd management everything was well maintained he said the auto expo was jointly organized by acma cii and siam on some auto manufacturers not participating in the event mathur said that the motor show has been conducted for three decades no edition recorded absolute representation from all manufacturers there may be some reasons of some manufacturers not to participate we respect their views mathur saidthe motor show was inaugurated and opened for public by union mnister of road transport and highways nitin gadkari on february 4