Welcome to the 2009 World Financial Center New York Motorexpo

Motorexpo… a motor show like no other

IT’S SEEMED LIKE A LONG YEAR since our inaugural New York Motorexpo opened in September 2008. The developments in the global economy of the past twelve months have had an immense impact on the motor industry, leading to a fragile automotive market which has had to battle severe trading conditions. While this setting has ensured that the creation of our 2009 event has been a difficult show to produce, in recent weeks we have witnessed first hand the beginnings of a move towards recovery. This stabilisation of the economy and beginning of recovery has been aided by the success of the Cash for Clunkers scheme and the pick-up in car sales levels which have improved the positions of the world’s leading motor manufacturers. It is against this backdrop, following remarkable support from our exhibitors and like them with optimism for the future, that I am delighted to welcome all our manufacturers and visitors to the 2009 World Financial Center New York Motorexpo.

Visitors to the 2nd annual Motorexpo event to be held throughout the World Financial Center will enjoy access to a line-up of vehicles from many of the world’s leading motor manufacturers. Amongst the great range of cars that are on display we have a number of vehicles showing for the first time on the East Coast including the all-new Bentley Mulsanne, Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, Jaguar XJ and Mercedes E-Class to name just a few. We also are welcoming a number of new exhibitors to the New York Motorexpo for 2009 including Smart and Tesla Motors as well as significant representation from many of the major US domestic brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC and Mercury for the first time. I am also encouraged by the fact that there are a number of brands that we have been speaking with that would have loved to participate this year but have been unable to do so due to budget limitations; however, we look forward to working with them and their exhibiting at our New York event in the years ahead.

In what continues to be an extremely tough market, it is the fact that the Motorexpo is both free for the public to visit and low cost for exhibitors to attend that is a major draw for motor manufacturers and their dealers. It is these two factors combined which I believe have allowed our New York show to withstand the acid-test of the past year. With a view to the future, as leading commentators highlight further positive signs of economic recovery so we look forward to forging ahead with our planned expansion of the Motorexpo in 2010 with events for both Los Angeles and Toronto set to be produced for the first time alongside our established shows in both London and New York.

I would like to thank our visitors for their support of the World Financial Center New York Motorexpo and through our extension of the event this year to coincide with the Holland on the Hudson Harbor day I am sure we are set for record attendance figures. The continued success of the New York Motorexpo has ultimately been made possible by the opportunity and input of Brookfield Properties as our business partner and I would particularly like to thank the Executive Management team of Brookfield Properties for their continuing and definitive support over the past twelve months.

Events of this scale require an enormous effort from a multitude of people and I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to all those who have helped during the production of this year’s Motorexpo. Graeme Carver, Motorexpo Managing Director

 

"Welcome to the second annual Motorexpo at the World Financial Center. Last year’s inaugural Motorexpo was a huge success. We at Brookfield Properties received a great deal of positive feedback from tenants and visitors who enjoyed exploring the exhibits of this world-class car show. We are excited to once again host Motorexpo at this one-of-a-kind showroom within the indoor and outdoor public spaces of the World Financial Center."

Dennis Friedrich, President & CEO, U.S. Commercial Operations Brookfield Properties