EVs hog the limelight as Auto Expo gets underway in Greater Noida
Calling the automobile industry the “growth engine” of the Indian economy, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said the industry has the most important role to play in achieving the Prime Minister’s dream of Atma Nirbhar Bharat and of making India a $5 trillion economy.
Formally inaugurating the biennial Auto Expo-Motor Show 2023 — it is retuning after three years this time owing to Covid restrictions last year — on Thursday, Gadkari also joked that it was his ministry’s responsibility to increase the business of automobile industry. “We are making roads, which is the reason why people are purchasing vehicles from the market,” he said.
The auto expo, being held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, will open to public from Friday. Organisers of the event are expecting a footfall of over 600,000 during the course of the six-day event, which is themed ”Explore the World of Future Mobility”.
