Prateek Khanna in Auto Expo

Braving chilly weather and long distances, more than 1 lakh people visited India’s flagship automobile show on Saturday, forcing organisers to periodically close entry to one of the display halls. 

Through the day, auto enthusiasts thronged the venue of Auto Expo 2014 in Greater Noida, about 35 kilometres from the national capital, to get a glimpse of luxury cars, superbikes and Bollywood stars.

According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, 1.1 lakh people visited the expo on Saturday. The show had attracted more than 60,000 visitors per day.

The Greater Noida Expressway, a six-lane highway that connects Noida in Uttar Pradesh with Greater Noida, which normally sees little traffic on weekends, was clogged up as Delhiites made their way to the show.

Although an online ticketing system was set up this year, long queues formed at the ticket counters during the day. Many people had to ask for directions to reach the counters. Ticket prices were kept atRs.200 and Rs.500. The Auto Expo is a biennial automotive show held in New Delhi, India. It is Asia's largest and the world's second-largest motor show.

The expo is organized at Pragati Maidan and is organized jointly by the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

The 12th Edition of Auto Expo was divided into two events:

12th Auto Expo 2014 (Components) which was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 6 to 9 February 2014.

12th Auto Expo 2014 (The Motor Show) which was held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR from 7 to 11 February .

The major attractions were Concept Car launches like

Audi Sport quattro concept (Indian introduction)

Bajaj U-Car

Chevrolet Adra

Datsun redi-GO

Fiat Avventura

Ford Figo sub-4 meter sedan[15]

Honda NSX (Indian introduction)

Honda Vision XS-1

Hyundai HND-9[16]

Jaguar C-X17 (Indian introduction)

Mahindra eMaxximo EV

Mahindra Halo EV

Mahindra M1 Electro Formula E race car

Mahindra Verito EV[17]

Mahindra XUV500 diesel hybrid

Maruti Ciaz

Maruti Swift Range Extender (Indian introduction)

Nissan Friend-ME (Indian introduction)

Nissan GT-R GT500 race car (Indian introduction)

Piaggio NT3 concept (Indian introduction)

It was an experience worth cherishing and we look forward to such events in future.