Seoul Motor Show opens

The Seoul Motor Show, the largest auto event in South Korea, kicked off on Friday with local and foreign automakers competing to draw the spotlight to their latest cars and new technologies.



Visitors to the Seoul Motor Show roam around the booths of automakers Friday. The motor show will be held from April 3-12 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.

 
Industry Minister Yoon Sang-jik (front row, second from left), U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (front row, right) and other officials clap during the opening ceremony.

Industry Minister Yoon Sang-jik (third from left), Seoul Motor Show organizing committee head Kim Yong-geun, Ssangyong Motor CEO Choi Jong-sik and others pose next to the Tivoli.

Trade Minister Yoon Sang-jik (right), Renault Samsung Motors president Francois Provo (middle) and Seoul Motor Show organizing committee head Kim Yong-geun pose next to RSM’s new concept car Eolab.