BY JAMES Li

The 13^th Motorcycle Trade Expo was held for the first time at halls 17 and 18 of the NEC Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England on Jan. 20-22, 2008. There were more exhibitors and visitors at this year’s show than those in 2007.

The show organizer said there were 280 exhibitors, mainly from European countries such as England , Italy , France and Germany , participating in the exhibition, whose products meet international standard in terms of specialization, quality and brand. There were about 7,000 visitors, mostly local dealers from the U.K. and buyers from western Europe. The show organizer anticipates a 30 percent increase in the numbers of exhibitors and visitors in the same show in 2009.