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It's wheels for Africa at the auto show Nasrec is the place to be if you love cars, for the biannual Auto Africa Expo. This year you can rub shoulders with Honda's cute li'l humanoid robot, Asimo. October 13, 2006 By Tabisa Mntengwana PETROLHEADS from near and far will be driving over to Nasrec to check out the latest and most advanced vehicles on the road at the week-long Auto Africa Expo. The motor show takes place at the Expo Centre, Nasrec, in the south of Joburg, from Saturday, 28 October to Sunday, 5 November. And more than 500 vehicles will be on display. Manufacturers such as Mazda, Honda, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, Hyundai, Renault, Volvo are taking part, and their latest motors, from light and commercial vehicles to trucks, 4x4s and buses, will be part of the show. According to a press release, the exhibition will showcase the South African motor industry and what it has achieved, link local markets to global markets and provide a platform from which to launch new products. There will also be advanced driving demonstrations. Launched in 1996, Auto Africa Expo is held every second year. The main attraction this year is the Honda humanoid robot, Asimo, who is 1,2 metres tall and weighs 52 kilograms. "Asimo will demonstrate his advanced human abilities," reads the press release. "Auto Africa Expo has established itself as one of Africa's top motor industry exhibitions, showcasing the latest inventions." Some of the vehicles that will be on display are now being shown at the Paris Motor Show, which ends on Sunday, 15 October. Passenger vehicles will be on display in halls 5, 6 and 7 while the big wheels will be in hall 9 and Terrace 1. Hall 8 will be home to fuels and lubricants as well as major component exhibitors and hall 10 will be the equipment area. Auto Africa Expo organiser Doris Roberts says, "I am confident that this year's exhibition will be the biggest and best exhibition presented in Africa to date." The show, from Saturday, 28 October to Sunday, 5 November, is open from 9am to 8pm and tickets cost R20 for children under the age of 12 and R50 for adults. Tickets are available at Computicket, or phone 083 915 8000. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za