Nearly 300 items relating to the automobile- motorbike industry are being on display at an international exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 30.

The 9 th Saigon Autoech and Accessories Show 2013 draws the participation of some 250 domestic and foreign manufacturers, including those Indonesia, Malaysia, Chinese Taiwan, Thailand, China and India .

This year’s event sees an increase of 40 percent in the number of booths where accessories, assembling, and maintenance equipment, automobile interiors, among others.

A host of novel automobile models of all types will make debut during the four-day event, including BRZ, Subaru XV 2.0i premium, Legacy 2.5GT sedan, Outback 2.5i SUV and 7-seat Tribeca 3.6R.

The exhibition also dedicates a space for the high-end and bizarre types of motorbikes like Harley Davidson, Rebel and Ducati.

Visitors to the event will have a chance to enjoy stunt performances by record holder Rus Swift from the UK.

The organisers will organise trade exchanges and field trips to Vietnamese factories for participating foreign businesses who want to study the Vietnamese market and seek cooperation opportunities with local partners.-VNA