BMW World Expo to be held in Hanoi

Some 100 models of BMW Rolls Royce, Mini and other cars and Motorrad motorbikes will be on display at the BMW World Expo to be held from May 6 to 9 at Hanoi's National Convention Centre.
BMW World Expo to be held in Hanoi ảnh 1BMW Series 2 Gran Tourer (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - Some 100 models of BMW Rolls Royce, Mini and other cars and Motorrad motorbikes will be on display at the BMW World Expo to be held from May 6 to 9 at Hanoi's National Convention Centre.

The "Future of the automobile" expo will be organised by BMW Group to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Among its interesting events will be one called "Together we build the history of the future" in which customers can show how they see the world in the next 100 years on the expo fanpage and website.

In another development, Euro Auto, the sole importer of BMW in Vietnam, launched the seven-seat BMW Series 2 Gran Tourer.

This is the first luxury seven-seat vehicle in the MPV segment. The Gran Tourer has a 1,499cc engine and costs 1.49 billion VND (68,700 USD).

From today Euro Auto is offering a summer promotion programme with free insurance for BMW cars, credit without interest rate for the first month and a rate of 5.99 percent for the next six months.-VNA

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