Tokyo Motor Show Opens Next Generation Technology Appeal

November 30, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Toyota exhibits the Fun-Vii, a futuristic concept car of which body can be used as a display space, during a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. The Tokyo Motor Show opened to the press Wednesday as Japanese automakers unveiled a bevy of electric cars and other green vehicles at a much smaller venue A total of 176 brands from 13 countries and other regions were exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show. The number of foreign automakers has increased to 24 from the previous nine. An estimated 800,000 visitors are expected to attend the week-long exhibition, compared with 1.5 million in 2005, according to the organizers. An estimated 800,000 visitors are expected to attend the week-long exhibition, compared with 1.5 million. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-