Participants and visitors expressed satisfaction about the fair. "So far I have received bookings for 19 cars and sold eight units," an official of Proton stall said.

Visitors said they got the chance to have a glimpse of all renowned brands at a single place.

"Three-day duration is a short time to decide to spend a huge amount of money on an expensive item like car," said Obaidul Karim, a businessman, at the fair. "However, the show is a good opportunity for buyers," he added.

Besides vehicle dealers, CNG conversion centres as well as banks offered special packages.

Standard Chartered Bank halved its processing fee for car loans and offered 15 percent interest rate on car loan of up to Tk 20 lakh.

Rahimafrooz CNG Limited gave 7 percent discount on CNG (compressed natural gas) spare parts while Navana CNG Limited offered 15 percent discount for CNG conversion at its Uttara workshop.

The fair at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre was attended by a total of 60 organisations including leading vehicle distributors and dealers along with banks, automotive component manufacturers and importers from home and abroad at about 250 stalls.

Renowned brand car, bus, truck, motorcycle, auto parts, garage equipment, CNG (compressed natural gas) conversation tools, and lubricants were also on display at the show.

Among others, local distributors of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Subaru cars showcased their latest cars at the fair.

Conference and Exhibition Management Services Ltd (CEMS), a local event management company, organised the fair. Standard Chartered Bank was the partner of the show while Lucas, Castrol and Dunlop were the co-sponsors.