Greater Noida : The stars were there in large numbers. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Zaheer Khan, Mohinder Amarnath and top racing driver Karun Chondok came to lend some of the shine of their stellar names to the vehicles on display at the Auto Expo here, some 30 km from the Delhi border.
But on Thursday, the big cars were the real heroes, sought after by visitors in large numbers. Officials expect those numbers to swell when the show is opened to public on Friday.
Notwithstanding the anxiety over recent Supreme Court ruling banning any fresh registration of diesel-powered large SUVs and cars (over 2,000 cc) till March, every player in this segment has something new to offer at the expo.
Perhaps the declining price of oil has convinced manufacturers that big is once more beautiful.
It not as if the hatchbacks and sedans are not vying with their dazzling displays. But in the desire for owning a vehicle, the sports utility vehicles win hands down.
