OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2009. The first meeting of the Committee for information and international cooperation of the non-profit partnership "Russian Car Manufacturers Association" was conducted in Moscow in December 2009. "Lenexpo" representatives attended the meeting, devoted to "Lenexpo"'s intention to enter the Car Manufacturers Association as an associative member and offer different ways of cooperation with the association's partners and members.

"Lenexpo" is interested in this membership there is a need to establish direct business contacts with national and foreign car enterprises due to the First International Auto Industrial Forum, which will be conducted at "Lenexpo" premises in October 2010.

Russian Car Manufacturers Association is a unique branch association which gathers and represents interests of national and foreign car manufactures including informational and exhibition activities.

"Lenexpo" suggested including the Association into the organizing committee of St. Petersburg International Auto Industrial Forum. Different branch enterprises were invited to participate in the event.

At the Committee meeting "Lenexpo" introduced a new project  - "Auto exotics museum"a full time exhibition and museum , organized together with "international Cultural Center" Ltd, "Retro Union" club and "Museums' Alliance" (St. Petersburg).

National car manufacturing enterprises were offered to make an exposition of Russian retro cars and equipment and demonstrate the car models, which determined the development of national auto industry.

Besides, there was a suggestion to conduct a conference, devoted to the enterprises' history: "Russian auto manufacturers: history, problems and reality" in the Forum's framework. All meeting participants were unanimous about the idea that such dialogue with historians, economists and experts would contribute to the improvement of the negative opinion, formed about the Russian care manufacturers.

Cooperation between "Lenexpo" and car manufacturing enterprises - members of the Russian car manufacturers association will help to organize and conduct the First International Auto Industrial Forum "Russian Car Manufacturing industry" development perspectives" in October of 2010

Forum is targeted to create proper conditions for the effective realization of the State program , focused on the development of  the national car manufacturing industry till 2020.