On the sixth day of the fair yesterday, hundreds of people flocked to the exhibition, organised by Bangladesh Automobiles Distributor Association.

The fair, which began on Wednesday at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Conference Centre, concludes today.

Exhibitors said they are receiving most of the bookings for family cars priced between Tk six lakh and Tk 12 lakh.

Officials of Multimode Transport Consultant Ltd, distributor of Malaysian Proton, said they have so far got 400 bookings for four models.

1600cc Proton Waja priced at Tk 12.75 lakh seems most popular, which got 125 bookings. 1298cc Proton Wira at Tk 7.99 lakh, 1468cc Proton Arena at Tk 9.5 lakh and 1834cc Proton Satria Gti at Tk 13.85 lakh also got voluminous order.

A&A Autos Ltd, distributor of Italian Fiat and Alfa Romeo, has sold four Alfa Romeo cars, each worth Tk 22 lakh, besides two FIAT Sienas each at Tk 7.5 lakh and two FIAT Palios at Tk 6.5 lakh.

Officials of A&A Autos Ltd said the Italian Alfa Romeo, which received best car award in Europe last year, is the most popular car in the fair. They said engine and fittings of Alfa Romeo are on a par with those of Volvo and Mercedes Benz. The price of Alfa Romeo has been kept low to grab Asian market, they added.

WagonR of Maruti-Suzuki, imported by Uttara Motors, is also popular among buyers. The price of the India made four-seated family car is Tk 5.45 lakh. Uttara Motors is also exhibiting 1100cc Maruti-Suzuki Alto Spin, priced at Tk 5.25 lakh. Officials said they have got over 20 orders at the fair for these two family cars.

Among Suzuki-Japan brands, 1300cc Suzuki Liana having the price tag of Tk 8.35 lakh leads with eight bookings. 1300cc Suzuki Ignis GL 4WD priced at Tk 10.50 lakh is also getting good response. Uttara Motors is also exhibiting Suzuki Grand Vitara (1600cc/2000cc). Officials of Uttara Motors claimed that

Rancon Motors Ltd is exhibiting the most expensive car, Mercedes Benz, in the fair. The price of customised Mercedes Benz C Class is Tk 62 lakh. An official of Rancon Motors said they are getting interest from prospective buyers.

The price of Rangs's Mitsubishi Lancer (automatic) is Tk 13 lakh, Mitsubishi Lancer GL Tk 9.25 lakh and Bolero GLX 4WD Tk 11.50 lakh. Rangs is offering free DVD with two LCD monitors for buying each Mitsubishi Lancer and Mitsubishi Pajero.

Nitol Motors Ltd sold two Tata Safari and Meghna Automobiles Ltd sold one Kia Pregio microbus worth Tk 10.9 lakh.

Organisers said some 10,000 to 12,000 people are visiting the fair a day on an average. On Friday, the fair witnessed highest 15,000 visitors.