Delhi Auto Expo 2012: In pics

The world's leading car makers jostle for space in New Delhi

       

Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan sits inside DC Avanti, a sports car designed by DC Design at the India Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The five-day long automobile event begins Saturday.

Visitors check out BMW's Mini Cooper which will be launched in India shortly, during a press preview of Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

Visitors crowd the Harley Davidson motorcycle stall at a press preview of Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

People visit the stall of Harley Davidson motorcycles at the India Auto Expo in New Delhi India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

A model poses with the Hyundai Veloster at the India Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

A foreign model stands next to a Mercedes- Benz SLS AMG GT3 racing car during a press preview of Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five day long automobile event begins Saturday.

Ducati Asia Pacific CEO Mirko Bordiga, front, poses for the media with the newly unveiled Monster 795 at the press preview of Auto Expo, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Monster 795 ex showroom price in India will be US$13,442.

People take a look at new offerings from Peugeot which will shortly re-enter the Indian market during a press preview of the Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

A model poses with the Renault DeZir electric concept car during the 2012 India Auto Expo in New Delhi on January 6, 2012.The world's leading car makers jostled for space at the start of India's Auto Expo, eyeing a market that has slowed sharply but remains a hotspot compared with depressed Western economies.

Enthusiasts look at Renault's electric concept car Dezir during a press preview of Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

A model sits on a Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle during a press preview of Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five day long automobile event begins Saturday.

A model sits on a TVS scooter during a press preview of Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

 A model poses with the TVS RTR 250-FX motorbike during the 2012 India Auto Expo in New Delhi on January 6, 2012.The world's leading car makers jostled for space at the start of India's Auto Expo, eyeing a market that has slowed sharply but remains a hotspot compared with depressed Western economies.

Mahindra & Mahindra Vice Chairman and Managing Director Anand Mahindra, left, releases a book on the recently launched XUV 500 during a press preview of the Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five-day automobile event begins Saturday.

A foreign model stands next to a Yamaha motorcycle during the Auto Expo press preview, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The five day long automobile event begins Saturday. 

A model poses with the new Yamaha Ray scooter during the 2012 India Auto Expo in New Delhi on January 6, 2012.The world's leading car makers jostled for space at the start of India's Auto Expo, eyeing a market that has slowed sharply but remains a hotspot compared with depressed Western economies.