with US buyers

the booth in AAPEX show

Las Vegas sight view

AAPEX is held during the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is reserved for automotive industry professionals. No other trade event or trade show offers as many qualified buyers and distributors from all segments of the automotive aftermarket. More than 115,300* professionals from every corner of the global automotive aftermarket community attended AAIW 2006 - more than 51,500* of them were buyers with purchasing power. More than 2,007 exhibitors displayed their products at AAPEX, the Automotive Aftermarket Event of the Year!

AAPEX FEATURES

• Every major brand of replacement parts
• A huge tool & equipment section featuring more than 150 companies
• Suspension and front end products
• Engines, engine parts and fabricators
• Paint and body products
• Heat transfer and mobile air conditioning products and parts
• Leading suppliers of chemicals and lubricants
• NetZone Networking Program – allows exhibitors and buyer’s to network year round, and schedule appointments during AAPEX
• New Product & Packaging Showcases with more than 550 products on display
• Educational seminars targeting the latest Aftermarket Industry topics

WHO ATTENDS AAPEX?

Manufacturers, wholesalers, warehouse distributors, jobbers, retailers, independent service providers, technicians, parts stores, manufacturers’ reps, exporters, importers and packagers, from the U.S. and international buyer’s from 151 countries.

AAPEX is sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). AAPEX is a major feature of the annual Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week.

AAPEX 2008 will take place on Tuesday, November 4 – Thursday, November 6, 2008, at the Sands Expo Center, adjacent to the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Make plans now to attend this essential industry event!