The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) and the international Automechanika trade fair announced that the upcoming Automechanika fairs in Shanghai and Frankfurt will each feature an IBIS regional event. Michael Johannes, vice president mobility and logistics at Messe Frankfurt commented, ‘We are delighted that we can offer our trade fair guests such a prestigious conference […]
Automechanika Launches World Championship Refinish Competition
Automechanika announced it is holding the first international Body & Paint competition in the exhibition’s history in association with DeBeer Refinish, Octoral and SATA. Body shop professionals will be competing against one another at six Automechanika shows worldwide, from England to China. The national event winners will then travel to Frankfurt for the grand finale […]
I-CAR Australia Partners with Automechanika Kuala Lumpur for Collision Repair Training
Automechanika Kuala Lumpur, will kick off its 10th exhibition, from March 23-25 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. The three-day event will house 246 worldwide exhibitors from 18 countries and regions and pavilions from China, the European Union, Singapore and Taiwan. The event will feature a Collision Repair Training Workshop organized by Messe Frankfurt […]
Messe Frankfurt Announces Launch of Automechanika Riyadh 2018
Exhibition to alternate between Automechanika Jeddah creating more business opportunities in Saudi auto aftermarket Messe Frankfurt Middle East yesterday announced the launch of Automechanika Riyadh 2018 expands its presence further in Saudi Arabia’s automotive aftermarket. Automechanika Riyadh will take place from February 5-7, 2018 at the Riyadh Exhibition Centre, and will take place every two […]
ASA and AMi Issue Call for Presentations for NACE Automechanika Chicago
If you have a presentation you would like to share with professionals in the collision repair industry, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) and its educational partner, the Automotive Management Institute (AMi), want to hear from you. ASA and AMi are accepting proposals for presentations to be given during the educational conference at the 2017 NACE […]
Automechanika Frankfurt Report 136,000 visitors from Over 170 Countries
Messe Frankfurt reported that its Automechanika Frankfurt trade fair last week drew 136,000 visitors from 170 counties. The central theme at the world’s largest showcase for the independent aftermarket in 2016 was ‘Tomorrow’s Service & Mobility’. A record 4,820 exhibitors from 76 countries took part in the event. Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board […]
NACE and Automechanika Chicago Announce Partnership on 2017 Event
Starting next year, the Automotive Service Association will co-produce the NACE show with Automechanika Chicago. Automechanika Chicago and NACE, the International Autobody Congress & Exposition have signed a letter of intent to combine forces starting in 2017. The NACE show, that was planned to take place in Atlanta next year, will be combined with Automechanika […]
IMI and Automechanika Announce Global Skills Partnership
The UK-based Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) announced today it will be working together with trade event organizer, Messe Frankfurt, whose Automechanika events are dedicated to improving the automotive supply chain and aftermarket. Bringing together thousands of automotive supply and aftermarket companies on an international platform, the IMI will be partnering with Automechanika as […]
NACE | CARS and Automechanika Chicago Scheduled for Same Week in Summer 2017
Chicago and Orlando trade shows scheduled for July 2017 will overlap. When the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced that it was moving its NACE | CARS conference and trade show to the summer in 2014 in Detroit, away from its traditional fall time frame, the industry breathed a sigh of relief at not having two […]