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MAY 2013
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South Africa’s leading international trade fair for the automotive industry targets trade visitors from the
sub-Saharan region. With over 600 exhibitors from 22 countries this year and 20 000m² of exhibit area,
Automechanika Johannesburg attracted buyers and industry professionals from around the globe.
Automechanika Johannesburg 2013
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he programme offered mini-conferences catering
to eight sectors of the retail and automotive
aftermarket, and providing business leaders with
an opportunity to update themselves on the latest
trends and technologies in their sector.
The 22 countries represented at the showwere South Africa,
Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan,
Peru, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United States
of America In addition to increased international interest,
Automechanika Johannesburg also attracted record
support from local and international industry bodies.
Truck Competence added
Member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt,
Detlef Braun, said that the brand management of
Automechanika was constantly looking at ways of keeping
the brand fresh by adding areas of interest
such as the addition of Truck Competence
to highlight a growing area of interest for
the automotive aftermarket.
“Wewill also continue topromote innovation
and are pleased to see that the organisers of
Automechanika Johannesburg have staged
an Innovation Awards conference for the
third time. The so-called environmentally-
friendly green technologies and e-mobility
are also third time areas of focus at this
trade fair.
“The automotive industry is working
increasingly hard to combine mobility
with environmental protection economic
transport solutions, with component
suppliers playing an increasingly important
role as around 70% of a vehicle is produced
in their plants these days,” he added.
Automechanika Johannesburg is one of
12 Automechanika fairs held in Europe,
Asia, North America, South America
and Africa.
