ACMA Automechanika New Delhi receives overwhelming response from industry

January 9, 2013: ACMA Automechanika New Delhi, India’s first-ever trade exhibition for the auto-component aftermarket, to be held on February 7-10 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, is expected to attract industry professionals from India and across the world. The exhibition will cover the sectors of Parts and Systems, Accessories and Tuning, Tyres and Batteries, Repair and Maintenance, IT and Management, Service Station and Car Wash and the latest automobile services.

The 2013 show has already been sold out, with over 250 exhibitors confirmed to occupy more than 9,500 square metres of exhibition space. Participating exhibitors include 115 from India and over 100 exhibitors from overseas including 41 from China, 18 from Germany, 11 from Italy, and others from Russia, UK, Spain, Japan and Turkey. Over 20,000 business visitors are expected to attend the four-day show.

The prime sponsors for the trade fair comprise Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd as a Platinum Partner along with ARO Equipments, Anand Automotive and ZF India as Gold Partners, Escorts Auto Products as a Silver Partner, while Elofic Industries is the Bronze Partner.

The event’s organisers -- ACMA and Messe Frankfurt -- will make a strong effort to combat the menace of counterfeiting at the show. ACMA will showcase its longstanding ‘Asli-Naqli’ campaign while Messe Frankfurt’s global initiative ‘Messe Frankfurt Against Copying’ will provide global assistance in ensuring the intellectual property of the fair’s exhibitors and spread awareness on benefits of using genuine auto components.

Commenting on the initiative, Surinder Kanwar, president, ACMA, said: “We at ACMA are delighted to partner with Messe Frankfurt. The Indian aftermarket has significantly grown in size and we hope that ACMA Automechanika India will further boost this market’s development. ACMA will also mobilise participation and business delegations to Automechanika’s 12 other worldwide fairs held in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa.”

Held concurrently with the exhibition, ACMA will also organise an Aftermarket Seminar, from February 8-9. The seminar aims to help attendees understand current and future trends in the aftermarket industry, as well as examine the challenges and opportunities the sector has to offer. As the aftermarket services sector has evolved, the distribution channels necessary to meet buyers’ needs have grown accordingly, in tune with evolving market forces and changing consumer preferences. At the symposium, prominent speakers from across the industry will offer insight on issues and the latest trends prevalent in both India and the world’s aftermarket sector.

Raj Manek, managing director, Messe Frankfurt India, said: “Messe Frankfurt’s partnership with ACMA is continuing to be a very fruitful venture. By combining our expertise in the organisation of automobile exhibitions around the world and ACMA’s invaluable knowledge of India’s auto component industry, I strongly believe the New Delhi fair will serve as the perfect industry trading platform. The 2013 show will offer attendees the chance to witness India’s growing aftermarket sector. I am sure there will be something at the show for everyone involved in automotive technology to discover great business opportunities.”

For more information about the show, visit www.acma-automechanika.in or email info@acma-automechanika.in