Global Aftermarket
Messe Frankfurt To Launch Multi-Media Brand Experience At Automechanika

As “drivers,” users can navigate through a metropolis and stop at a variety of places where films and images from the past 40 years were taken, including impressions of the first Automechanika fairs outside Germany and several oddities that are sure to surprise even Automechanika experts.

Highlights From Day Two Of Taiwan’s Four-In-One Auto Show

Manufacturers honored for product innovations.

Autoliv Wins Automotive News PACE Award For ‘Green’ Airbag Inflator

Autoliv previously won the PACE Award in 2000 for the Side Hybrid Gas Generator and in 2007 for the Safety Vent Airbag.

Four-In-One Transportation Show Brings International Aftermarket To Taiwan

The simultaneous 30th Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (AMPA), Fourth Annual International EV Taiwan (electric vehicle) Show, Ninth Annual Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show and Ninth Annual Taiwan International Motorcycle Show kicked off with an opening ceremony held at the Nangang Exhibition Hall. The shows are being held April 9-12 with AMPA and AutoTronics at Nangang, and the motorcycle show and EV Taiwan near the famous Taipei 101 building.

Beck/Arnley To Exhibit At Latin Auto Parts Expo

The Expo will be tailored to the OE and aftermarket parts business and targets buyers from Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Schaeffler Will Bring ‘More’ To Central America At First-Ever Latin Auto Parts Expo

Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket has announced it will be one of the 25 Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) members that plans to participate in the 2014 Latin Auto Parts Expo, being held for the first time July 9-11 in Panama City, Panama.

Axalta Coating Systems Named One Of The 100 Best Corporate Citizens In Brazil

In Brazil, Axalta serves customers in the automotive OEM and collision repair and refinish sectors as well as commercial transportation industries that manufacture heavy-duty trucks and buses.

Eaton Opens Asia Pacific Vehicle Technical Center In Shanghai

Eaton Chairman and CEO Alexander Cutler was in Shanghai to preside over the opening of the new technical center. The occasion also marks the issuing of Eaton’s China Sustainability Report for 2013.

U.S. Exports Reach $190.4 Billion In February

Exports of goods and services over the past 12 months totaled $2.3 trillion, which is 44.5 percent above the level of exports in 2009, and have been growing at an annualized rate of 9.2 percent when compared to 2009.

AAIA Participates In International Congress And ExpoINA In Mexico City

Executives representing automotive trade associations in Japan, India, Mexico, Brazil and OESA from the U.S. also were key presenters.

Bridgestone Breaks Ground At Russian Plant

The plant, which will produce passenger car radials for the Russian market, is expected to start production in the first half of 2016, the company said.

TRW Aftermarket Selects PROS Big Data Applications To Drive Growth Through Enhanced Customer Experience And Sales Effectiveness

TRW will utilize PROS big data applications to support its business in Europe, Asia and North America.