Skip to main content

Breaking News

Breaking News
Cooper expects JV plant in Vietnam to be producing truck tires by ‘early 2020'
Close
Sister Publication Links
  • Rubber & Plastics News
  • European Rubber Journal
tb-logo
Subscribe
  • Login
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • News
    • AUTO INDUSTRY
    • BUSINESS/FINANCIAL
    • COMMERCIAL TIRE
    • FACTORY FIXES
    • GOVERNMENT & LAW
    • INTERNATIONAL
    • MOTOR SPORTS
    • NEW PRODUCTS
    • RETAIL TIRES
    • SERVICE ZONE
    • SEMA/AAPEX
    • SMALL BUSINESS
    • TIRE MAKERS
    • SPONSORED CONTENT
    • USMCA moving forward; garners industry support
      Yokohama garners 2 OE fitments on Porsche Cayenne SUV
      ADAS presents challenges, opportunities for aftermarket
      New check valve may cure Saturn's heating woes
    • F1 teams vote to stick with 2019-spec tire for 2020 season
      Icahn Enterprises issuing $750 million in senior notes, due in 2027
      USMCA moving forward; garners industry support
      Yokohama garners 2 OE fitments on Porsche Cayenne SUV
    • China's LongMarch inks deal with Servis Tyre for Pakistan TBR venture
      Yokohama launches 114R UWB regional-haul trailer tire
      Denray Tire converts retread to Michelin RT process in western Canada
      Dunlop Aircraft Tyres evaluating Indonesia as potential manufacturing site
    • USMCA moving forward; garners industry support
      Cooper recalling 163 Avon-brand motorcycle tires
      S.C. targeting illegal tire dumps via 'See it/Report it' campaign
      USTMA calls on all stakeholders to help raise scrap tire recovery rate
    • F1 teams vote to stick with 2019-spec tire for 2020 season
      USMCA moving forward; garners industry support
      Yokohama garners 2 OE fitments on Porsche Cayenne SUV
      Goodyear trialing European online retail platform in Germany
    • F1 teams vote to stick with 2019-spec tire for 2020 season
      Hankook to supply German touring car series' DTM Trophy ‘feeder series'
      Americas Rallycross folds after 2 seasons
      Australia's Supercars series renews tire supply deal with Goodyear/Dunlop through 2024
    • Mitchell 1 SocialCRM offers online appointment feature
      Yokohama launches 114R UWB regional-haul trailer tire
      Conti offering ag tire pressure/load calculating app
      Sentury custom Jeep highlights Landsail Rogueblazer tires
    • Icahn Enterprises issuing $750 million in senior notes, due in 2027
      RNR Tire honors breast cancer survivor
      Sullivan Tire Wholesale expands in New England
      Pep Boys celebrates reopening of storm-ravaged Fla. location
    • Pep Boys celebrates reopening of storm-ravaged Fla. location
      ADAS presents challenges, opportunities for aftermarket
      New check valve may cure Saturn's heating woes
      Marinucci: Lamp check and interim diagnostic deadline method
    • TIA opens application period for Michelin/TIA Scholarship
      ADAS presents challenges, opportunities for aftermarket
      Sentury custom Jeep highlights Landsail Rogueblazer tires
      view gallery
      25 photos
      Photos: A look back at 2019 SEMA, APPEX Shows
    • NFIB holding webinar Dec. 4 on new federal overtime rule
      Tennessee couple named Milex franchisees of the year
      Fight the battles to win the war
      Industry challenges stubbornly persist decades later
    • Yokohama launches 114R UWB regional-haul trailer tire
      Sentury custom Jeep highlights Landsail Rogueblazer tires
      USTMA calls on all stakeholders to help raise scrap tire recovery rate
      Apollo enters Saudi Arabian market via tie-in with local distributor
  • Opinion
  • Multimedia
    • VIDEOS
    • PHOTOS
    • PODCASTS
  • Events
    • LIVESTREAMS
    • WEBINARS
    • SEMA LIVESTREAMS
  • Data
    • DATA STORE
    • DIRECTORY
  • ADVERTISE
  • Classifieds
  • DIGITAL EDITION
MENU
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. News
September 15, 2016 01:00 AM

Automechanika, NACE to join forces

Tire Business Staff
  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Print
    In Frankfurt, Germany, to announce the combined Automechanika Chicago/NACE trade show are (left to right) Jim Savas, vice president/general manager for UBM Automotive; Michael Johannes, Automechanika brand manager; Dan Risley, Automotive Service Association president; and Dennis Smith, president/CEO of Messe Frankfurt North America.

    FRANKFURT, Germany (Sept. 15, 2016) — Two of North America's largest auto repair trade shows, Automechanika Chicago and the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE), are planning to combine their respective shows in Chicago next year.

    The two entities claim combining their shows will create a “unified stage using NACE's strong relationships within the collision and OE community combined with Automechanika Chicago's global strength throughout the automotive aftermarket.”

    This combination, they added, will create an “unprecedented partnership” focused on training and product discovery for the automotive technicians, shop owners and parts distributors.

    A combined Automechanika Chicago/NACE trade show will take place July 26-29, 2017, at McCormick Place West in Chicago, the parties said.

    “We are extremely pleased with this alliance. The industry has been asking for this and we listened,” said Dennis Smith, president and CEO, Messe Frankfurt North America. “…We are confident of our ability to offer a comprehensive platform for companies interested in reaching collision and mechanical repair shops en masse.”

    ASA President and Executive Director Dan Risley said that by combining resources, “this collaboration will provide the market with a unique opportunity to connect each segment of the industry, thus serving the entire automotive collision and service repair audience.”

    Representatives of the parties signed a letter of intent for the combined show in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 14.

    Automechanika Chicago's inaugural show in April 2015 attracted more than 6,000 technicians and shop owners and 450 exhibitors. NACE has served the automotive repair and collision market for more than 30 years; its most recent show, the combined NACE/Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS) expo in Anaheim, Calif., drew 7,000 visitors.

    The parties did not mention if or how the CARS event — which has run concurrently with NACE for the past several years — might be involved in this new partnership.

    UBM Americas — formerly Advanstar Communications Inc. — is Messe Frankfurt's partner for organizing Automechanika Chicago. The event also will include an enhanced tire and wheel component thanks to an agreement between Messe Frankfurt Exhibition G.m.b.H., owner and organizer of the worldwide Automechanika series, and Messe Essen G.m.b.H., organizer of the biennial Reifen trade show, to incorporate Reifen into Automechanika.

    Separately, Automechanika Chicago, with the support of industry suppliers, has launched an automotive repair training initiative in cooperation with leading technical colleges in select markets.

    The free “Commitment To Training” program began in May with a session at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Mich. The second session is scheduled for Oct. 15 at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wis.

    Each one-day event features breakfast and lunch for all attendees, as well as three-hour technical and management training classes in the morning and afternoon for collision repair and service repair audiences.

    For more information on the program, visit its website. or click here.Supporters of the program include: Abaris Training Resources; CARQUEST Technical Institute: Delphi Automotive L.L.P.; Garmat USA; Global Finishing Solutions: Mitchell Information Systems/Mitchell 1; Pico Technology; Polyvance; PPG Industries Inc.; and Schaeffler Automotive Group.

    Letter
    to the
    Editor

    Do you have an opinion about this story? Do you have some thoughts you'd like to share with our readers? Tire Business would love to hear from you. Email your letter to Editor Don Detore at [email protected].

    SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWSLETTERS
    EMAIL ADDRESS

    Please enter a valid email address.

    Please enter your email address.

    Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe.

    Newsletter Center

    Staying current is easy with Tire Business delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge.

    SUBSCRIBE TODAY

    Subscribe to Tire Business

    SUBSCRIBE
    Connect with Us
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • RSS

    Our Mission

    Tire Business is an award-winning publication dedicated to providing the latest news, data and insights into the tire and automotive service industries.

    tb-logo
    Reader Services
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Site Map
    • Industry Sites
    • Order Reprints
    • Customer Service: 877-320-1716
    Partner Sites
    • Rubber & Plastics News
    • European Rubber Journal
    • Automotive News
    • Autoweek
    • Plastics News
    • Plastics & Rubber World
    • Plastics News Europe
    • Plastics News China
    • Urethanes Technology
    • LSR World
    RESOURCES
    • Advertise
    • Classified
    • Wholesale Tire Directory
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Service
    • Media Guide
    • Ad Rates/Specs
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Clasified Rates
    • List Rental
    • Digital Edition
    • Ad Choices Ad Choices
    Copyright © 1996-2019. Crain Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • News
      • AUTO INDUSTRY
      • BUSINESS/FINANCIAL
      • COMMERCIAL TIRE
      • FACTORY FIXES
      • GOVERNMENT & LAW
      • INTERNATIONAL
      • MOTOR SPORTS
      • NEW PRODUCTS
      • RETAIL TIRES
      • SERVICE ZONE
      • SEMA/AAPEX
      • SMALL BUSINESS
      • TIRE MAKERS
      • SPONSORED CONTENT
    • Opinion
    • Multimedia
      • VIDEOS
      • PHOTOS
      • PODCASTS
    • Events
      • LIVESTREAMS
      • WEBINARS
      • SEMA LIVESTREAMS
    • Data
      • DATA STORE
      • DIRECTORY
    • ADVERTISE
    • Classifieds
    • DIGITAL EDITION