AAPEX Learning Forum Offers Repair Shop Readiness Sessions for Shops and Automotive Instructors

The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Learning Forum will highlight the latest technology that is critical for today’s automotive repair shop and for automotive instructors who are grooming the next generation of automotive technicians and employees. AAPEX is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

As part of the AAPEX Learning Forum, the following eight sessions will cover either new technology or the management skills necessary to ensure that repair shop staffs are ready for today’s and tomorrow’s challenges:


• Direct Injection Technology Update*

• Wallet Flushing?

• Salespeople are from Venus: Installers are From Mars

• New Exhaust Technologies Including the New Clean Diesel*

• Wiring Diagram Color Coding: A Tool for Understanding Electrical Circuits*

• Four Cornerstones of Service Operation Success

• TPMS Smart Maintenance and Repair*

• Secrets to Auto Repair Shop Success


Automotive instructors who attend the five technical sessions (*) will receive an added bonus as these sessions are accredited for National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) credit hours. Certificates will be distributed at the conclusion of the session.

This year’s Learning Forum will feature nearly 40 free sessions, the highest number ever offered at AAPEX. Sessions will begin on Monday, Nov. 4 – the day before the official start of AAPEX – and continue through Nov. 7. Attendees are encouraged to make their travel plans accordingly.

All sessions are accredited by the University of the Aftermarket toward the Automotive Aftermarket Professional (AAP) and Master Automotive Aftermarket Professional (MAAP) professional designations. Sessions will be held at the Venetian Hotel, on the Venetian/Palazzo Congress Center Level 1, Marco Polo Rooms 701-707. Since the sessions are free-of-charge, seating is first come, first served.

For a list of topics, speakers, session descriptions and a schedule, visit the AAPEX Learning Forum, www.aapexshow.com/education.

AAPEX represents the $477 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.

New AAPEX Video to Celebrate the Aftermarket

The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) will debut a new video project, the Aftermarket Story, at this year’s event to give attendees the opportunity to celebrate, reminisce and reconnect with the history and products of the aftermarket, as well as AAPEX itself. AAPEX is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

The Aftermarket Story will visually stroll attendees down memory lane with historical images from buyers sharing their storefronts and identity through the years. The video also will feature historical images of products on the event floor and the AAPEX events and exhibits throughout its 20-plus year history.

The project is designed to be a visual background as buyers and exhibitors enjoy a relaxing moment in the newly renovated spacious Level 2 lobby of the Sands Expo Center. The images showing the progression of familiar brands and icons of the industry will renew and refresh the excitement of today’s market, while the cascade of product images will showcase the breadth of the event. The images of AAPEX throughout the years will entertain anyone ever involved in the event.

The Aftermarket Story will be presented on the newly installed 120-foot wide billboard above the entrance to the show floor to grab everyone’s attention.

AAPEX represents the $477 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.

Engine Builders to Assemble and Run a NASCAR R07 Chevrolet Engine at AAPEX

Two engine builders from Hendrick Motorsports will assemble and run a NASCAR R07 Chevrolet engine in less than 30 minutes during this year’s Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX). AAPEX is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Thursday Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

The action-packed engine rebuild demonstrations will be held daily at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. during AAPEX and will allow buyers the opportunity to examine the parts, talk to the builders and learn about remanufactured engines.

The engine rebuild area is sponsored by the Engine Rebuilders Council (ERC), the AERA Engine Builders Association, the Production Engine Remanufacturers Association (PERA) and MAHLE Clevite Inc.

It is part of the new Remanufacturing Section at AAPEX, co-hosted by the Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA) and ERC. The section, located on the upper level of the Sands Expo Center, is designed to highlight the many economic, environmental and product performance benefits of remanufacturing in the automotive aftermarket.

In addition to the engine rebuilds, the Remanufacturing Section will feature exhibits by more than 40 MERA and ERC member-companies. Both MERA and ERC also will have exhibits in this section to further promote the sustainability benefits of remanufacturing and how it can help AAPEX buyers grow their businesses. To view exhibitors in the Remanufacturing Section and a floor plan of booth locations, visit www.aapexshow.com/level2.

AAPEX represents the $477 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.

AAPEX Learning Forum To Offer Sessions on Marketing, Sales and Branding

The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) 2013 Learning Forum will offer several sessions on successful sales and marketing approaches that are evolutionary and revolutionary to help buyers grow their business. AAPEX is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

AAPEX Learning Forum sessions with a focus on evolutionary techniques will cover turning phone shoppers into buyers, how to build brand strength, tactical team planning and selling to increase a team’s selling success. Revolutionary techniques will focus on marketing and selling to millennial consumers, the latest in sales and marketing technology, mobile marketing and taking advantage of the import parts explosion.

The following marketing, sales and branding sessions will be presented by professional speakers and industry experts:

• Brand Supremacy: Building Brand Strength in the Automotive Aftermarket
• Marketing and Selling to Millennial Consumers
• Import Parts Explosion: Are You Taking Your Share?
• SWAT Team Selling: Leading Your Team to a Competitive Advantage
• Implementing Account Planning to Increase Your Team's Selling Success
• Sales and Marketing Trends: The Latest Technology That Will Increase Your Cash Flow
• The Three Quickest Ways to Grow Your Bottom Line with Mobile Marketing
• Handling the Phone Shopper: Turning Phone Shoppers Into Customers

This year’s Learning Forum will feature nearly 40 free sessions, the highest number ever offered at AAPEX. Sessions will begin on Monday, Nov. 4 – the day before the official start of AAPEX – and continue through Nov. 7. Attendees are encouraged to make their travel plans accordingly.

All sessions are accredited by the University of the Aftermarket toward the Automotive Aftermarket Professional (AAP) and Master Automotive Aftermarket Professional (MAAP) professional designations. Sessions will be held at the Venetian Hotel, on the Venetian/Palazzo Congress Center Level 1, Marco Polo Rooms 701-707. Since the sessions are free-of-charge, seating is first come, first served.

For a list of topics, speakers, session descriptions and a schedule, visit the AAPEX Learning Forum, www.aapexshow.com/education.

AAPEX represents the $477 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.

AAPEX Learning Forum Sessions to Focus on Product Distribution

AAPEX Learning Forum Sessions to Focus on Product Distribution

MOKENA, Ill. – Sept. 11, 2013 – The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) 2013 Learning Forum will address efficient product distribution throughout the supply chain, including inventory management techniques, reducing warranty return rates and the use of data to ensure the product gets to the right customer at the right time. AAPEX is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

Learning Forum sessions begin on Monday, Nov. 4 and run through Nov. 7. The following seven sessions will focus specifically on efficient product distribution and how it ensures the continued growth of the aftermarket industry:

• Repairing Warranty Return Rates
• Managing Parts Proliferation:  Inventory Trends, Issues and Opportunities for    the Supply Chain
• Creating the 21st Century Distribution Center
• The Growth of E-tailing:  What Does This Mean for the Aftermarket?
• Collaborative Category Management
• The Impact of 3-D Printing on Manufacturing and Preparing Your IT and            Business Infrastructure
• Analytics Taking Center Stage

This year’s Learning Forum will feature nearly 40 free sessions, the highest number ever offered at AAPEX. With sessions beginning on Nov. 4 – the day before the official start of AAPEX – attendees are encouraged to make their travel plans accordingly.

All sessions are accredited by the University of the Aftermarket toward the Automotive Aftermarket Professional (AAP) and Master Automotive Aftermarket Professional (MAAP) professional designations. Sessions will be held at the Venetian Hotel, on the Venetian/Palazzo Congress Center Level 1, Marco Polo Rooms 701-707. Since the sessions are free-of-charge, seating is first come, first served.

For a list of topics, speakers, session descriptions and a schedule, visit the AAPEX Learning Forum, www.aapexshow.com/education.

AAPEX represents the $477 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.

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