Las Vegas, Nev. – Nov. 5, 2013 – The 2013 Automotive
Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) officially opened on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to the
beat of the Basic High School Wolfpack Regiment Drumline, a patriotic Color
Guard presentation and a spirited Gold Rush by members of the Automotive
Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA). AAPEX is taking place Nov. 5 through
Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.
The
championship drumline from Henderson, Nev. and under the direction of Billy
(William) Skembos opened the ceremony with a musical performance by 14 students
ranging from sophomores to seniors.
Members
from the Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, Las
Vegas, led the Color Guard presentation following the drumline performance. The
Marine Color Guard also was on hand to raise awareness of the 2013 U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign. During AAPEX, Federated Auto Parts will be collecting donations for the
Toys for Tots campaign to bring joy to less fortunate children during the
Christmas holiday season.
To
conclude the opening ceremony, one of the key buyer categories at AAPEX – the
warehouse distributors (WDs) – showed their pride and readiness to grow their
business at AAPEX by wearing Michigan bold maize shirts promoting AWDA and
their individual program group to create a Gold Rush. Following the Gold Rush,
the doors of the AAPEX exhibit hall officially opened welcoming attendees from
approximately 130 countries.
The
2013 AAPEX features nearly 2,400 exhibitors, 5,000 booths and a Learning Forum
with approximately 40 complimentary education sessions on the latest industry
trends and technologies. The event also includes a designated Remanufacturing
Section, a Tool and Equipment Section and the International Heat Transfer
Association (NARSA) Heat Transfer and Mobile AC Pavilion.
AAPEX
represents the $477 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket, and is jointly
sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). For more information,
please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.
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For Immediate Release
For more information
contact:
Rich White, AAIA
301-654-6664, ext. 1030
Margaret Beck, AASA
919-406-8828
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