Wednesday, May 14, 2014

AAPEX 2014 Opens Attendee Online Registration

One Badge for Two Events: AAPEX and the SEMA Show

MOKENA, Ill. – May 14, 2014 – Attendees interested in growing their business should register online now for the 2014 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) at: www.aapexshow.com/register. AAPEX is slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev., with AAPEXedu sessions starting on Monday, Nov. 3.

By registering, attendees will be able to attend to two global events – AAPEX and the SEMA Show – for one low price. The online registration fee is only $25 (U.S.) through Saturday, Oct. 18. The fee for AAPEX registration via fax or mail is $50 (U.S.) through Oct. 18, and $75 (U.S.) starting Sunday, Oct. 19 and onsite at the Sands Expo Center.

Attendees will receive their badge and badge holder in the mail if online registration is done no later than Sept. 17, 2014, for international registration and Oct. 18, 2014, for domestic registration. By having the AAPEX badge prior to the event, attendees will have everything they need to walk in and start doing business at AAPEX the minute the exhibit halls open on Nov. 4.

In addition to registering online, attendees are reminded to make their hotel accommodations for AAPEX as soon as possible as some Las Vegas hotels are already sold out. Hotel accommodations can be made online on the AAPEX website, www.aapexshow.com/housing, using Travel Planners, the only official housing vendor for AAPEX.

The 2014 AAPEX is expected to feature more than 2,400 exhibitors, 5,000 booths, nearly 40 AAPEXedu sessions and 39,000 targeted buyers. Several programs and conferences will take place during this year’s event, including the all-new Service Professionals program, new Remanufacturing sessions and One-on-One meetings, a new Recruiting and Retaining Employees program and the AVI Technical Training Conference. More than 130,000 automotive aftermarket professionals from nearly 125 countries are projected to be in Las Vegas during AAPEX.

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