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2014 Automechanika Frankfurt Sidem unveils new logo and customer-orientated innovations Sidem, Europe’s first fully vertically integrated supplier, used the Automechanika show to introduce its upgraded look and feel, and to show its recent investments in an in-house forging line and QR code packaging. Sidem has always been ahead of the developments in our sector. We want to highlight this with a new, more modern logo that still symbolises swiftness and speed – in a more contemporary way”. ➲ Peter Dermaut, area sales manager at Sidem, proudly displays the new logo Brazil looks beyond its borders Brazil has the world’s fourth largest vehicle consumer market with an estimated fleet of 44 million vehicles. More than 29 vehicle brands have set up production in Brazil, and they are supplied by an extensive auto parts and components manufacturing chain. Thus, Brazilian auto parts manufacturers, represented by Sindipeças, the Brazilian Association of Automotive Auto Parts & Components Manufacturers, play an important role in the domestic industry. Sindipeças has realised that with such an impressive foundation, its component manufacturers should be performing better on the international stage. Platforms such as Automechanika are used by Sindipeças to assure the world that Brazilian auto parts manufacturers are trusted partners with the ability to manufacture on large scale, quality products and applied technology, and who are desirous of long term relationships. ➲ Silvania Chaves and Elaine Colnago, from Sindipeças, doing duty at the Brazil Auto Parts stand | words in action 17 december 2014 / January 2015 2014 Automechanika Frankfurt Unveiling its new, modern logo, Gwen Verfaillie, managing director at Sidem, said “We want our logo to define who we are as a company. Everything is constantly changing, and this is no different in the steering and sus