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Automechanika Johannesburg 2015 Dates Announced
How time flies. It seems like yesterday
that the inaugural Automechanika
Johannesburg was held in 2009, and
yet at a breakfast function on 29 May
2014 at the Johannesburg Country Club,
Auckland Park, the fourth edition’s dates
were announced.
With Africa expected to be the fastest
growing economic region in 2014 and
beyond, the question is not “why do
business in Africa”, but rather “how?”
The “how” factor is where
Automechanika Johannesburg is
playing an ever-increasing role as
a solution in providing a business
platform to reach into Africa”.
The dates will be 6 to 9 May 2015,
and as expected the venue will be the
Johannesburg Expo Centre.
Michael Johannes, brand manager
Automechanika, says that “Africa as an
upcoming region is of great importance
to us and we take pleasure in inviting the
Southern Africa automotive community
to participate in this event”.
Show director Philip Otto adds that
“Automechanika Johannesburg is firmly
established as a premier business
to business event for the automotive
aftermarket in South Africa and the subSaharan African Region.
Show visitation by business owners and
managers from Africa witnessed a huge
boost during the 2013 edition and there
is good reason to believe that this trend
will continue in 2015.
➲ Show director
Philip Otto with project
manager marketing
communications
Pula Dippenaar at the
announcement of the
show dates
Highlights of the 2015 event will
be the Messe Frankfurt Against
Copying regime to disallow product
piracy, the Automechanika
Academy Fringe Programme
providing opportunities for company’s
leaders to share knowledge of
future trends and technologies, the
well- established Automechanika
Innovation Award, Truck
Competence which highlights the
importance of the commercial vehicle
sector in sub-Saharan Africa, a
green visitor guide known as Green
Directory, and Tomorrow’s mobility
which looks at mobility concepts such
as charging infrastructure, financing
and energy management, through to
basic and advanced training.