The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) ranked among the winners of Trade Show Executive’s 2021 Gold 100 awards, an awards program that recognizes U.S. trade shows that set the gold standard during the ups and downs of the pandemic, and for prevailing even with the many challenges and new protocols put before them.
AAPEX is a trade-only event that represents the more than $1.6 trillion global automotive aftermarket industry. Historically, the event draws approximately 2,500 exhibiting companies that display innovative products, services, and technologies that keep the world’s 1.3 billion vehicles on the road.
AAPEX also provides trainings and industry panel discussions to help keep service professionals ahead of the curve. Industry buyers include automotive service and repair professionals, auto parts retailers, independent warehouse distributors, program groups, service chains, automotive dealers, fleet buyers, and engine builders.
AAPEX along with its show organizer, W.T. Glasgow Inc., will be honored at this year's Trade Show Executive’s Gold 100 Awards and Summit held Sept. 21-23 at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
AAPEX is co-owned by the Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA).