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Exhibition Highlights

Last year, the tire sector has been set up and autonomous driving trends. Currently, they
separately as a newly developing field aimed are actively upgrading and transforming, gradually
to integrate with manufacturers, and repair entering the market of price differentiation.
businesses, bringing together the entire ecosystem.
Besides light vehicles (passenger vehicles and ICT enterprises involved in the auto electronics
LCVs), the maintenance and repair of heavy- market includes TSMC, Foxconn, ASUS, Quanta,
duty and heavy-goods vehicles were also in the and others. By leveraging the world-class capability
spotlight in 2019. The exhibition will make a point in ICT, semiconductor, electronics, and auto parts
of promoting solutions offered by suppliers in the fields, Taiwan has well-integrated all its cross-
upcoming edition. industries expertise and experience, moving from
aftermarket production to the assembly market.
France, a pioneer in the automotive industry, is The automotive component trend is moving forward
home to two major automaking companies, PSA to smart, clean and electric solutions, attracting
Group and Renault Group, both renowned for Taiwanese electronics and materials manufacturers
manufacturing lightweight commercial vehicles and to step in the supply chain of automotive
passenger vehicles. In recent years, sales in the components, with expectations to expand new
French automotive aftermarket have increased, with business opportunities.
the main categories engines, vehicle interiors, body
parts, tire chassis components, and measurement, Hundreds of Taiwanese exhibitors gathered
diagnostic and maintenance equipment seeing the in the latest edition of AAPEX, including Jesselai
most growth. These parts are sold to OEMs and the showcasing various coolers, brake master
aftermarket, including OES and IAM. cylinders, and auxiliary radiators; LC Fuel Tank’s
professional fuel supply systems and fuel tanks,
AAPEX and Matelplus providing steering and suspension
system parts. Other premier suppliers such as
AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Eagle Eyes, manufacturing quality auto lamps;
Expo) is the largest trade fair for the aftermarket in while Tair Wang provides the parts for the Harley-
North America, as well as the world's second most Davidson motorcycles, accessories for the vintage
influential only next to the biennial Automechanika cars of BMW. Taiwanese suppliers are well-known
Frankfurt in Germany. AAPEX brings new-to-market for its HMLV (high- mix, low volume) and high
products, the latest services, and technology. production flexibility, and the ability to compete with
According to the show organizer, the event sees a top tier manufacturers on the same stage, backed
total of 71,350 visitors, mainly automotive service by a complete supply chain from downstream to
professionals, auto parts retailers, warehouses upstream.
vendors, car dealers, and engine manufacturers.

Apart from traditional display areas, the recent
addition of AAPEX Technology of Tomorrow is
the place to view products that are still in the
prototype phase and set to hit the market in the
next three-to-five years. Emerging technology
displays include the Smart Solar Powered Backup
Camera by FenSens and smart sensors that
connect with vehicles by Sensata. This section also
will feature demo implementations of the Secure
Vehicle Interface (SVI), insight on the work that
the Auto Care Association is conducting for the
standardization of ADAS calibration and equitable
access to Embedded Device Software (EDS) on
behalf of the aftermarket.
Many buyers are impressed by Taiwanese firms and product
Although Taiwan's auto component quality (Photo courtesy of CENS).
manufacturers are mainly small and medium-
sized enterprises, they are optimistic about the
future business opportunity in automotive safety