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Exhibitions Review

Taipei AMPA 2022 saw growing numbers of buyers and visitors during its four-day run. (Photo courtesy of CENS)

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By Andrew Hsu

To organizers of professional trade fairs, the the organizer TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade
down is coming again after more than two years of Development Council), there were 528 exhibitors
the COVID-19 darkness. Between 2022 and 2023, using 1,216 booths at the venue, an increase of
trade fairs of automotives and auto parts all over nearly 40 percent compared to 2021.
the world generally witnessed visitor and exhibitor
turnouts recover to normal levels, while some held Furthermore, to serve international buyers
in the form of “online exhibition” even reported who couldn’t arrive on the showground in-person,
satisfactory results. TAITRA also organized an online edition of AMPA
2022 and Autotronics Taipei 2022, which attracted
Under this scenario, Taiwan’s auto parts more than 1,700 registered foreign buyers from
manufacturers rolled up their sleeves, with an over 60 countries, such as Japan, the United
attempt to show off to demanding buyers from States, China, Singapore, and Indonesia, and
all corners of the globe their newest products proved to be a success, especially at a time when
and technologies developed in the past three many countries including Taiwan still stuck to strict
years when the world was severely dampened by COVID-19 restrictions.
COVID-19 pandemic. Worth mentioning is that
most of them actively made good use of local ICT Automechanika Frankfurt 2022
(Information and Communication Technology)
resources and effectively worked out a variety of Kicking off September 13, Automechanika
smart accessories, automotive electronic parts, Frankfurt 2022 was noted for being the world’s
and customized parts for EVs, to better tap the foremost physical exhibition of its kind reopening
sprawling market segment. since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On
the site, nearly 3,000 exhibitors from 70 countries
With a near-ubiquitous presence at world’s were present and brought varieties of automotive
major trade fairs, CENS continued to exert its parts, repair equipment, automotive electronics,
influence over professional buyers by circulating Mobility as a Service (MaaS), automotive coatings,
its Taiwan Transportation Equipment Guide (TTG) and other exhibits. During the five days of the
and USB e-magazines on the spot to off er them an event, 78,000 visitors from 175 countries showed
easy access to select suppliers, industry news, and up, who together created an optimistic purchasing
exhibition updates from the island. atmosphere on the showground to blow away the
gloom among industry insiders concerned about the
AMPA 2022 disrupted global supply chain.

The Taipei AMPA and Autotronics Taipei 2022 At the world’s best-known automotive trade fair,
took place at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 CENS also held a booth to circulate on the site
from April 20 to 23. According to the statistics by the latest issues of TTG, which allow international