Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) is the largest and annual business-to-business trade show representing the global automotive aftermarket in North America, and it attracted 9,222 international visitors and 41,335 American visitors last year. AAPEX is jointly supported by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the international buyer program of the U.S. Department of Commerce. To increase the export for the American enterprises, the U.S. Department of Commerce especially adds the “Export Interest Directory” into the show directory, in which the contact information and intended places for USA companies are listed for global buyers’ references.

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AAPEX was held in Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas from 2 to 4 of November in 2010, with more than 1,000 enterprises participated in this grand event.

AAPEX international registration

The personnel from ChinaFastener.com introduced the ChinaFastener Magazine and 2011 Fastener Expo Shanghai & 2nd Shanghai Auto Fastener Exhibition to the AAPEX visitors and exhibitors.

AAPEX ChinaFastener Magazine

By giving the introduction of bilingual ChinaFastener Magazine on ChinaFastener.com’s booth, the following cooperation partners had been highlighted recommended (listed in no particular order):

Shanghai Fast-Fix Rivet Corp., Ningbo ABC Fasteners Co., Ltd, China International Industrial Fasteners Exhibition & Purchasing Center, Dongtai QB Stainless Steel Co., Ltd, Zhuji Ouyang Hardware Co., Ltd, Cixi Mengyi Standard Parts Co.., Ltd, Ningbo Ordam Import & Export Co., Ltd, Hangzhou Lizhan Fastener Co., Ltd, Special Rivets Corp., Suzhou Fuyuan Standard Fastener Co., Ltd, Yuyao Hongfeng Metal Co., Ltd, Hangzhou Huaning Fastener Co., Ltd, XC Fasteners, Zhejiang Minmetals Huaxing Co., Ltd, Wuxi Anshida Hardware Co., Ltd, Sheen Tzar Co., Ltd, and Zhejiang Aozhan Industrial Co., Ltd, etc.

AAPEX 2011 Auto Fastener Expo Shanghai

Except for ChinaFastener.com, many other domestic fastener-related enterprises also attended AAPEX such as Cixi Dashen Fasteners Co., Ltd, Zhejiang Yonghua Fasteners Co., Ltd, Fenghua Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ningbo Anchor Fasteners Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Xiaoshan Shibei Fastener Co., Ltd, and Jinjiang Lijing Automobile Fittings.

AAPEX Cixi Andmore Hardware

Effected by the National Industrial Fastener Show/West that is to be held in next week, only around 10 American fastener companies attended AAPEX this time.

ChinaFastener.com, as the only fastener media in AAPEX, will continue to follow the coming National Industrial Fastener Show/West. Please keep on paying close attention to the news report from ChinaFastener.com.