Autopromotec: The tyre and wheel contingent
As we can see this year’s Autopromotec intends to offer expansion on two fronts – increased emphasis on the educational aspects of the exhibition (which is increasingly marketing itself as forum for thought leaders); and increased internationalisation, particularly with regard to BRIC nations in general and Brazil and Argentina in particular. As far as the tyre and wheel contingent is concerned there are definitely a number of names you will have heard of, but perhaps not as many of the best known brands as you may have thought. That said, as they say, the show ain’t over till the fat lady sings and many of those that have shown up choose to register in the names of their local distributors rather than their international brands.
So, with all this in mind, here are a few examples of the kinds of companies from our particular part of the automotive industry that will be exhibiting at Autopromotec. These include (but are not limited to) in alphabetical order:
- AIRTEC SRL
- ALCAR ITALIA SRL
- ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRIK GMBH
- AME INTERNATIONAL
- AOSEN TYRE INC.
- ARCOM SP. J.
- ATEQ-SYSTEMES ANAL. ITALIA SRL
- AUTODATA LTD.
- AVEX TRADE SPOL. S.R.O.
- B & J ROCKET SALES AG
- B.F. SRL
- BEST CHOICE INT. TRADE CO. LTD.
- BORRACHAS VIPAL S.A.
- BRIDGESTONE ITALIA SPA
- BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI TYRE
- CHINA UNITED RUBBER CORPORATION
- CHONCHE AUTO DOUBLE HAPPINESS TYRE CORP.
- COUNTERACT BAL. BEADS EUROPA LDA
- CROWNTYRE IND. CO. LTD.
- DELDO AUTOBANDEN N.V.
- ELGI RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED
- ESKAY TYRES LTD.
- EURO TYRE B.V.
- EUROMASTER SRL
- FASEP 2000 SRL
- FINTYRE SPA
- GLOBAL TYRES SRL
- GT PNEUS SRL
- HAEMMERLING THE TYRE COMPANY GMBH
- HANDLOPEX S.A.
- HANKOOK TIRE ITALIA SRL
- HEUVER TYREWHOLESALE
- HOFMANN MEGAPLAN GMBH
- HOLMAN WHEEL WEIGHTS MAN. CO.LTD
- INTER-SPRINT BANDEN B.V.
- ITALMATIC SRL
- M.I.G. SRL
- MAK SPA
- PIRELLI TYRE SPA
- QINGDAO DITRIP TYRE CO. LTD.
- QINGDAO FULLRUN TYRE CORP. LTD.
- QINGDAO ODYKING CO.,LTD.
- RAVAGLIOLI SPA
- SHANDONG WANDA BOTO TYRE CO. LTD.
- SHANDONG YONGTAI CHEMICAL GROUP CO. LTD.
- SPX SERVICE SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
- VEE RUBBER CO. LTD.
- YOKOHAMA ITALIA SPA
From this we can learn that, if we take tyre, wheel and related businesses in isolation, Autopromotec is on course to provide the kind of broad, international aftermarket show it promises. The biggest tyre names are undoubtedly Bridgestone, Pirelli, Yokohama and Hankook. But with half a dozen German, Italian, Belgian and Dutch European wholesalers exhibiting and with a dozen up and coming brands, plus further budget brands there too – they are by no-means dominating the subject of tyres. There are also a fair few related to retreading, garage equipment and diagnostics too. But this is all about who is show what. When it comes to visitors, well that’s a completely different subject.
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