NACE, SEMA or Both? Industry Weighs In on Travel Plans
When Hanley Wood Exhibitions announced that the 2010 Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW) events, including NACE and CARS, would take place Oct. 11-13 instead of during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (Nov. 2-5), it put a big decision in front of the companies that provide equipment and services to the collision repair industry: At which
ASA President Responds to Critics of NACE Move
After the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced last week that it was moving Automotive Service & Repair Week (which includes NACE, CARS and Auto Glass Week) to Oct. 11-13 in 2010, industry people posted a flurry of mostly negative comments on www.bodyshopbusiness.com. Some of the comments included: “We’ve been a NACE exhibitor since the beginning.
AASP Marks 10th Anniversary in Las Vegas, Welcomes New Affiliate
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) celebrated 10 years as an industry organization while in Las Vegas to participate in Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week events. Representatives from all AASP affiliate organizations were on hand to mark the occasion. Since its inception in 1999, AASP has grown to 11 state/regional associations representing over 8500 automotive
Aftermarket Foundation Turns 50, Continues Helping Industry Members and Their Families
The Aftermarket Foundation is celebrating its 50th Anniversary of assisting those in need in the automotive aftermarket industry at this year’s AAPEX, AAIW and SEMA Conventions on Nov. 3. Founded in 1959 as an outgrowth of the Quarter Century Club as a social industry club after World War II, the prime movers in forming this
Get Ready to Tune Up
By the time you read this, we’ll be smack-dab in the middle of Industry Week in Las Vegas. The NACE, SEMA and AAPEX shows are certainly the spectacles of our industry, and Vegas provides an excellent destination for grand-scale gatherings such as these. The great thing is that there’s something for everyone at these events,
Viva Las Vegas
The 24th annual NACE show brings an opportunity to explore 2,000 trade show booths, further your education, hang out with friends and maybe wake up with an empty wallet and an unwanted tattoo.
What Happens in Vegas..International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) at Mandalay Bay Convention Center Nov. 2-5.
What’s happening is NACE. Where else can you explore 2,000 trade show booths, hang out with peers and gamble away your life savings? Not to mention, marry a complete stranger with Elvis as a witness?
It’s Show Time!
Place Your Bets on NACE 2004.