AAPEX Reports Increase in Voting for Product Showcase
Entries
ORLAND PARK, IL – Oct. 17, 2012 – The Automotive
Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) reports that approximately 700 more votes
have been cast by pre-registered buyers for entries in the 2012 Product
Showcase, compared to this time last year. Voting is open until Oct. 24, and
the winning entries will be announced during AAPEX, slated for Tuesday, Oct. 30
through Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.
This year marks the second year for AAPEX pre-registered
buyers to determine the winning entries in the Product Showcase. In 2011, more
than 3,600 votes were cast for products in the showcase.
Entries are presented in 13 categories in the online 2012
AAPEX Product Extra publication. Pre-registered buyers who are eligible to vote
have been sent voting instructions and a link to the AAPEX Product Extra
publication. When they vote, buyers will be entered into a drawing for a $100
gift card.
This year’s product categories are:
Accessories, Automotive Lighting, Business Tools, Chemical, Lubricant &
Filter, Electrical, General Merchandise, Hard Parts, Innovation, Mobile
Electronics, Paint, Body and Equipment, Safety, Tires and Wheels, and Tools and
Equipment.
In addition to pre-registered buyers,
more than 63,000 automotive aftermarket professionals will receive the
electronic version of the Product Extra publication. A printed version of the
publication will be sent with the October issue of Aftermarket Business and additional copies will be distributed
during AAPEX.
All entries in the 2012 Product
Showcase also will be on display at AAPEX.
About AAPEX
AAPEX represents the $395 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket
and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association
(AASA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). For more
information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com.
Rich White, AAIA
301-654-6664, ext. 1030
Margaret Beck, AASA
919-406-8828
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