AAPEX doesn’t just put you in front of thousands of buyers — it puts you in front of the right buyers.
The decision-makers. The influencers. The next generation of automotive aftermarket leaders. With a whopping 91% of attendees making or influencing buying decisions, AAPEX is where business gets done.
The industry showed up in force in 2022 — and we’re anticipating an even stronger turnout in 2023.
Tap Into Serious Buying Power
- AutoZone
- Advance Auto Parts
- Genuine Parts Company/NAPA
- O’Reilly Auto Parts
- Pep Boys
- Uni-Select
- Walmart
- Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance (Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper)
- Automotive Parts Associates
- Automotive Parts Services Group
- Federated Auto Parts
- The Pronto Network
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With representation from all 50 states and over 110 countries, there’s no better place to reach the entire automotive aftermarket industry.
Who Attends AAPEX?
Be Where Our $1.6 Trillion Global Industry Unites
Buyers attend AAPEX to see the latest innovations suppliers have to offer in action. In other words, they come to see new products and technologies up close and personal from companies like yours — and they come ready to buy. That’s why the industry’s top brands never miss an opportunity to exhibit.
Featured Show Floor Sections:
Joe’s Garage
Located on Level 1 of the Venetian Expo, this popular addition to the AAPEX show floor is your opportunity to demo service and repair equipment in a real-world shop setting build out with 10 service bays — complete with working lifts and running vehicles. Joe’s Garage targets the needs of both technicians and front counter staff with:
- Four training theaters for hands-on learning and demos
- Dedicated specialty sections focused on:
- Diagnostics/Telematics
- Tire Servicing
- Tool & Equipment
- Transmission Supplier
- Digital Signage
- Integrated and Text-to-Pay Solutions
- Shop Management and Digital Inspection Software
- More!
Automotive Aftermarket Central
Attendees know this comprehensive marketplace as the place to find all the newest products and innovations from the industry’s top suppliers, making Automotive Aftermarket Central the ideal spot to showcase your solutions, reconnect with customers and get discovered. Generate sales and quality leads by exhibiting in one of the following sections:
- Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA)
- Diesel Emissions Section
- E- Commerce / Business Services Section
- Import Vehicle Community
- Mobile Heat Transfer/Heating/Air Conditioning section
- New Product and Packaging Showcases
- Paint/Body Equipment
- Remanufacturing Section (focused on sustainability and growth)
- Technology of Tomorrow (spotlighting prototypes going to market in three to five years)
Electric Vehicle Experience
The electric, hybrid and other alternative fuel vehicle market is booming, and servicing these new autos requires specialized skills and equipment. Feature your latest innovations to help shops stay current with the evolving automotive vehicle fleet. Product areas include:
- Batteries
- Charging Stations
- Battery accessories
- Battery balancers
- Electrical, Application, Rotating
- Lighting, Automotive
- Rubber gloves (Class 3)
- Shop Supplies
- Tools
- 1,000-volt battery meters
Booth space is assigned during an online drawing and assignments are based on seniority with AAPEX (view order), booth configuration and membership status in one of our show owner associations. The deadline to qualify for the space drawing is March 17, 2023.
Members of Auto Care Association; MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association; and/or NARSA*:
$31 USD per square foot
Non-members:
$53 USD per square foot
- Island booth (open on all sides): $4,300
- Peninsula booth (corner, open on three sides): $2,000
- Linear/Standard booth with corner: $300
Island configurations and corner booths for linear/standard booths are not guaranteed. Corner charges are not added to invoices until after booths are assigned. A minimum of 50% of your total cost is due with your contract. An invoice for the remaining 50% will be sent when your application is received. All booths must be paid in full by June 9, 2023. Please do not complete an application if you are participating with a pavilion group.
*To receive the member rate on booth space as a NARSA member, a company can only exhibit in the Mobile Heat Transfer, Heating, Air Conditioning and Diesel Emissions section.
Questions? Reach out to Bill Glasgow Jr. at billjr@wtglasgow.com / (708) 326-5141, or fill out the form below and one of our exhibit team members will contact you shortly.