The organisers of the Automechanika Birmingham automotive aftermarket and vehicle production industry exhibition have hailed this year’s event as another major success with 10,200 automotive industry personnel visiting the show.

The event featured 500 exhibitors from 26 countries covering a floor space of 9400 square metres. More than 120 companies exhibited at Automechanika Birmingham for the first time. Immediate post-event feedback highlighted a “quality” visitor in attendance and this, coupled with an increased ratio of visitors to exhibitors, meant the event delivered an opportunity for the automotive industry to come together, network and do business.

Now in its third year, Automechanika Birmingham will run again in 2019 before moving biennially to alternate with Automechanika Frankfurt. Many leading suppliers have already signed up to Automechanika Birmingham 2019 including Bosch, ZF, Denso, Hella, MANN + HUMMEL, NGK, Valeo, Yuasa and Bilstein.

Simon Albert, Managing Director, Automechanika Birmingham, said, “It’s been a fantastic event and has further developed the identity of Automechanika Birmingham going forward, underlining our commitment to unite the entire automotive industry. We are delighted with the quality and quantity of senior professionals who attended, as well as the number of independent garages that visited the hugely popular Garage Quarter.”

Next year’s event at the NEC Birmingham will take place from 4 to 6 June 2019.