The session, “The Most Underused OEM Service Info Resources,” will familiarize attendees with the 40 light vehicle and heavy duty OEMs that provide service information resources for access by technicians outside their franchise dealership.
Companies exhibiting in this area will have the opportunity to use virtual reality, simulators and other interactive interfaces to demonstrate future, innovative automotive technologies that are not currently available in the aftermarket.
Several AAPEX programs will address and spotlight automotive technology, including the new Mobility Park, the new Technology Intersection, AAPEXedu sessions, Let’s Tech presentations and a Service Professionals Summit.
Plans are underway for the Mobility Park to include scan tool engine demonstrations, underhood training, a 3-D print area and electric vehicles. It will be located behind the Sands Expo Center in the LINQ parking lot.
AAPEX earned a spot in the Top 25 for its attendance growth rate between 2014 and 2016. AAPEX 2017 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 31 through Thursday, Nov. 2.
PSC Top Shop nominations can be made from May 1 through July 30. All winners and semi-finalists will receive an ACDelco vintage wall sign and additional ACDelco-branded gifts for each shop employee. Winners will be notified in September.
Attendees will be able to select from numerous topics, including telematics, connected vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), vehicle data access, alternate fuel and drivetrain options, and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication and new mobility models.
AAPEX online registration is $40 through Friday, Oct. 13. Registration includes the expo with more than 2,200 exhibitors displaying new products and technologies to diagnose, service and maintain the nearly 1.2 billion vehicles on the road today.
In a post-show attendee satisfaction survey, 95 percent of those who attended AAPEX 2016 gave it a positive score and recommendation.
Buyers and exhibitors are encouraged to book early and use only onPeak, the official hotel partner of AAPEX, for the lowest rates at conveniently located hotels in Las Vegas.
AAPEX 2017 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 31, through Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
More than 40 AAPEXedu sessions were held, including the new “Let’s Tech” presentations, which were delivered in 20 minutes or less on emerging vehicle technologies and the latest diagnostic smartphone apps.
