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CONTENTS

NO 7 • OCT/NOV 2012 • VOLUME 12

Truck race star New life for an AMC-SCHOU arises 14 from the dead 18 promotes reman 10 old dragster German race ace, Ellen Lohr, uses remanufactured brake pads for controlling her truck.

Recently, a streamer with ReMaTecNews’ name has been displayed on the front of her truck at European race meets.

Britain’s famous motor museum in Beaulieu south of London owned an old dragster that had not been fired up for close to 50 years.

A group of enthusiasts supported by remanufacturing specialists helped to bring the dragster back to its former glory.

After half a century renowned Danish reman machine maker, AMC-Schou went bankrupt in 2011. Now the company that used to enjoy world-wide sales, has been saved by a Chinese entrepreneur. From now on the company will base its production in China.

‘Remanufactured products are wonderful for us because they give impressive value.

I am 100% behind remanufactured parts’ Ellen Lohr, German racing star

4 Editorial 5 New head of TRW Aftermarket 7 Bosch adds reman subsidiary 9 Martin Detzen in memoriam 16 Automechanika Shanghai 21 Remanufacturers in Frankfurt 22 marketPLACE

23 Electronics & Mechatronics 24 Transmission World 26 APRA News 28 FIRM News 29 News from other organisations 30 International events and trade fairs www.rematecnews.com

Eight issues in 2012: February, March, May/June, June/July, August, Sept/Oct, Oct/Nov, December Special pages on Transmissions and Electronics & Mechatronics in edition 1, 3, 5, 7 Special pages on Heavy Duty/Trucks in edition 2, 4, 6, 8

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EDITOR’S LETTER

ReMaTecNews Volume 12 – Number 7 – Oct/Nov 2012

Throwaway culture – an alternative

ReMaTecNews, the only international news magazine and website dedicated to automotive and heavy duty remanufacturing worldwide, is an independent channel for news, views and developments within the remanufacturing industry.

Published by: RAI Langfords B.V. P.O. Box 10099 1001 EB Amsterdam The Netherlands In association with

Few are unfamiliar with the ‘throwaway’ culture of recent years. In fact, almost everybody reading these lines will have felt a pang of guilt when discarding something that was new and useful only a short while ago. “It’s not worth repairing. It will cost as much as a new (kitchen machines, tools, dishwashers, electrical appliances, computer gadgets, etc.) is an all too common argument. We have gotten used to it, not least because, sadly, it makes some commercial sense – at least in the narrowest meaning of the words.

I was reflecting on this recently while watching a team of Polish craftsmen at work on my home. On a number of occasions they found items that had seen better days but were otherwise useful enough – except that a part had broken making them unfit for use. Once again, the immediate instinct was “Throw it out. We’ll buy another one.”

But not for the craftsmen. “Why throw it out. We can repair it” they responded – and proceeded to do the job. The result? Considerable savings across a number of items. Saving time needed to go and look for ‘new’ products. The satisfaction in knowing that you had contributed in a small way to preserving the planet’s resources.

This is really what remanufacturing is all about. Taking time to maintain and preserve what you have rather than going out and buying ‘new’. And this, again, raises questions in one’s mind as to whether discarding something always makes sense – or whether it’s just a convenient short term solution.

As millions of people around the world are taking a new approach to these issues, it’s clear that the foundation for promoting reman has rarely, if ever, been firmer. This edition of ReMaTecNews exemplifies some areas in which remanufacturers can successfully exploit their skills. There are many others. Make use of them to inspire others to go the reman way. In a small way, the world might even become a better place.

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NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY

New head of TRW aftermarket TRW announces successor to François Augnet Following the sudden resignation of François Augnet (a former winner of ReMaTecNews’ Remanufacturer of the Year award) TRW has appointed Alex Ashmore, a 43 year-old Brit, as Vice-President and General Manager of the company’s global aftermarket business.

A long-standing executive with TRW, Alex Ashmore has held sales, marketing and purchasing positions with substantial responsibility, including, most recently, General Manager, Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he was European Marketing Director. He has been with TRW since joining the Lucas graduate scheme in the UK. Steve Lunn, TRW’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, stated: “Alex has a strong track record of delivering excellent business results. He is the right person to continue the success story of TRW's aftermarket activities.”

“I am very proud to be given the

responsibility of TRW's global Aftermarket global headaftermarket business,” quarters in Neuwied, GerAlex Ashmore said. many, where he will be ”Having been a part of it for responsible for TRW´s Automore than 20 years and one motive Aftermarket activiof the leadership team for ties in Asia-Pacific, EMEA the last ten, I have seen the and North America. business grow and improve its support of our customers TRW as the market has evolved Michigan-based TRW’s 2011 dramatically. We will continsales totalled USD 16.2 bilue to build our leadership lion, making the company position in our Corner one of the world’s leading Module technologies on a automotive suppliers. It global scale, making sure we Alex Ashmore – new boss at TRW operates in 26 countries and work closely with our Aftermarket. employs over 60,000 people customers to deliver what worldwide. TRW Automothey need for business success.” tive products include integrated vehicle control and driver assist systems, braking systems, Based at Neuwied steering systems and suspension systems as Alex Ashmore will be based at the TRW well as remanufactured replacement parts.

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PSH opens subsidiary in China PSH在中国开设分公司 Pos Service Holland, the Dutch supplier of starters, alternators and test equipment has taken a significant step into the Chinese market by opening a new subsidiary in Shanghai with effect from the 1st of October.

“The facility will have state-of-the-art testing equipment from D&V Electronics, which will give us a lead as the first quality control centre that is able to test all new types of starters and alternators,“ says Mr. Tom Chi, who heads up the new venture. “There will also be an assembly line to modify units to specific needs.“ PSH will introduce its range to the Chinese market at the Automechanika Shanghai exhibition from 11-14 December.

荷兰起动机、交流发动机和检测设备供应商

Pos Service Holland于10⽉1⽇正式在上 海开设了它在中国的第⼀家分公司，从⽽在进 ⼊中国市场的进程中跨出了重要的⼀步。

“公司将从D&V电⼦有限公司引进世界最先进 的检测设备。这将使我们成为第⼀家具备检测 所有类型起动机和交流发动机能⼒的质量控制 中⼼，从⽽确⽴公司的竞争优势。”新分公司 负责⼈池忠熙先⽣表⽰，“此外，我们还要建 起⼀条组装⽣产线⽤于设备的改装，以满⾜市 场的特殊需求。”

PSH将在于12⽉11⽇⾄14⽇举⾏的“上海国际 汽车零部件展会”上向中国市场介绍该公司的 产品范围。

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NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY

Bosch takes over diesel specialist Reman range to expand Bosch, the world’s largest automotive parts supplier, has taken over the Nurembergbased Koller + Schwemmer GmbH & Co in Germany with effect from July 31, 2012. The new Bosch subsidiary, which will be headed by Gunther Wolf, the Chairman of Germany’s Engine Remanufacturers Association, VMI, continues to operate under its previous name.

With the acquisition of Koller + Schwemmer, the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division is expanding its portfolio of products in the spare parts

segment to include diesel components. This allows the company to ensure long-term availability of diesel spare parts, Bosch says.

It is also planning to further expand the scope of Koller + Schwemmer’s remanufacturing activities across the product life cycle, the company stated. In addition to its other activities, Koller + Schwemmer has provided customers with reconditioned parts for cars that Bosch itself can no longer supply.

Gunther Wolf to head new Bosch subsidiary.

Bendix expands reman operations Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, the large US manufacturer of safety systems, has begun production of remanufactured brake shoes at a new production facility in Huntington, Ind. The move is part of an effort to expand Bendix’s remanufacturing business.

The Huntington facility joins a Bendix plant in Acuña, Mexico in producing remanufactured brake pads and bringing the work in-house, Bendix said in a statement.

The company has more than 35 years’ experience in remanufacturing equipment like compressors, air dryers and valves.

The addition of brake shoe manufacturing allows it to capitalize on its Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake unit, a joint venture between Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Dana Commercial Vehicle Products, LLC.

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NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY

Martin Detzen in memoriam It’s with great sadness that ReMaTecNews has learned about the death of Martin Detzen, founder and former owner of MD Rebuilt in Illingen, Germany. Over a quarter of a century Martin Detzen turned MD Rebuilt into a highly respected remanufacturing business with locations in Germany and Hungary. Earlier this year, he sold MD Rebuilt to a partnership consisting of Jens Lindholm of Powermax in Denmark and Hella, the large German supplier of light systems and vehicle electronics.

Martin Detzen who received ReMaTecNews’ Remanufacturer of the Year in 2008, felt unwell after a game of tennis and died in hospital on September 8.

His successor, Jens Lindholm, expressed the feelings of many in the industry in the following manner: ”It’s difficult to understand that Martin Detzen is no longer with us.

With Martin’s death we have not only lost the founder of MD Rebuilt, but also a good and longstanding friend. Martin initially started in the reman industry back in the late 70 and by virtue of well-developed entrepreneurial skills and a lot of hard work, he succeeded in building the company, which became his life work. Daily life will not be the same without Martin.

We shall all miss him.”

UK praise for reman summit ‘A huge success!’ These are the words used

by UK reman consultancy, the Centre for Reuse and Recovery (CRR), to describe the recent Remanufacturing Summit 2012 in Bayreuth Germany. “We would like to congratulate the organisers of the summit for hosting an excellent conference to support the remanufacturing industry,” said a CRR representative.

“This event showcased the best of remanufacturing, bringing together industry and science and was attended by over 120 delegates from around the globe including the UK, EU, USA, China, Japan and Australia,” said Adrian Chapman who represented CRR in Bayreuth. “It was great to see such a mix of organisations and areas represented. It really helped catalyse discussions and added an extra dimension to the event,“ he added.

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With ReMaTecNews on E Germany’s Ellen Lohr – The Grand Dame of Europe’s truck racing circuit – displays a number of high profile logos on her truck. Recently, a ReMaTecNews streamer has been among them.

Ellen Lohr: Champion race driver – and remanufacturing enthusiast.

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n Europe’s racetracks Being a champion driver in the fast-paced world of truck racing means you have to be open minded, committed and tough. Ellen Lohr, a German racing superstar with 25-years behind her in motor racing, is all of these things. She is also a dedicated proponent of remanufacturing. In fact, during the long FIA season, the European truck racing championship, Lohr is totally dependent on remanufactured brakes in her five-ton Mercedes truck, which she powers along Europe’s racetracks in competition with the best male drivers the sport can muster. Indeed, truck racing is one of the few sports where men and women compete directly against each other.

In comparison with the heroes of Formula One, the stars of truck racing belong to a more anonymous class. Nevertheless, the sport attracts a larger audience than its smaller and faster cousin. Over the past race season, 500 thousand truck-loving fans and

logos of their sponsors, part suppliers and manufacturers – such as Meritor, which supplies Ellen Lohr’s trucks with remanufactured brakes. In the final three races of this year, however, a new streamer has embellished the front of Lohr’s racing truck – that of ReMaTecNews – the magazine that in September awarded Meritor its coveted Remanufacturer of the Year award.

This meets with Ellen Lohr’s full approval. Over the past few years, Lohr, one of Germany’s most accomplished female drivers, has become an ardent supporter of remanufactured automotive and heavy-duty parts. This may be surprising to some, as race drivers’ lives, in some situations, depend on their brakes.

“These championships are highly professional so you might think that we only use new parts,” Ellen Lohr says. “But we have budgets too, and we have found that remanufactured brakes are very competitive in both

‘We have found that remanufactured brakes are very competitive in both quality and price’ their families attended these events – clear evidence of motor enthusiasts’ fascination with huge vehicles that race at 160 kph and are capable of doing 240 kph. Equally impressive is the trucks’ ability to accelerate from zero to 160 in 2.8 seconds.

As is the tradition in all types of motor sport, the trucks are emblazoned with the

quality and price. They’re wonderful for us because they give impressive value and, based on their track performance, I would think that such brakes are even better on ordinary trucks. Today, I am 100% behind remanufactured parts.”

Having won her first German Touring Car Masters in 1992 on the Hockenheim Ring,

Ellen Lohr – sporting highlights 1987 German Formula Ford Champion 1990 2nd European Formula 3 finals, Monaco 1991-1996 DTM: Win and podium finishes. Overall 2nd 24 hour Nurburgring 1998 3rd European Truck Championship, Misano 2001 DTC, 3 pole positions 2004 Baja Germany, 2nd overall 2006 Dakar rally for Mercedes Benz Team 2007/08 Dakar with Mercedes Benz Team German Rally Championship. Two class wins 24 hour Nurburgring 2010 3rd. GT3 European Championship Silverstone

Lohr has since notched up a stellar CV. Referred to by some as the Grand Dame of German Motorsport, Ellen Lohr has been a participant in numerous high-profile events in both Formula Ford and Formula 3, as well as numerous rallies including at Dakar. She has raced professionally since 1991, been a factory driver for Mercedes for many years and established a nation-wide reputation as a sports commentator and presenter on German television.

Asked about the key requirements for successful race truck drivers, Lohr told ReMaTecNews: “A lot of experience, the ability to absorb new information quickly, take new ideas on board and being open-minded and tough.” Sounds like a good basis to judge the benefits of remanufactured parts in racing – and elsewhere.

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NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY

Car Parts Industries acquires PSR direct’s Electro Steer division Car Parts Industries, the Danish owned brake caliper remanufacturer in the UK, has announced the acquisition of the electrical steering activities from PSR direct.

Based in Birmingham, UK and HoudengGoegnies, Belgium, CPI last year bought the European activities of Cardone Industries in the two countries where 240 employees remanufacture brake calipers and steering units for cars and other vehicles. CPI is a subsidiary of remanufacturing group, Borg Automotive, which is also known as Elstock.

PSR direct in Yorkshire, UK is a prominent remanufacturer of electrical assisted steering units for modern cars (EPAS units).

These units can replace hydraulic power steering in many new cars. PSR direct has sold EPAS units in the market under the Electro Steer brand.

CPI will manage all the newly acquired

Ivan Mikkelsen, MD, Car Parts Industries.

Electro Steer activities in a separate subsidiary Electro Steer Ltd. under Graeme Stock’s leadership, CPI announced. Electro Steer Ltd. is

taking over all activities related to electric steering, together with a number of skilled engineers and will continue to develop the product programme and its production technologies. Having divested the Electro Steer division, PSR will continue selling and servicing hydraulic power steering under new management.

Managing Director, CPI, Ivan Mikkelsen said: “Car Parts Industries is looking forward to benefitting from the profound electric steering know how created in PSR direct during the last five years, and to offer a fast growing steering product programme to the market.” Graeme Stocks, Managing Director of PSR direct added: “We are excited to join the CPI group, and benefit from working with a company with long experience in bringing remanufacturing into large scale production and distribution.”

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Bringing motor sport h Vehicle-reman is not just for automotive and HD remanufacturing. Thousands of owners of veteran cars across the world are dependent on remanufacturing for keeping their prized possessions up and running. One English group of enthusiasts even gave new life to Europe’s first dragster with a fusion of remanufacturing, restoration and custom made parts. In this article ReMaTecNews explains how.

By Brian Taylor Restoring an historic vehicle involves making some important decisions about the components and processes used during its re-birth.

Certainly, where possible, restoring existing components is vital to retain the historic integrity of the vehicle. This involves stripping down sub-assemblies, carefully cleaning all components, sometimes crack testing them, replacing worn items like seals and bearings, reassembling and testing; typical remanufacturing processes.

With Sydney Allard’s 1961 Allard Chrysler owned by the UK’s renowned National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, UK, the restorers had further issues to consider. On

anyway with many of the original parts manufacturers no longer in existence), they should build an engine that looked exactly the same on the outside but be much tougher on the inside. This would have the advantage of running more exotic fuels, producing a dramatic audio visual effect that would compensate for not being able to burn rubber and race the car.

The museum would then have an exciting, cost-effective, working exhibit with the right credentials.

Engine So the first thing required was an engine; a 354 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi V8 of the right

‘Reman is not just about being green, it is also about preserving history’ display in the museum since the mid-1980s it looked complete. But take off the cowlings and it had no engine and what was left of the drivetrain was in very bad condition. However, it was in ‘original’ condition, being un-raced or modified since it was retired in 1964.

After much consideration, the Allard Chrysler Action Group (ACAG – a group approved by the museum to restore the dragster) recommended that it should not be updated to race again. Its ‘original’ status was considered sacrosanct. Furthermore, rather than try to build a replacement engine that completely replicated the original 1961 unit (something that would not have been possible

vintage. The ACAG chose American nostalgia engine specialist Booth-Arons of Berkley, Michigan to recreate it. Having an American builder made it easier to source the base unit and involve American parts suppliers in the project. They found a 1956 vintage unit and the task was to convert this into a modern race engine that replicated the look of that in Sydney Allard’s original dragster.

The sourced engine was completely disassembled and, thankfully, it was discovered that it had a standard bore and crank. The head surfaces were decked and made parallel so that everything was equalled out and the bore honed to a perfectly round 4.060 inches

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diameter with a 3.625 inch stroke taking it out to 375 cubic inches. This unshrouds the valves (normal practice for race engines) and, with the right cam, facilitates a louder more fiery sound when the engine is fired up with more flames from the exhaust headers.

Beaulieu already had a blower from a part-restoration carried out in the 1980s and this was sent to Littlefield Blowers in California who serviced and re-tuned it for the frontmounted Potvin set up that characterises the car. Back at Booth-Arons, the bright work was tumbled and polished – including a rare set of 1960 vintage Dodge truck valve covers that were sent to the chrome shop after some metal work had been carried out. Other parts were machined and made ready for assembly. A brand new Taylor Vertex Magneto was assembled by Vertex so that it was exactly the same as the Scintilla unit fitted to the original car.

With the addition of several custom made race components the result was an immaculate recreated engine that was shown at the Autosport International show in January 2011.

The next step Following on from the first part of restoring the 1961 Allard Chrysler dragster the Allard Chrysler Action Group (ACAG) team had a heart for the project – an engine recreated by Booth-Arons in the USA. Now they could complete the job by getting the incomplete drive chain components back into working order.

A few engine jobs had to be restored or recreated once the engine was back in the UK.

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t history back to life

Having been carefully restored, the dragster has now been fired up for the first time since 1964.

Using photos taken of the car in 1961 Sydney Allard’s grandson Lloyd manufactured two stainless steel blower tubes linking the blower to the inlet manifold. A chassis brace made it particularly awkward.

A starter motor was required and the ACAG selected a Powerlite unit made by rotating electrics specialists Eurolec Components.

They modified a Pontiac fitment starter to suit requirements.

As well as being incomplete, some of the existing drivetrain components needed a lot of work. Everything had to be stripped back, cleaned, repaired and reassembled with new bearings and seals as necessary. Many items were of Ford Pilot origin as installed on Allard sports cars of the day. The Allard Owners Club was very helpful in locating some of these.

The gearbox was in bad condition, but fortunately classic car fan Rob Warrington had been working on an Allard engine for some

time. He had a spare Ford Pilot gearbox, the same as that fitted to the Allard Chrysler, and he kindly donated it to the project. This enabled ACAG member Chris Eames to assemble a box out of the existing unit and that donated by Rob. The result – two forward gears and one reverse if required; just as on the original dragster.

The rear axle required work and a half shaft needed repair. The Marles steering box was stripped, cleaned and reassembled. The fuel tank received a detailed inspection. After cracks had been welded it was pressure tested before cleaning and polishing. The brake master cylinders had to be replaced with new units as the originals were not serviceable. Likewise with the rear brake shoes. In fact the complete braking and fuel system had to be recreated from photos.

The front and rear wheels were soda blasted and crack tested along with the chassis and other components. The wheels were

A chassis brace made for an awkward installation of two stainless steel blower tubes.

Scotch-Brite cleaned, crack tested, polished and will be painted red as on the original car.

The recreated car has now been fired up in public – the first time since 1964, the year it was retired. There is still much work to do such as replacing the damaged chrome plating and paint, plus the clutch is still not quite right.

Further tuning is also necessary to get the engine running smoothly.

As a concept the complete project certainly included remanufacturing procedures and processes that I think Bill Gager, the President of APRA, would appreciate. And it shows that remanufacturing is not just about being green. It is also about preserving history.

You could say that although retaining its historic integrity as far as possible, it has been recreated with its new role in mind. Not to race, but to inform, inspire and entertain. Full details about the restoration and the car’s racing history can be found by selecting the Latest News tab on www.allardchrysler.org.

A starter motor modified by rotating electrics specialists.

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Reman continues to develop in Automechanika Shanghai 2012 set to promote remanufacturing further This year’s Automechanika show in Shanghai from December 11-14 reflects the Chinese government’s rising ambitions for establishing a national remanufacturing industry in the world’s largest Jason Cao, Head of car market. After the Automechanika introduction of a special Shanghai.

Remanufacturing Pavilion at the 2011 show, the organisers, Messe Frankfurt Shanghai and the China National Automotive Industry International Corporation (CNAICO), are placing additional emphasis on remanufacturing by enlarging the pavilion and renewing efforts to attract exhibitors and visitors. These efforts are supported by both the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) and the China Remanufacturing National Resources Recycling Association Remanufacture Committee (CRRARC).

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p in China Under the Chinese government’s current Five-Year Plan to promote the development of China’s remanufacturing and recycling industries, potential business opportunities in the remanufacturing sector are now estimated to be worth RMB 190 billion (30 billion USD). On the backdrop of this, the all-important National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have, over the past twelve months, issued a series of laws to further strengthen growth in remanufacturing and expand the industry’s pilot programmes.

“These measures are opening up new opportunities for remanufacturers and we believe that the Remanufacturing Pavilion offers an excellent way for them to showcase products and processes as well as exploring opportunities and identifying partners,” the organisers say. “Moreover, the event will be an effective platform to understand business operations and culture in China.”

International Reman Forum APRA and its Asia Pacific Division will be co-sponsoring the Remanufacturing Pavilion

Last year’s International Reman Forum will be repeated at Automechanika Shanghai in December.

in Shanghai and, so far, a number of member companies have taken booths at the exhibition. These include Autoenterprises, Ltd., D&V Electronics, Ltd., Eurolec Components, Ltd., Knopf Automotive/Saginaw Steering, MCI Cores, Rebuilders Automotive Supply, TRW, Cummins and ReMaTecNews. APRA will also be holding its ‘International Reman Forum’ on December 10 – the day prior to Shanghai Automechanika.

APRA President Bill Gager said, “The worldwide remanufacturing industry is grow-

ing rapidly. We welcome all remanufacturers and suppliers to exhibit in the Reman Pavilion to network together and address this emerging market in China. Opportunities for export abound in China and Shanghai is a great place to start making those business connections.”

Largest Shanghai show The organisers report that this years Shanghai event is set to be the largest ever with 3,900 exhibitors from 37 countries and over 70,000 trade visitors.

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AMC-SCHOU resurrected

Claus Andersen (right) with customer, Christer Wahlstedt of Värmdö Motor Teknik, Gustavsberg, Sweden. Christer Wahlstedt bought one of the last machines from the plant in Galten, Denmark, before the production machinery is dispatched to its new home in Shanghai.

Having gone into liquidation in 2011, the renowned Danish supplier of engine rebuilding machines like crankshaft grinders, cylinder boring machines, line boring machines et cetera has been given a new lease of life. A last minute lifeline to the company was thrown by its former dealer in Hong Kong, the HK Bestech Group, which acquired the remains of AMC-Schou earlier this year and is now preparing to re-launch the company worldwide.

The revival of AMC-Schou, which, over its 60-year lifetime sold more than 16,500 advanced machines to manufacturers and remanufacturers in 100 countries, was marked at the recent Automechanika show

in Frankfurt-am-Main. “We were extremely well received and signed contracts for a number of machines during the fair,” said Managing Director, Claus Andersen. “It was clear that many in the remanufacturing

In its lifetime AMC-Schou has installed engine remanufacturing machines in more than 100 countries.

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industry welcome out return to the market and are happy to see us back. Most of our former dealers want to work with us again, so we look forward to a good start.”

The new owner of AMC-Schou, Yujie Li, a former AMC dealer for China, has signed agreements with several former AMC employees, including former Production Director, Arne Christiansen and Claus Andersen who was Sales and Marketing Director at AMC-Schou until his departure in 2007. Yujie Li’s HK Bestech Ltd. Which also represents Rottler and Serdi in China, is currently building a new factory for AMCSchou in a free zone area just outside Shanghai. The 20,000 sq.m. factory will receive the production machinery from AMC-Schou’s old factory in Galten outside Aarhus, Denmark, over the coming months

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AMC-Schou’s HQ in Jutland, Denmark, will soon close its doors for the last time.

and is scheduled to open early in the New Year. The new company will be divided into AMC Denmark, which will have responsibility for worldwide sales and services under Claus Andersen, while AMC-China will produce the machines under the management of Arne Christiansen.

Huge market “We see a huge market for engine remanufacturing in China, where between 17 and 20 million new cars come onto the road

every year,” Claus Andersen told ReMaTecNews. “Obviously, in the mid-term, there will be an enormous number of engines that can be remanufactured. We mustn’t forget either, that until recently the Chinese authorities did not allow remanufactured engines, only repairs. With the government’s new commitment to remanufacturing, this is going to change. At the same time, I believe that there will be substantial opportunities for selling our machines to remanufacturers of other types of products outside of China.”

Upon his departure in 2007, Claus Andersen, a well-known face in the reman industry at the time, formed his own company, Dalcan Machines, which specialised in sales of machinery to Russia and other former Soviet states. Dalcan Machines will continue to operate as a separate unit.

AMC Denmark will be headquartered in the town of Vejle in eastern Jutland, where Claus Andersen also owns a supplier to the motor industry under the name of Jens Linde A/S.

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Remanufacturing has high profile at Automechanika A large number of remanufacturers and suppliers to the reman industry gathered in Frankfurt in September.

Automechanika 2012, the world’s largest automotive fair, attracted a record of 4600 exhibitors from 74 countries, as well as 148,000 visitors from 174 countries. Among the exhibitors, ReMaTecNews loosely counted more than 80 with direct or indirect links to the reman industry plus several hundreds more among the visitors. An unscientific opinion poll by ReMaTecNews indicated that a significant proportion of remanufacturers and others in the reman supply chain maintained a positive outlook for the immediate and mid-term future.

“Yes, business is clearly picking up,” said one. “This, of course, does not apply to everyone and all segments. But most of those I have spoken to expect the coming year to see an improvement in trading conditions.

Business at the stands has been brisk and I, for one, look forward to striking new deals when we return from the show. The signs are that the same goes for many others.”

A similar tone could be heard from other players in the reman industry, not least from the special reman stand of CLEPA, the Brussels-based European Association of Automotive Supplies. For the first time, the association hosted a booth dedicated to remanufacturing under the banner of ‘Reman – Promoting the advantages of remanufacturing mechanical and electronic automotive products’.

Describing reman as ‘a future core business in many fields’, the stand distributed a range of informational material for an industry that CLEPA estimates is worth approximately eight to ten billion euros in annual retail sales. CLEPA’s commitment to reman was further underlined by its CEO, Jean-Marc Gales, who said: “Reman is one of the main

Automechanika Frankfurt 2012 attracted 4600 exhibitors from 74 countries.

growth drivers in the European aftermarket which, together with the US, is the largest in the world.”

Much interest centred on the recent definition of reman established by CLEPA in partnership with APRA (Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association), FIRM (the European Engine Remanufacturers Association), MERA (Motor and Equipment Remanufacturers Association) and the Remanufacturing Industries Council in the US. “It was clearly a good idea to show our reman activities at Automechanika,” Josef

Frank, Senior Consultant at CLEPA, told ReMaTecNews. “The new definition attracted a lot of attention, not just because several organisations have agreed on one definition but also due to the environmental aspects of remanufacturing. A recent survey commissioned by CLEPA shows that remanufactured products can help save up to 400 kt CO2, which corresponds to the annual emission of 200,000 vehicles or the absorption of 30,000 hectares of forest. That illustrates the importance of reman.”

ACEA and the EU Commission

CLEPA’s reman booth at Automechanika.

Josef Frank, CLEPA.

The next steps to be undertaken by CLEPA and its reman partners will be to initiate talks with ACEA, the OEM’s trade body, concerning the possibility of ACEA signing up to the new definition. Parallel efforts will be directed towards the European Commission, which currently does not distinguish between ‘remanufacture’ and ‘reuse’. “As we know, these are entirely different concepts,” Josef Frank said. “Remanufacturing is now recognised as a necessary business and we must ensure that everybody is aware of what exactly it is.”

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ELECTRONICS & MECHATRONICS

Impending boom in telematics

Between 2012 and 2017 safety and security telematics solutions in new vehicles will increase from 10.2 per cent to 49 per cent.

That’s the prediction in a recent report from the international consultancy, ABI Research. In a new report, ABI Research states that the forthcoming boom in the application of telematics will, to a significant extent be driven by regulatory bodies and, therefore, will not just be subject to market forces.

“Clearly, progress in government mandates in both Europe (eCall) and Brazil (CONTRAN 245) will be important growth drivers for the uptake in safety and security telematics solutions in the next five years,” said ABI Research Vice President and Practice

Director Dominique Bonte. “However, strong commercial drivers also exist, with safety high on the public image priority list of many car OEMs and features such as advanced remote diagnostics, and preventive maintenance becoming instrumental in offering better service and an optimized user experience to car owners.”

While embedded systems are claimed to be the only reliable way to implement telematics safety features by most OEMs, Ford continues defying this paradigm by bringing emergency calling functionality via its hybrid phone-based SYNC system to Europe in 2012, ABI said.

In a similar vein, Ford has partnered with

insurance vendor State Farm in the U.S. to launch smartphone-based UBI solutions. In both instances, Ford is aiming to roll out products across its entire vehicle range to all its customers at no additional cost, bringing safety telematics and UBI within reach of the mass market. While safety- and infotainmentconnected car features are often implemented on a shared hardware platform, increasing concerns about security breaches and cyberattacks are prompting the automotive industry to isolate safety from infotainment functionality. “If this is not done on a hardware level, this is certainly done on a software level through virtualization or container approaches,” ABI says.

US-based GB gets second home GB Remanufacturing Inc, a US supplier of petrol and diesel fuel injectors, injector components and diesel electronics to the automotive aftermarket, has competed the renovation of a new site in Long Beach, California.

The new 18,000-square-foot facility will allow the company more room for expansion. “Cherry Industrial Circle allows more room for the company to grow, providing GB with increased space for production, raw materials, core storage, and research and development,” says the company.

The new facility is an addition to the remanufacturer’s original 8,400-square-foot building, which is just down the road and will

remain in operation. Founded in 1986, the company offers an aftermarket range which

includes more than 1,000 part numbers covering more than 30,000 vehicles.

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TRANSMISSION WORLD

STM acquires LBM Autoparts Svensk Transmission & Motor AB buys LBM Autoparts, a leading distributor of transmission parts in Sweden.

Swedish automatic transmission specialist a ‘one stop shop’ where repair shops and group, STM/Scandinavian Transmission Service specialist workshops nationwide can order all AB, has announced its acquisition of the Swedish parts supplier, LBM Autoparts.

The move means that STM/STS, which until now has specialised in remanufacturing automatic transmissions for passenger cars, is now expanding into component supply.

“LBM Autoparts will form an important part of our business,” explains Director Erik Stålebo. “At the same time we will extend our spare parts inventory to include more heavy items than in the past and add transmis- From left: Erik Stålebo, Director, Helena Nordin, Sales, Kenneth sion oils, too. The aim is to create Berg, Spare Parts Manager, and former owner, Mikael Thor, Sales.

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they need with short lead times and speedy delivery.”

The outlook Established in 1991 by former owner Mikael Thor, LBM Autoparts offers a broad range of parts for ZF, Mercedes, Ford, GM, Jatco and Mitsubishi.

“The short-term outlook is strong and we now have plans to to launch in the rest of Scandinavia,” Mikael Thor says. “The market potential is huge but small part distributors face challenges because of the proliferation of variants. Between them STM and STS are Sweden’s biggest actors in terms of production, competence and resources so the merger allows us to engage in activities that we might not to be able to manage on our own.”

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TRANSMISSION WORLD

More demand for knowledge Among the offers of interest to remanufacturers at this year’s Automechanika in Frankfurt, Germany, was an automatic transmission seminar organized by Dutch parts distributor Automatic Choice.

“Usually ‘13’ is considered an unlucky number,” said Fred Vendrig of Automatic Choice (ACE). “Fortunately, this did not apply to our 13th seminar on September 15. We had a full house of keen transmission rebuilders from 24 countries.”

The seminar’s attendees listened to the

always eloquent Wayne Colonna from ATSG in the US and his Dutch colleague, Coen van Beek from CVTPushbelt.com.

Wayne Colonna guided his audience through the Mercedes 722.9, the Continuous Variable Transmission of Mercedes and introduced them to the Getrag transmission. Coen van Beek provided an insight into the JF011E transmission, the CVT Transmission mainly used for Nissan.

New to this year’s proceedings was an Question & Answer session where participants

could direct questions about automatic transmissions to a panel of experts.

“Judging from the interest it’s clear that there is a growing need for more knowledge about rebuilding automatic transmissions,” Fred Vendrig added. “Over the years automatic transmissions have become extremely complex and dealing with failure requires the upmost expertise on the part of the rebuilder.”

Automatic Choice has announced that the next seminar is planned for the ReMaTec Exhibition in Amsterdam in June 2013.

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APRA Europe

NEWS

By Peter Bartel, Chairman, APRA Europe

Are intelligent in-vehicle systems a threat to remanufacturers?

As in every other part of daily life, travelling, driving, moving or whatever you call it, is changing dramatically. Driven by huge numbers of connected, integrated ECUs, transportation is, undeniably, getting increasingly safer year by year.

Additional functions are supporting the driver in critical or complex situations in order

nities for remanufacturing single parts in today’s cars To get the discussion off on the right track, it’s important to insist that remanufacturing is a process and is not defining the specification level or the reliability of the final reman part (For further information about the definition of remanufacturing see

to eliminate risks caused by human inattention and fallibility. In fact, many modern cars are braking, steering and accelerating almost independently of the driver. As modern vehicles are gradually taking over a significant part of the drivers’ competencies, we must ensure that the controlling systems do not fail – the car user of tomorrow can rely on his vehicle. It is, therefore, no wonder that we’re now witnessing a discussion as to whether remanufacturing of these important controlling parts could affect the car-system’s reliability. As a result, we must consider the opportu-

www.apra-europe.org). The remanufacturer himself, therefore, is responsible for the quality of his product. While all remanufacturers want to produce high quality, reliable reman units, we must, at the same time, state that the final integration of remanufactured components in automotive systems should also be taken into consideration by the remanufacturer.

To properly evaluate the safety relevance of an automotive part, the functionalities, including the inter-dependence of the different components of the vehicle’s system

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must be taken in account. As long as we can ensure that the remanufacturing process does not change the functionality and does not impact negatively on the vehicle’s safety, we’re on target. If, however, we begin to modify our products or use non original components, the engineering has to ensure that the safety of the complete integrated automotive systems remains unchanged.

Accordingly, new challenges are facing all players in the reman industry. As safety relevance is vehicle application related, the supplier of spare parts will have to declare for which application his or her product is released and the remanufacturer must be able to evaluate the safety relevance of his product in the application concerned. A general statement that ‘it fits’ is not sufficient for reman products in modern cars. Remanufacturing will get more sophisticated and complex, safety relevant products require developed engineering processes and additional know how. Standards and methods have to be developed to ensure that future reman products can be provided to the automotive aftermarket.

One of APRA’s tasks is to help its members handle such new challenges. As an integral part of the worldwide automotive remanufacturing sector we have a clear role in ensuring the future for remanufacturers – and for an industry whose benefits can no longer be disputed.

For further news about APRA Europe, please visit www.apra-europe.org

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Beijing International Forum & Exhibition Chinese government announces new moves to promote reman The International Remanufacturing Forum & officials announced the creation of a national to enhance consumer acceptance of reman Exhibition in Beijing in September was orgareman logo, as well as new moves to and to encourage innovation. Finally, the nized by China’s National Key Laboratory for strengthen quality inspection and to facilitate National Agency for Standardization plans to Remanufacturing (NKLR) and issue standards for remanufactursponsored by APRA and the ing. As a result, remanufacturers University Bayreuth, Germany. can expect a more structured With approximately 300 attenreman market in China! dees at the conference and 675 APRA speakers at the Forum visitors to the exhibition, the were Rolf Steinhilper of Bayreuth event was, once again, a considUniversity, Carsten Bücker, CEO of erable success.

BU Drive and Fernand Weiland Particularly interesting who welcomed Yiping Huang as were the presentations by the new Chairman APRA’s representatives of the Chinese Asian/Pacific Division. APRA also Government and the National had a booth which was run by the Development and Reform Asian division. The entire event Council (NDRC), China’s most was organized by Professor Zhu important economic agency. As From left: Prof. Zhu Sheng, Prof. Rolf Steinhilper, Prof. Carsten Bücker, CEO Sheng, Director of NKLR with has been the trend over the past BU Drive, and Fernand Weiland.

Professor Xu Binshi as chairman of two years, the NDRC reiterated the conference. Supported by their its full commitment to the promotion of the core collection. Concurrently, the Ministry of very efficient team, both professors did a development of reman in China. Indeed, to Industry and Information signaled its intenfantastic job. APRA is proud to be a partner in emphasize the government’s support, the tion to create a system of certification, steps this very successful event.

APRA speakers at the Bayreuth Summit The first international Remanufacturing Summit organized by ReMaTecNews and Bayreuth University was tremendously succesful. The quality of the presentations was uniformly high and the small, accompanying exhibition proved a very efficient networking venue.

APRA is proud to have contributed to the conference with no less than 12 speakers – Carsten Bücker, BU Drive, Peter Bartel of APRA, Ian Buxcey, Meritor, Pete Fodor from ATP, Shingo Komatsu from Shine, Stef de Winter of ACtronics, André Paetzold of Hitzing & Paetzold, Rolf Steinhilper of Bayreuth University, Tim Roth of SRC, Edwin Tom of TRW, Shawn Zwicker of Cummins and Fernand Weiland from FJ Consulting.

Professor Carsten Bücker spoke about the experience of his company in a European reman context and the reper-

cussions on his business. In particular, he pointed to the fact that European legislators are not yet recognising the benefits of remanufacturing in terms of improving the environment. He also highlighted the financial challenges medium companies/remanufacturers are facing when dealing with banks or potential investors. Last, but not least Prof. Bücker

drew attention to the increasing competition from vehicle manufacturers where the use of new units defeat the industry’s green objectives.

André Paetzold spoke about the wide variety of electronic control units which his company faces and which force Hitzing & Paetzold to undertake complex reverse engineering tasks.

Peter Bartel, the new Chairman of APRA in Europe, focused on the sensitive subject of remanufacturing safety components.

Explaining how to classify parts as safety components, Peter Bartel proposed that with the right processes safety parts can be safely remanufactured.

In his presentation, Fernand Weiland spoke about the European reman market and provided some market data which until now has been largely unknown.

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NEWS

By Volker Schittenhelm, Head of Information, FIRM

Annual General Meeting during Automechanika By tradition, FIRM provides its members with opportunities for meeting, updating themselves with current and future activities and enabling them to present their activities and market conditions in their respective countries.

This year, FIRM’s president, Mr. Philippe Maerten and his colleagues on the board, welcomed representatives from MO-RE, Sweden, Federauto, Belgium, BOVAG, The Netherlands, VMI, Germany, FEDA, France, VÖM, Austria, GMY, Turkey, and a new corporate member, IMT of Germany. Another new corporate member, Turkish part dealer Supsan sent apologies. Peter Bartel, the new Chairman of APRA-Europe participated as a special guest.

Strategic Alliance between FIRM and APRA-Europe Following the approval of minutes, financial situation, budget etc. Philippe Maerten invited Peter Bartel to address the meeting on a

Recruitment campaign In order to strengthen the association and its influence vis-à-vis EU institutions and within the EU at large, FIRM has launched a campaign, aimed at recruiting corporate and associate members.

Associate members are non-EUtrade associations, institutions and independent engine remanufacturers.

Corporate members are firms and companies with links to remanufacturing (engine part dealers, engine part manufacturers, machine equipment manufacturers and dealers, consultants etc.).

Within the campaign, contacts to the engine reman associations of Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand, to some international part manufacturers and dealers as well as some European engine reman associations (UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal) have been established so far.

We will keep you updated.

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variety of relevant issues to both organisations. 2012, for instance, saw some significant changes in respect of networking, not least the new strategic alliance and reciprocal memberships between FIRM and APRA Europe. During his presentation Peter Bartel provided an overview supported by slides.

After Peter Bartel, FIRM-President Philippe Maerten explained the terms of the reciprocal membership with APRA. 1. Both parties agree that reciprocal membership means: • No membership fees will be required from the parties to this agreement; • The two parties have no voting rights in each other’s decision-making processes; • Each party can participate at each other’s Annual General meeting or in committee meeting by request.

2. Both parties will maintain their autonomy and will retain their own statutes, finances, organisation and responsibilities. There is no intention to merge the two organisations.

3. None of the parties will attempt to recruit each other’s members.

4. Both parties will place a link, a reference and the logo of the other association on their homepage.

5. Regular telephone conferences and meetings will be held (e.g. 2 per year).

The APRA-FIRM alliance will undertake joint action at EU and national level in order to raise the profile of the two organisations, enhance awareness of issues of common

Member representatives listening to the presentation

by Philippe Maerten, President of FIRM (far right).

Lobbying Activities During the AGM General Secretary, Filippo Marino, presented FIRM’s current and upcoming lobbying activities: • Standardization of access to Repair and Maintenance Information (RMI) for the Euro 5/6 – CEN process; • Access to RMI (L Cat – motorcycles, scooters, tricycles and light quadricycles; T Cat – Tractors); • Lobbying plan; • Promoting Reman in the EU arena; • Profile raising and awareness raising activities; • Relationship – building; • Institutional networking and lobbying; • Conveying the benefits of reman.

More and detailed information will be sent to FIRM members through the minutes.

interest amongst the EU legislators and other stakeholders. The common actions may, for instance, comprise: • Lobbying activities; • Networking (CLEPA, VDA), relationship building and creation of further alliances; • Profile raising activities; • Common Public Relations (newsletter, shows, conferences); • Administration; • Project ReMaTec (Trade fair, ReMaTecNews).

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NEWS FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS

Dutch reman organise ‘Open Day’ On October 6, the reman department of the influential Dutch trade association, Bovag, held an ‘Open Day’ event where a number of remanufacturing workshops across the country displayed reman products, processes and methods. The event was part of Bovag’s ongoing efforts to place remanufacturing on the map as a sustainable solution for the aftermarket.

HDAW enjoys strong support The organisers of the annual Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) have reported strong supplier support for the 2013 conference. With an increase of 26.5 per cent exhibit spaces for HDAW 2013 in Las Vegas in January, the figures are up from 121 reserved at this time last year to 153 spaces reserved to date.

HDAW ‘13 will be held from Monday, Jan. 21 to, and including Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

HD Electrical Clinic Program for BIG R The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) will be featuring a Heavy Duty Electrical Clinic during the upcoming 2012 International BIG R Show at Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas. The clinic will, amongst others, provide opportunities in the Heavy Duty (HD) electrical market and on how new challenges will impact on HD electrical rebuilder/remanufacturers and their customer relationships.

Continental and GM join MERA The US Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association, MERA, has announced that two motor industry giants, Continental Corporation and General Motors Customer Care & Aftersales (GMCCA) have joined the organisation. MERA’s membership now stands at 65 companies in the remanufacturing industry.

“Leaders with a strong presence in the OE service channel, such as Continental and GM, are a very important part of the aftermarket,” said John Chalifoux, President and COO, MERA. “We look forward to working more closely with both companies to advance the remanufacturing industry.”

Continental remanufactures instrument clusters, radios, body controllers, emissions products, automotive electronics and mechatronics. CCA manages over 350,000 parts servicing more than 5,100 dealers and 168 Dedicated Distribution Group (DDG) members in North America and 78 export countries.

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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS & TRADE FAIRS

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25.10.2012-29.10.2012 ATRA Powertrain Expo Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Show Las Vegas (USA) 27.10.2012-29.10.2012 International Big R Show Automotive and Truck Parts Remanufacturing Show Las Vegas (USA) 30.10.2012-01.11.2012 AAPEX - Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Las Vegas (USA) 30.10.2012-02.11.2012 SEMA Show - Speciality Equipment Market Association.Auto International Las Vegas (USA) 30.10.2012-02.11.2012 AutoBelService - International Automotive, Garage Equipment, Automotive Spare Parts and Accessories Exhibition Minsk (Belarus) 06.11.2012-08.11.2012 Euro Bus Expo Birmingham (Great Britain) 09.11.2012-11.11.2012 CARAVAN - Motor caravans and Supplies Trade Exhibition Bremen (Germany)

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11.11.2012-13.11.2012 CCVS China Commercial Vehicles Show International Exhibition for Commercial Vehicles, Parts & Accessories and Maintenance Wuhan (China (PR)) 14.11.2012-16.11.2012 KOAAshow - Korea Autoparts & Auto-related Industries Show Goyang.Seoul (Korea (Republic)) 14.11.2012-16.11.2012 EXPO TRANSPORTE ANPACT - International Show of Auto Transportation Vehicles Guadalajara (Mexico) 14.11.2012-17.11.2012 Automechanika Argentina - International Automotive Trade Fair from Design to Maintenance and Recycling Buenos Aires (Argentina) 17.11.2012-22.11.2012 Riyadh Motor Show - International Exhibition for Motor Vehicles Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) 22.11.2012-25.11.2012 TRANSPO-TECH - International Exhibition for Commercial Vehicles & Spare Parts Cairo (Egypt) 23.11.2012-02.12.2012 Auto Guangzhou - China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition Guangzhou (China (PR))

28.11.2012-30.11.2012 Auto Expo Sri Lanka - Automobiles, Rural Vehicles, Maintenance and Accessories Exhibition Colombo (Sri Lanka) 30.11.2012-03.12.2012 AUTOMOVIL - Automobile Trade Fair Valencia (Spain) 01.12.2012-09.12.2012 ESSEN MOTOR SHOW - Automobile . Motorsport .Tuning . Classics Essen (Germany) 05.12.2012-09.12.2012 AUTO RETRO - Fair of Historical Vehicles Barcelona (Spain) 06.12.2012-09.12.2012 OTOMOTIV - International Automotive Supply Industry, Components, Accessories & Services Equipment Exhibition Istanbul (Turkey) 07.12.2012-16.12.2012 MOTOR SHOW - International Automobile Exhibition Bologna (Italy) 11.12.2012-14.12.2012 Motor Show and Auto Parts and Accessories Muscat (Oman) 11.12.2012-14.12.2012 Automechanika Shanghai Shanghai (China (PR))

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