7th International exhibition of

7tH internAtionAl exHibition of Automotive suppliers

The comprehensive forum of the Hungarian and Central Eastern European automotive industry will soon open its gates to showcase the entire spectrum of automobile production from design to manufacturing, allowing participants to maintain their existing relations and establish new business contacts.

Seven years ago, we organized the first AUTOMOTIVE HUNGARY exhibition to provide a networking opportunity for the professional players of the automotive industry, from suppliers to small and medium enterprises. Meetings and cooperation efforts have perhaps never been as important in this industry as today, in the course of the ongoing digital revolution. IoT has been reshaping customer habits, manufacturing processes and the information flow between manufacturers and suppliers to such an extent where you can no longer manage them on your own. The players of the automotive industry need an even closer cooperation with education and research institutions in order not to fall behind in development.

The exhibition showcases the typical automotive industry matrix, including certain elements of such areas as electronics, information technology, software, machine, plastic, chemical and composite industries. In addition to automobile factories, the exhibition also presents part manufacturers, the representatives of manufacturing processes and supply services, the manufacturers and distributors of automotive industry units, systems and factory equipment, system integrators as well as service providers related to the industry.

Last year’s event showcased 225 exhibitors of 15 countries and was attended by 10,000 automotive professionals from 30 countries. Beside the 4 car manufacturers in Hungary (Audi, Mercedes, Opel and Suzuki), several other key companies displayed their port-

folios, including TIER1, TIER2 and TIER3 suppliers, service providers related to the industry, state organizations and visitors were also welcomed by the joint stands of trade associations. As far as overall composition and satisfaction is concerned, 63% of visitors were decision makers or participated in the decision making process, and 80 per cent of last year’s visitors are planning to attend the event this year, too.

The forum enjoys a wide support from professional and state organizations, which allows us to implement high-profile professional programmes. The exhibition’s professional partners are the Association of the Hungarian Automotive Industry (MAGE), the Association of Hungarian Automotive Component Manufacturers (MAJOSZ) and the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA). The main sponsor of the event is Dr. László Palkovics, Minister for Innovation and Technology

This year’s draft agenda includes further engineering training, MAGE – HIPA B2B supplier forum as well as the TechTogether competition for engineering students. During the exhibition, Portfolio and MAGE are going to organize the Industry 4.0 conference on such issues as digitalization; planning and implementation of development projects; smart factories; horizontal and vertical integration. The event will also feature the conference of the Hungarian and foreign missions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Economy of Baden-Württemberg and am-LAB Digitan Innovation Hub, where participants will discuss several matters including the German automotive industry, Volvo as an outstanding global car manufacturer and robot-assisted work processes.

Visit the AUTOMOTIVE HUNGARY exhibition, which allows you to keep contact with your existing customers, meet new potential clients, recruit labour force, assess your competition, identify new sales channels and market opportunities as well as get an insight into the current and future trends. n

General information: • Visitor entry: Gate III • opening hours: 16-18 october 2019 – 9.00 – 17.00 • Visitor parking: P5 internal parking lot

For free entry, register here: http://automotivexpo.hu/en/industryeurope