Automotive Electronics South China 2006 Roars into Action

SHENZHEN,Automotive Electronics South China 2006(AE South China 2006) will be held at August 29 – September 1. It is the only and dedicated international automotive electronics manufacturing event in South China. The four-day exhibition provides tailor-made solutions to the automotive manufacturing industry covering raw materials to finished products. Industry professionals will network and learn about the latest automotive electronics manufacturing technologies here.

Held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre,Automotive Electronics South China will bring together the leading players from Germany,UK,Italy,Japan,Singapore,Hong Kong and China under one roof. Indeed,the presence of 4,000 national and international professional visitors,including government officials,car manufacturers,subcontractors and experts from the automotive electronics industry underlines the importance of this yearly exhibition. Visitors will be able to network with representatives from highly esteemed companies such as Alfautomazione,Dragon Top Technology,TYCO,FISCHER,Sony TiMMs,Ceram Tec AG and JTAG Technologies.

Organized by Reed Exhibitions together with CCPIT Electronics and Information Industry Sub-council,AE South China is a part of EMT South China 2006,allows industry professionals the unique opportunity to look at a variety of specialised areas under the microscope.EMT South China 2006 features the fastest growing segments of electronics manufacturing industry including test & measurement,component manufacturing and electronics manufacturing services. The event will also run concurrently with Nepcon South China 2006,South China's largest international trade event for the SMT industry and Assembly Expo China 2006,the most comprehensive international assembly technology exhibition.

As local demand starts to drive the automobile market,manufacturers are looking to relocate their manufacturing plants to South China. In recent years,global automobile giants have realised the geographical importance of localising production to avoid high import costs whilst simultaneously capitalising on the ever-growing Chinese market. However,the manufacturers realise this is not the only factor to gain market share,in order to stay competitive,international heavyweights have invested heavily into the research and development of electronic parts to improve not only the performance of their automobiles,but also their safety and navigational equipment.

Needless to say,South China is quickly becoming an automobile electronics manufacturing hub. Since China's entry into the WTO,the auto-parts industry has grown year on year. Indeed,according to the eleventh five-year plan manufacturing capacity is expected to increase by 40% annually. Economic forecasters predict that by 2010,the turnover of the automobile industry will reach 70 billion US dollars. As the government begins to lay the foundations for a thriving auto parts industry in South China,domestic manufacturers,who in the past have lagged behind in this area,will be able to capitalise on this situation and seize greater market share.

Indeed,there will be a series of learning forums running alongside the event that will give buyers,government officials,automotive manufacturers and suppliers the opportunity to network and discuss some of the latest trends in sophisticated high performance automobiles.

China's Society of Automobile Engineers,which is comprised of voluntary automotive,scientific & technical personnel,will run a variety of workshops including China Automotive Factory Plan,Design & Equipment Manufacture International Forum & SAE-China Equipment Committee Inaugural Meeting that will give buyers and suppliers the opportunity to find key solutions to their problem.
Market leaders in automobile industry,such as Shanghai Automobile Industry Group,Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co.,Ltd,China FAW Group Corporation,The Fourth Design and Research Institute,MMI Planning & Engineering Institute IX,Harbin Hafei Motor Co.,Ltd. have already confirmed their attendance in the forum.

Whilst EDN China,will give engineers the opportunity to discuss key concerns,unveil some of the latest automobile technologies being developed on the factory floor and share their breakthrough research at a one-day conference. Some of the topics scheduled include – vehicle body control,automotive engine control systems,vehicle information entertainment system design and automobile electron development.