2012 Taipei AMPA, AutoTronics Taipei Set Exhibitor, Foreign Buyer Records

Taipei, April 23, 2012 (CENS)--The 2012 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), held in Taiwan April 11-14, set records for exhibitor number, according to show organizer Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

More than 45,000 global visitors attended the two shows, including 6,027 foreign buyers from 126 nations, with the top-five buyer nations being Japan, China, the U.S., Malaysia and South Korea. Buyers from Japan rose 30% year-on-year (YoY) to show improved purchase willingness after the massive earthquake and tsunami, TAITRA said.

With the added TWTC Exhibition Hall 1, the bigger venue this year allowed Taipei AMPA and AutoTronics Taipei to host 1,052 exhibitors utilizing 2,841 booths, a 5% increase over last year. Almost all major players on the island were present, such as TYC, DEPO, Eagle Eyes, Gordon, Just Top, Sonar, Sirius, NHC, Mobiletron, TTE, E-Lead and Whetron.

There were also 167 overseas exhibitors from 11 countries using 196 booths, including companies from mainly the U.S., Germany, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and China.

Two other vehicle-related shows, the 2012 Taiwan International Motorcycle Show (Motorcycle Taiwan) and Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan), staged April 12- 15 in TWTC Exhibition Hall I, saw about 1,400 exhibitors using 3,540 booths, TAITRA said.

Besides keeping the usual categories of Auto Parts, Auto Accessories, Repair & Maintenance, Automobile Electronic Products, and Automobile Electronic Components & Parts, this year's event also offered four new areas, namely Tuning & Restyling, Engine Parts, Chassis Systems and Automobile Frames & Parts.

Cheng Fu-hsiong, Vice Chairman of the Taiwan Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), pointed out that Taiwan's automotive-electronics production value totaled about NT$103 billion (US$3.4 billion) in 2011, and the figure is expected to rapidly grow to NT$300 billion (US$10 billion) in 2014 or 2015 thanks to the island's comprehensive supply chains.