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January 2012
Pre-Automechanika St. Petersburg
fringe program to woo visitors
The Association of European
Businesses in Russia (AEB), the
strategic partner of Messe Frankfurt
RUS, will provide consulting sup-
port for organising the extensive
fringe program and carry out full in-
formation support of Automechan-
ika St. Petersburg 2012. The fringe
program will give a full insight into
the current condition of the automo-
tive industry and cover such topical
issues as the latest trends in the Rus-
sian automotive industry, supplier
market development, investment
opportunities in the Russian region,
legal framework of the automotive
component industry, standardization
and logistics in automotive supply
chains and the Russian aftersales
market.
Experts estimate the market vol-
ume of automotive components and
spare parts at $900 million for the
St. Petersburg region. The average
annual market growth is 17-22 per
cent, which makes the region the
largest and most promising in Rus-
sia. The Russian market volume
amounted in 30.2 million units in
2010. At the moment 80 per cent of
automotive component producers
are focused on the secondary mar-
ket and 20 per cent on the primary
market.
The biggest manufacturers of
automotive components and spare
parts in the Russian market are Lear,
Bosch and Federal Mogul. There are
270 domestic and around 50 foreign
manufacturers operating in the Rus-
sian market.
international
The main exhibition objective is
to market new products, services,
obtaining new business contacts
and participants in the produc-
tion and supply of automotive
components and spare parts,
equipment for the automotive in-
dustry and system maintenance
and service.