Trade Show Information

Dates

7th - 9th October 10h00 - 18h00
10th October 09h00 - 13h00

Venue

Moffet on Main Lifestyle Centre
(Corner of Main Road & William Moffat)
Port Elizabeth
South Africa

GPS Co-ordinates as follows: S 33.952603’ E 25.555658’

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Register to Participate

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Participants Manual

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Term and Conditions

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The region is home to VWSA, General Motors SA, Mercedes & Ford Engine plant (all of whom manufacture for both domestic and export markets) and one of the largest concentration of component manufacturers in Africa.

Booking Kit

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Activities at the South African Automotive Week

International Trade Show

The Exhibition will consist of a key supplier / component Trade Show (Indoor) as well as a supporting OEM Trade Show and Motor Show (Indoor and outdoor). This will allow for interaction between buyers and suppliers as well as potential investors. Indoor Trade Show space will also be allocated to support services, government agencies and value-drivers targeting the promotion and investment in large automotive clusters including, Industrial Development Zones, Business & Logistics Parks, Commercial and Industrial Property, Transport infrastructure and Planning, Harbour Infrastructure and Container handling services.

Conference

The Conference & learning programme is aimed at providing delegates with new critical insight into developments, trends, opportunities, threats as well as influences (political, social, labour, skills, technological, financial) around doing business in the automotive sector in Africa, as well as showcasing manufacturing global best practices, including labour and skills development with a view to equipping African sup pliers .

Matchmaking Meetings

View the MATCHMAKING MEETINGS section if you wish to set up opportunities to meet with Industry Organisations.

The success of the appointments is dependant on the availability of the listed contact.

Networking Dinner

A high level networking opportunity hosted by the South African Ministry of Trade & Industry and the South African Automotive Industry and attended by World Industry leaders.

Delegates are invited to sign up for various tours and experience global tourist attractions and network with fellow delegates. The opening banquet and reception is an additional networking opportunity.

11 October 2009

Vision 2020 is it a fantasy or a reality?

The first morning of the SAAW conference saw four top auto industry players coming together to discuss Vision 2020 – is it a fantasy or a reality?

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11 October 2009

Boost for suppliers

Supplier development in the automotive industry has been given a R23,5-million boost through a partnership between the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) UNIDO.

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11 October 2009

Eastern Cape expertise on show

Eastern Cape expertise will be on show at the South African Automotive Week (SAAW), which takes place in Nelson Mandela Bay from Wednesday, October 6 to Saturday, October 10 in the Moffett-on-Main Retail Park, Port Elizabeth.

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11 October 2009

MEC promises government investment into crucial economic sectors

The second annual South African Automotive Week (SAAW) conference kicked off today, 07 October 2009 with assurances from the Eastern Province government that it would be making some strategic investments into the public and private sector in order to protect Eastern Cape industry and jobs during tough economic times.

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09 October 2009

Motor Industry needs help

South Africa’s motor industry needs help to survive – and solutions need to be found within the next two years, says National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) president David Powels.

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26 August 2009

Exclusive 2009 Endorsement of NAACAM

The South African Automotive Week - the only National Association of Automotive Component & Allied Manufacturers endorsed event for 2009

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31 July 2009

Economic Boost via SAAW

Automotive manufacturing hubs throughout South Africa stand to benefit from potential new investors who will be attending...

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22 July 2009

Focus on Partnerships

“The match-making is perhaps the most important service for international visitors – particularly those who have not been active in the South African and African auto industry before”.

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15 July 2009

New Venue SAAW

One of the province’s largest trade promotion initiatives - South African Automotive Week – has confirmed the Moffet on Main Lifestyle Centre in Walmer...

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31 May 2009

Auto industry Looking Beyond Present Crisis

Confidence in the future of the local automotive industry is proven by the unprecedented interest in the four-day trade show that forms part of the 2009 South African Automotive Week (SAAW)

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