Sri Lankan manufacturers exhibit at Automechanika Dubai 2019

A number of Sri Lankan manufacturers have exhibited at the Automechanika Dubai 2019 trade fair this month.

In a media release issued by the Pakistan-based agency Messe Frankfurt SP, it was stated that the automotive industry is expected to accelerate by improving economic conditions. In addition to positive economic trends, industry demand has been lifted by significant improvements.

Damith Weerathunga, Senior ManagerExports of Associated CEAT was happy with the fair as he said that it’s worth attending the fair, and they have already planned to appear next year also. This is one of the best platforms to meet a number of buyers at one place.

Automechanika Dubai aims to raise the bar in the products, equipment and services available for the automotive aftermarket in the wider West Asian region by bringing international manufacturers and suppliers together with regional distributors and buyers, the release said.

There were 1,880 exhibitors from 63 countries who showcased their innovations related to auto industry and hosted around 32,000 trade visitors in the 2019 edition.

Automechanika Dubai had 23 international pavilions including Japan, France, Germany, US, UAE and UK, etc.

Associated Ceat & Global Rubber Industries had participated in the Reifen Zone of Automechanika Dubai 2019. Reifen Zone is specifically a tyre related zone.

Altogether 50 visitors from Sri Lanka had visited the fair, which clearly shows the importance of this fair in the Auto Sector, the release added. The next Automechanika Dubai will be in June 2020.