Oct. 11, 2012 – Voting is now open for entries into the AAPEX 2012 Product Showcase. All buyers, who are pre-registered to attend AAPEX, are allowed to vote on the entries that are broken down into 13 different categories.
Voting takes place in the 2012 AAPEX Product Extra publication and buyers will have until Oct. 24 to vote for their favorite products. The winning entries will be announced during AAPEX, slated for Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.
This is the second year pre-registered AAPEX buyers can determine the winning entries in the Product Showcase. In 2011, more than 3,600 votes were cast for products in the showcase.
Pre-registered buyers who are eligible to vote have been sent voting instructions and a link to the AAPEX Product Extra publication. When they vote, buyers will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift card.
This year’s product categories are: Accessories, Automotive Lighting, Business Tools, Chemical, Lubricant & Filter, Electrical, General Merchandise, Hard Parts, Innovation, Mobile Electronics, Paint, Body and Equipment, Safety, Tires and Wheels, and Tools and Equipment.
In addition to pre-registered buyers, more than 63,000 automotive aftermarket professionals will receive the electronic version of the Product Extra publication. A printed version of the publication will be sent with the October issue of Aftermarket Business and additional copies will be distributed during AAPEX.
All entries in the 2012 Product Showcase also will be on display at AAPEX.