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The Africa Automotive Show will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire as part of the 3rd Intra African Trade Fair (IATF2023) from November 21-27, 2023, the organisers have announced.
As the vision for automotive industrialisation and growth of Africa materialises, the Africa Automotive Show is the ideal platform for all role-players in the automotive value chain to connect from across the continent and globally.
“The aim is for the Africa Automotive Show to be the single most important
trade and business development gathering for all automotive role-players, from
raw material suppliers, vehicle and component manufacturers, dealers,
importers, aftermarket parts manufacturers and suppliers as well as those from
the financial and allied industries – from all parts of the continent,’’ says Africa
Automotive Show Director, Andrew Binning.
Binning said the Africa Automotive Show – hosted by the African Association of
Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) – is a key activity of the cross-sectoral
IATF2023 and would include a dedicated automotive exhibition, a high-level
conference and match-making meetings.
“As the event is focussed on trade and partnerships promoting the
development of regional automotive value-chains, participants representing all
aspects of the automotive value-chain will be attending the week-long event in
Cote d’Ivoire next year. ” Binning said.
IATF2023, hosted by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in
collaboration with the African Union and AfCFTA is anticipated to draw 35 000
visitors from 75 countries and 1600 exhibitors to conclude around $43bn in
trade and investment deals.
The African Automotive Show as part of IATF2023 will provide “a unique and
valuable platform for businesses to access an integrated African market of over
1.3 billion people with a GDP of over US$3.5 trillion created under the African
Continental Free Trade Area,” Binning said.
CEO of AAAM, Dave Coffey, said “Cote d’Ivoire and the West African region
provides an excellent and relevant location for this edition of “Africa’s premier
automotive show.
“We believe the Africa Automotive Show is well timed as the automotive
industry is gaining traction in Africa where we will see trading of vehicles
between assembly hubs across the continent supported by the development of
regional value chains.
”Cote d’Ivoire are currently developing their competitive automotive value proposition that will have profound economic benefits for the country and region in the medium and long term. In collaboration with Ghana and other countries in West Africa that develop their sustainable automotive niche, this will drive scale and real industrialisation.”
AAAM
AAAM is an Automotive Association focused on the automotive industrialisation and growth of Africa whilst aligning global players with an interest in the African continent. AAAM develops automotive frameworks and winning strategies that will benefit the continent from an economic perspective whilst driving the automotive industrial agenda. It consults on national and inter-regional trade
policies to support regional industrialisation plays.
Its mission is to create sustainable and affordable mobility solutions, facilitate linkages and develop regional automotive value chains whilst promoting production and trade within and external to the AfCFTA. AAAM also supports the finding of funding accessibility for the industry & consumers.
