A national modifications summit has been created to protect the future of aftermarket manufacturers.
Taking place at Autocare on June 9 in Brisbane, the inaugural National Light Vehicle Modifications Summit is a new initiative for the aftermarket to collaborate and influence national vehicle standards.
The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) says the one-day summit format will bring together aftermarket leaders, business owners, product developers, entrepreneurs and regulators.
Australian aftermarket manufacturers are renowned for products, technology and parts that improve upon a vehicle’s capability and performance. Although aftermarket product developers produce high quality, safe, and compliant modifications, navigating Federal and individual state and territory regulations to ensure compliance can be challenging, and restrictive.
“The new National Light Vehicle Modifications Summit will be a crucial step for our industry to come together and engage with regulators, understand what they are worried about, and work together toward best practice solutions,” AAAA chief executive Stuart Charity says.
“If we can lead the conversations to regulate our industry, we can control our destiny. This summit will be a big part of these efforts.”
Creating the Summit was the next logical step for the AAAA, after its success in forming the Gross Combination Mass (GCM) technical working group and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technical working group. These two groups, with regulator involvement have yielded positive results for aftermarket product manufacturers according to the AAAA.
“If you work in the vehicle modification space, want to understand what regulators are thinking, and contribute to the discussion on important topics including GCM, ADAS, EV and more, this is a must-attend summit,” Charity says.
The summit will run alongside Autocare’s Technical Training Program for technicians, and Workshop Management Program for business owners.
These programs are led by the largest collection of industry experts yet assembled in Australia. A feature-packed Trade Show with more than 100 of Australia’s best brands and networking event will complement the training programs.
Reserve a place at the National Light Vehicle Modifications Summit at www.autocare.org.au/modsummit.
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