News 2006

Booth at the IZB

This year GIF exhibited at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg, Germany. The Suppliers Fair announced a new record with a maximum mark of 45,000 visitors. During 3 days over 600 exhibitors from 24 nations presented worldwide trends and innovations of the automotive industry.

In addition to the partner country China the USA, India, Mexico and Brazil were represented for the first time. The 52 Chinese exhibitors were the center of interest during the exhibition days and they emphasised the significance of China as market and distributor for the automotive industry. Additionally a German-Chinese Automotive Supplier Conference made a special dedication to the advancement of the business relationships. Close to this conference an ambitious supporting programme with two more conferences and 170 lectures was established.

The collaborative booth with five more service providers located in Wolfsburg, presented the whole business activities, particularly Wolfsburg's core competence powertrain testing. Concrete project inquiries and intensive discussions with decision makers of both the suppliers and the OEM made the appearance a success.