{"id":18023,"date":"2019-09-18T08:37:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T06:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=18023"},"modified":"2019-09-18T08:44:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T06:44:01","slug":"automechanika-johannesburg-starts-today-free-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/18\/automechanika-johannesburg-starts-today-free-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Automechanika Johannesburg  starts today &#8211; free entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commencing today, until Saturday 21st September, is <a href=\"https:\/\/automechanika.za.messefrankfurt.com\/johannesburg\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">Automechanika Johannesburg<\/a> &#8211; and the entry is free. It is being held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Corner Nasrec &amp; Randshow Roads, Johannesburg, 2091. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.za\/maps\/place\/Johannesburg+Expo+Centre\/@-26.242914,27.9751694,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1e95090567ca9dfb:0x16172e73324b9618!8m2!3d-26.244772!4d27.981834\" target=\"_blank\">Map for the event<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Of course Victron Energy, Southern Africa, are exhibiting. If you are in the area why not drop in to Hall 5, Stand F05 and have a chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/16\/victron-energy-people-who-is-andre-du-rand\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andre du Rand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/28\/victron-energy-people-who-is-gerrit-tromp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gerrit Tromp<\/a>, who will be <span lang=\"EN-ZA\">joined by Victron Automotive Distributors and authorised installers on the stand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also told there will be a brand new Victron product on display for the first time in the world and this product range is a &#8216;Big One&#8217;, that all Automotive customers have been asking about. I don&#8217;t know what it is yet &#8211; but if you visit the show do let me know!<\/p>\n<h3>About Automechanika Johannesburg<\/h3>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s Leading International Trade Fair for the Automotive Industry targeting Trade Visitors from the Sub-Saharan Region.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the global Automechanika network of automotive trade fairs worldwide, Automechanika Johannesburg is the largest automotive trade fair and business platform on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring manufacturers from across the automotive sector, including: parts &amp; components, repair &amp; maintenance, electronics, accessories, car wash, care &amp; reconditioning, management &amp; digital solutions as well as tyres &amp; wheels, safari and off-road vehicles, Automechanika is the ultimate platform to source new products, view the latest technologies and meet new suppliers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automechanika.za.messefrankfurt.com\/johannesburg\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"full-size-image container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18037 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/Automechanika-Johannesburg_112565704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/Automechanika-Johannesburg_112565704.png 851w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/Automechanika-Johannesburg_112565704-750x278.png 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/Automechanika-Johannesburg_112565704-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/09\/Automechanika-Johannesburg_112565704-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Links<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VictronBluepower\/\" target=\"_blank\">Victron Energy, Southern Africa on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AutomechanikaSA\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Automechanika Johannesburg on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automechanika.za.messefrankfurt.com\/johannesburg\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">Automechanika Johannesburg Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/automechanikasa\" target=\"_blank\">Automechanika on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope you can make the show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>John Rushworth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commencing today, until Saturday 21st September, is Automechanika Johannesburg &#8211; and the entry is free. 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