Automechanika Frankfurt, the leading trade fair for the automotive industry, is cooperating with the trade journal "kfz-betrieb" as part of the Würzburg Bodywork and Damage Days. The trade fair is thus the official partner of the specialist congress for body repair & damage management, which will take place for the first time with an expanded concept on April 4 and 5, 2014 at the Vogel Convention Center in Würzburg. In return, the event's traditional expert meeting will be held for the first time on September 16, 2014 as part of Automechanika in Frankfurt am Main.



Over 400 participants are expected to attend the Würzburg Bodywork and Damage Days this year. 40 exhibitors will present themselves at the accompanying trade exhibition. At the Claims Day on April 4, 2014, experts, lawyers, insurance companies and body and paint stores will give presentations on the legal basis and its impact on industry partners based on key technical topics. The Bodywork and Paint Day on April 5, 2014 is an open forum for all workshops that offer bodywork and paint repairs.



The traditional expert meeting of the Würzburg Bodywork and Damage Days will take place for the first time this year as part of Automechanika on September 16, 2014 in Frankfurt am Main. Experts from the industry will meet here to discuss the future of body repair.



The Würzburg Bodywork and Damage Days will take place on

April 4/5, 2014 at the Vogel Convention Center, Würzburg



The expert meeting will take place on

September 16, 2014 at the Automechanika, Frankfurt am Main



The entire program as well as all speakers, presentations and registration at karosserie-schadenstage.de



Accreditation for journalists at heidelinde.gutowski@vogel.de



Automechanika Frankfurt, the leading international trade fair for the automotive industry, offers trade visitors a unique range of products in the fields of automotive parts, workshop and filling station equipment, IT and management, vehicle washing, accessories and tuning. Last year's event attracted 4,597 exhibitors from 74 countries and around 147,715 visitors from 176 countries (66,947 from Germany, 80,768 from abroad). This year, the trade fair is further expanding the topic of further training in the body and paint sector. Visitors to Automechanika who already work in an automotive profession can register in advance for a total of eleven workshops. The sponsors include companies such as Robert Bosch, Beissbarth, BASF Coatings/Glasurit, L-Tec, Sehon, Festool, Carbon, Henkel, Audatex, Car-O-Liner, BMW, Car-o-Liner, Vosschemie GmbH and Wieländer + Schill. In terms of content, the focus will be on current areas of the accident repair process such as computerized damage calculation, exterior and dent removal, straightening bench work, joining methods, painting, body repair on a BMW i3 and electrics/electronics and chassis diagnostics. On Friday and Saturday, some of the exhibitors at Automechanika will be offering exciting activities for the workshop audience under the motto "Automechanika Workshop Days", a campaign organized by VREI e.V. with its member companies. More information, including on an exciting sculpture competition, will soon be available at: www.automechanika-werkstatt-tage.de



"kfz-betrieb" is the most widely read trade magazine in the automotive industry and has been informing the automotive trade and service sector for over 100 years. "kfz-betrieb" is the official organ of the German Motor Trade (ZDK), the professional lobby for around 38,000 car dealerships and workshops. News from the entire automotive industry is available at www.kfz-betrieb.de and in the daily newsletter. The parent company Vogel Business Media is one of the leading German providers of specialist information with 100+ trade journals, 100+ web portals, 100+ business events as well as numerous mobile offerings and international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The company celebrated its 120th birthday in 2011.