Australia’s largest education led automotive convention, Autocare 2023, will take place on June 9/10 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
It is an aftermarket training and networking event for automotive technicians and business managers.
Autocare organisers promise to arm attendees with skills and insights to ensure their success in 2023 and beyond. Sector issues will be tackled head-on, thanks to a line-up of industry experts.
Autocare will kick off with a session titled ‘The Automotive Aftermarket – 2023 And Beyond’. This will provide an overview of global and industry trends, and what they mean for business now and into the future.
Themes of this discussion will include the right to repair, the ZLEV evolution, industry regulation, the pace of vehicle technological change and the skills shortage.
This keynote address will be led by: Stuart Charity, CEO – AAAA, David Fraser, Group CEO – Capricorn Society, Rod Camm, CEO – MTAQ and Wayne Bryant, CEO Automotive Division – GPC Asia Pacific.
“The automotive industry is changing at unprecedented speed, and we need to keep abreast of it. Autocare is specifically designed to address the challenges and opportunities in front of us by bringing together industry leaders to share their expertise,” Charity says.
“The first session will be a great way to launch into Autocare by providing inspiring and meaningful insights about the future of the aftermarket and helping attendees to create robust and agile plans for their career and business.”
The themes of this opening session provide an entrée to the broad two-day education program, split across a dedicated Technical Program and a Workshop Management Program.
The Workshop Management Program has been designed to provide business managers and owners with topics that will help boost business productivity, sustainability, and success.
Subjects include attracting and retaining talent, customer service best practices, relationship building, digital marketing, cyber-security, mastering difficult conversations, business planning and environmental sustainability.
The Technical Training Program has been designed to offer technicians and apprentices comprehensive education on sought-after technical subjects. Sessions cover hybrid and EV service, safety and diagnosis, pass thru technology, oscilloscopes, sensor and component testing, EGR systems, fuel injection systems, exhaust aftertreatment, diesel specific diagnostics and more.
A Trade Show with more than 100 of Australian companies, a demonstration stage and networking happy hour will complement the training programs.
“Autocare is a unique training opportunity. Nowhere else will you be able to learn from such a huge collection of industry experts, on such a program of valuable topics. Technicians and business owners alike can’t afford to miss Autocare 2023,” Charity says.
