Teams compete to win Automechanika Kuala Lumpur Mechanics Challenge



Eight teams from across Malaysia will compete against each other to win the prestigious Automechanika Kuala Lumpur Mechanics Challenge at the upcoming Automechanika Kuala Lumpur show which will take place from March 7 – 9  at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

 Automechanika Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s leading international trade fair for the automotive industry targeting trade visitors from ASEAN. It is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, in collaboration with the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and supported by Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) and 17 local and overseas organizations.



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Commenting on The Challenge Jason Cao, Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd says, “This popular event has been contested by workshop teams from all over Malaysia and it is a way of further promoting higher levels of competence, skill sets and quality service.”



The Automechanika Kuala Lumpur Mechanics Challenge is organized by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and co-organized by MAI, Department of Skills Development of Malaysia (JPK) and the Federation of Automobile Workshop Owners’ Association of Malaysia (FAOAM). The other supporters are the Automotive Technicians of Malaysia Society (ATOMS), the Federation of Engineering and Motor Parts Traders’ Association of Malaysia (FEMPTAM) and Persatuan Pengusaha Industri-Industri Bengkel Malaysia (PPIBM).
The event is sponsored by Shell Helix, MAZDA, Unipac and Stahlwille. 

Chia Uen Li, Cluster General Manager, Shell Lubricants SEA-South remarks, “Shell Helix is delighted to be associated with Automechanika Kuala Lumpur, which is one of the most established automotive tradeshows in the region. It provides a fantastic platform for us to showcase Shell Helix’s cutting edge Active Cleansing technology and to further strengthen our position as the most preferred passenger car motor oil brand in Malaysia and other key markets around the world.”



Eight teams have already been selected for the grand final taking place March 7-8. These workshop teams will have their vehicle, bench and component skills tested in a race against the clock. Each team must also take a written exam and any wrong answers will be converted into time demerits which are added to the team’s time for the “hands-on” mechanical section of the competition.
The winners will be presented with their cash, certificate and trophy awards on March 9 at the FAWOAM convention dinner.

Automechanika Kuala Lumpur is one of 12 Automechanika fairs held in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. For further information about Automechanika Kuala Lumpur, please visit www.automechanika-kl.com / www.automechanika.com or email: [email protected].

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