From November 3 to 5, 2026, ELiX exhibited at AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) in Las Vegas, one of the largest trade shows for the automotive aftermarket worldwide. We presented on the Polish National Pavilion, booth V22032 at the Venetian Expo, Level 1, together with the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) and the Polish Automotive Group (PGM). It was our second consecutive year on the Polish pavilion at AAPEX.
Thank you for stopping by
To everyone who visited our stand: thank you. Our display carried a simple message, “Smell difference”, and many of you took the time to smell the difference for yourselves with our HIKARI and VIBEZ lines. We met customers and partners from around the world, and every conversation gives us a clearer picture of what different markets expect from car and home fragrance.
If we spoke at the booth, we would like to continue the conversation. If we missed each other in Las Vegas, it is not too late: contact us and tell us what you are looking for.
A national pavilion organized by PAIH
The Polish National Pavilion was organized by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) under the “Poland. Business Forward” brand, as part of PAIH’s Sectoral Program for the Promotion of the Automotive Industry. The program is run with the Ministry of Development and Technology under the project “Internationalization of SMEs – Brand HUB”, financed from the European Funds for a Modern Economy 2021–2027 Program (FENG), Measure 2.26.
In its pre-show announcement, PAIH listed 14 Polish companies presenting at AAPEX 2026, ELiX among them. A year earlier, at AAPEX 2025, ELiX exhibited on the PAIH stand at Caesars Forum (booth C84013).
Our thanks go to the PAIH team, in particular Dorota Szczytowicz, coordinator of the Brand HUB project for the automotive sector, for organizing the pavilion and supporting Polish exhibitors in Las Vegas.
Our association: the Polish Automotive Group
ELiX is a member of the Polish Automotive Group Association (Stowarzyszenie Polska Grupa Motoryzacyjna, PGM). Established in 2016, PGM brings together Polish manufacturers of automotive parts and components, as well as scientific and research units. Its purpose, in its own words, is “to create conditions conducive to the development of Polish enterprises in the automotive industry”. ELiX is listed among PGM members in the group of manufacturers of automotive parts and components.
PGM supports its members in four main areas:
- Business cooperation: study visits, mapping of competences, workshops and training, and joint stands at trade fairs.
- International promotion: participation in foreign trade missions, cooperation with foreign automotive clusters and cooperation with PAIH.
- Industry knowledge: analyses, studies, reports and rankings on the Polish automotive industry.
- Representation: PGM is a member of the Automotive Industry Development Team at the Ministry of Development.
PGM also coordinates the cluster of the same name, which holds the status of a Key National Cluster and the ECEI Silver Label for cluster management excellence. PGM belongs to the European Automotive Cluster Network (EACN) and APRA Europe. The association is led by Krzysztof Frelek, President of the Board, and Bartosz Mielecki is its Managing Director.
PGM in Las Vegas
At AAPEX 2026, Bartosz Mielecki served as industry expert on the Polish National Pavilion. Together with PAIH, he supported Polish exhibitors in meetings with international partners and shared his industry expertise on the stand. PGM presented its member companies exhibiting at the show, ELiX among them, on its LinkedIn page, as it did in 2025.
Thank you, Bartosz, and the whole PGM team for your support. For ELiX, PGM membership means a direct link to the Polish automotive industry and a strong partner in international promotion, as our joint presence in Las Vegas showed.
Why we returned to AAPEX
AAPEX brings together exhibitors and trade buyers from around the globe. For the 2026 edition, the organizers announced more than 2,500 exhibitors and around 45,000 professional attendees, as reported by PAIH. For ELiX, it is where we meet importers, distributors and retail buyers of car care and car fragrance products from many countries at once.
We work with these partners in two ways. Distributors can carry ELiX’s own brands. Retailers and brand owners can develop their own range through our private label and OEM/ODM manufacturing.
Media coverage
- PAIH: Polska motoryzacja wygrywa w Las Vegas. 14 firm znad Wisły na targach AAPEX (October 30, 2026, in Polish)
- Trade.gov.pl: Polish National Stand at AAPEX 2026 trade show
- Aftermarket Intel: Polish firms target North American aftermarket at AAPEX (October 23, 2026)
- AAPEX 2026 exhibitor directory: Polish Investment and Trade Agency, booth V22032
About ELiX
ELiX is a European manufacturer of air fresheners, laundry fragrance and fine fragrance, founded in 1999 and based in Wrocław, Poland. ELiX is certified to BRCGS and ISO 22716 (GMP). Its own brands include ELiX, HIKARI and Amarella, and it manufactures private label and OEM/ODM products for retailers and brands. Learn more about ELiX.
Let’s continue the conversation
Met us in Las Vegas, or missed us at the booth? Tell us your market, the product category you are interested in and the volumes you have in mind. We will come back to you with a proposal.
Contact us →Looking for a specific route? Read about becoming an ELiX distributor or about our private label manufacturing.
