Industry Connects at AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST 2025 Automotive Services Show

3.24.25 – Last weekend, thousands of automotive and collision repair professionals most certainly proved that AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST® 2025 Automotive Services Show is where the industry connects!

Throughout the course of the NORTHEAST 2025 weekend (March 14-16), the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, NJ was packed with attendees eager to take in all the many attractions. Show goers swarmed the aisles of the MEC to eye industry innovations, filled the classrooms to learn from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable minds, competed for prizes in the Bodywork Bowl Collision Repair Skills Competition and connected with other industry professionals.

“The enthusiasm for this year’s show was just immeasurable,” boasts AASP/NJ President Ken Miller. “NORTHEAST 2025 marked the 48th year that AASP/NJ has put on our flagship event, and it’s amazing to see it grow more and more year after year. Next to SEMA, it is the second largest trade show of its kind. Automotive and collision repair professionals from all over know this is the place to be every March to experience everything they can in order to stay current on fixing tomorrow’s vehicles.”

“It’s always great to see the industry come together at NORTHEAST, and this year was no exception,” relays Alicia Figurelli, senior vice president of Thomas Greco Publishing, event managers for NORTHEAST. “We work hard all year to make sure each NORTHEAST is an improvement upon the last, and the engagement we saw this year from all stakeholders – from our exhibitors and sponsors to the class attendees and professionals walking the floor – was invigorating. We look forward to building on the success of this year’s show to make NORTHEAST 2026 even bigger and better! Stay tuned!”

Multiple exhibitors shared their take on their experiences.

“It’s really the best bang for the buck of all the trade shows,” offered Brian Evces of returning Education Sponsor AirPro Diagnostics. “NORTHEAST is one of our favorite shows. The turnout is always really good. It’s really a buyer’s crowd as you get a lot of people who are the decision makers looking to add certain equipment to their shops or business. We love being here to support the show and its educational component.”

Media Sponsor INDASA USA is another eager participant of NORTHEAST every year. “We love this show!” declares Bill Nagel of the Fairfield-based company. “It is one of the best ROIs in a trade show.”

Rob Snyder of Matthew’s Auto Supplies (Gold Show Sponsor) was proud to have the company return for a third year in a row. “We love to support AASP/NJ’s show. We have a strong hold over New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We love coming here to share our knowledge on things that we like to bring to the shops from our consulting side and then obviously new equipment, paint, material products and all the services we provide to all our shops. It’s been a great year, and we really appreciate the opportunity to be involved as a Gold Sponsor. We look forward to next year!”

AASP/NJ thanks the generous sponsors who supported NORTHEAST 2025: BASF (Platinum Show Sponsor); Matthew’s Auto Supplies, Reliable Automotive Equipment (Gold Show Sponsors); INDASA USA (Media Sponsor); AirPro Diagnostics (Education Sponsor); GYS/Innovative CRTE (Lanyard Sponsor); AkzoNobel, Alloy Wheel Repair and I-CAR (Silver Show Sponsors).

Plans are already underway for NORTHEAST 2026 set for March 20, 21 and 22, 2026 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ. Be sure to visit aaspnjnortheast.com for details once they become available.

Check out the full recap on NORTHEAST 2025 in the April edition of New Jersey Automotive, available soon via grecopublishing.com. For more information about AASP/NJ, visit aaspnj.org.