Gasgoo’s 1st Matchmaking Event was held in Shanghai on December 6th 2007. 20 global buyers including Renault, Ford, Chrysler, Canadian Tire, Autozone, WAI from ten countries and over 200 Chinese suppliers came to the event for business talks. As the largest retailer of auto parts and accessories in US, AUTOZONE commissioned TESTRITE China to attend this Matchmaking Event for fuel pumps, brake pads, alternators and starters.

Different from other auto parts sourcing fairs in China, Gasgoo Matchmaking Event is buyer oriented, which means Gasgoo invites suppliers according to buyers’ requirements. Considering of the purchasing needs of AUTOZONE, for each single product, the buyer can meet up to 10 candidate suppliers who specialize in the manufacturing of each commodity.

“ Traditionally, global buyers conduct sourcing businesses in China via their sourcing offices. On one hand, they have a database on a huge number of suppliers; on the other hand, Chinese suppliers proactively contact them to seek business opportunities. Either way, the sourcing process is an expensive, lengthy and increasingly complex process that stretches the financial and manpower resources of a buyer. To ameliorate the situation, more and more global OEMs, Tier I, Tier II suppliers and Aftermarket Buyers have turned to the third party like Gasgoo for help, ”said the sourcing manager of TESTRITE

“Gasgoo has prescreened each candidate and assured that unqualified candidates are excluded from the matchmaking process. So all the suppliers we talked with at the event are well matched. We only need to compare these suppliers and select the best matched supplier for each product. This has greatly reduced our sourcing time and made our China sourcing work more efficient and fulfilling “said the sourcing manager of TESTRITE. It is also revealed that the attendance of Gasgoo Matchmaking Event is a preparation for AUTOZONE China sourcing in 2008

In 2008, Gasgoo will organize 4 more Matchmaking Events respectively in Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai and Beijing .More buyers and suppliers will be invited to the events.