The International Grands Prix

for Automotive Innovation

A major event at the show, the EQUIP AUTO International Grands Prix for Automotive Innovation had aim to select and reward the most innovative concepts, products and services from EQUIP AUTO exhibitors and to promote emerging technologies in the automotive after-sales sector.

For this 18th edition of the EQUIP AUTO International Automotive Innovation Awards, exhibitors had the opportunity to compete among the 7 categories proposed.

The 7 categories of the 2022 International Grands Prix for Automotive Innovation

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  • Bodywork and paintwork
  • Lubricants, vehicle care products, washing, roadside services
  • Original equipment and tyres
  • Parts, equipment and components for after-sales
  • Garage tooling and equipment
  • Digital solutions, IT, connectivity and mobility
  • Sustainable development and circular economy

7 winners

19 October: Awards ceremony during the EQUIP AUTO gala evening

RESTORFX, Paint-free topcoat reconditioning

  • Bodywork and paintwork
Interview

SKF FRANCE, 3D printed bearing

  • Sustainable development and circular economy category
Interview

AISIN EUROPE SA, eAxle

  • Original equipment and tyres
Interview

MECACYL INT – RIMA PERSYN, Bulk dispensing machine for eco-friendly cleaning products

  • Lubricants, vehicle care products, washing, roadside services category
Interview

HELLA, MEGA MACS X + Module MT-HV

  • Garage tooling and equipment 
Interview

OSRAM LIGHTING, Night Breaker H7-Led

  • Parts, equipment and components for aftersales 
Interview

ROBERT BOSCH, Secure Diagnostic Access (SDA)

  • Digital solutions, IT, connectivity and mobility
Interview

Gala evening

Awards ceremony
Vidéo

Gala evening

With the exceptional participation of Bertrand Piccard, Explorer and Environmentalist

107 applications

30 shortlisted

Bodywork equipment and paint

  • ANEST IWATA FRANCE, WS400 LS400 Série 2
  • ITALCAN SARL, Cabine Spirit
  • RESTORFX, Polymimetic Surface Regeneration
  • TELWIN, Battery Puller

Sustainable development and circular economy (new category)

  • ACCOR LUBRIFIANTS, ECOBOX 5L
  • BREMBO (under embargo, to be unveiled on 14 September)
  • SKF FRANCE, 3D printed bearing
  • TECHNIFAP, FCM 5000

Original equipment manufacturers and tyres

  • AISIN EUROPE SA for BluE Nexus, eAxle
  • NTN EUROPE, SNR, Sustainable strut bearing
  • ONE-TOO, Moment Alpha By One-Too, Wifi Torque and Angle Wrench
  • PREDICTIVEDATASCIENCE, Personalized Car Quality Safety Predictor

Lubricants, maintenance products, washing and service areas

  • 360 WASH FRANCE, Robot 360 Wash France
  • KARCHER, Puzzi 9/1 Bp Pack
  • MECACYL INT – RIMA PERSYN, Bulk distribution machine for ecological cleaning products
  • XENUM NV/SA, ADMAX AdBlue® ADDITIVE

Garage tools and equipment

  • AUTEL FRANCE, ADAS IA900WA
  • CAPELEC, CAP3070
  • FLEXFUEL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, HyCarbon Connect
  • HELLA, MEGA MACS X + MT-HV Module
  • MAHLE AFTERMARKET, Tech PRO® E-Scan function
  • VBSA, Terminator 2

Parts, equipment and components for after-sales

  • BREMBO, Beyond EV Kit
  • CARMOOV ENERGY, ESR kit
  • FLEXFUEL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, Smart Ethanol conversion kit
  • OSRAM LIGHTING, Night Breaker H7-Led

Digital solutions, IT, connectivity and mobility

  • DAF CONSEIL, Reparelec
  • LOCOMOTIVE, Artificial intelligence enhanced customer relation management platform
  • ROBERT BOSCH, Secure Diagnostic Access
  • TCHEK, Alto AI

Coup de cœur

Organised under the patronage of the French Association of technical and business journalists (AJTE) as part of EQUIP AUTO Paris’ International Grands Prix for Automotive Innovation, the “Special Awards” made by the association’s journalists, aim to discover products or services deemed to be innovative from among: 
  • Exhibitors at EQUIP AUTO Paris 2022;
  • Products or services that were not entered for the 2022  EQUIP AUTO Paris IGPAI;
  • Products and services launched on the market at most a year before the opening date of the show. 

Spotted at the show by AJTE, Chimirec Développement, Continental France SAS and Maha France are the lucky winners of this edition and as a result received a special award from Romain Thirion, president of ATJE, at the EQUIP AUTO Paris gala evening held on Wednesday 19 October.

CHIMIREC Roll'Absorb

CONTINENTAL Conti.Re Tex technology for tyres

MAHA Triple Safety MaStar car lift

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