The International Grands Prix

for Automotive Innovation



EQUIP AUTO Paris will celebrate 40 years of the International Grands Prix for automotive innovation during the anniversary edition, which will take place from October 14 to 18, 2025.

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A major event at the show, the EQUIP AUTO International Grands Prix for Automotive Innovation aims 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 in 2022, exhibitors had the opportunity to compete among the 7 categories proposed.
 

The 2022 International Grands Prix for automotive innovation

 

The 7 categories of the Grands Prix

  • 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
  
  
 
Grands Prix Winners

On October 19, 2022, the awards ceremony took place during the EQUIP AUTO gala evening.
Lauréat Carrosserie et peinture EQUIP AUTO 2022 - RESTORFX, Reconditionnement de vernis sans peinture

RESTORFX

Paint-free topcoat reconditioning

Category: Bodywork and paintwork
 
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Lauréat développement durable et économie circulaire EQUIP AUTO 2022 - SKF FRANCE, Roulement imprimé en 3D

SKF FRANCE

3D printed bearing
 
Category: Sustainable development and circular economy category
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Lauréat Équipements de première monte et pneumatiques - AISIN EUROPE SA, eAxle

AISIN EUROPE SA

eAxle

Category: Original equipment and tyres
 
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Lauréat Outillage et équipement de garage EQUIP AUTO 2022 - HELLA, MEGA MACS X + Module MT-HV

HELLA

MEGA MACS X + Module MT-HV

Category: Garage tooling and equipment 
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Lauréat Lubrifiants, produits d'entretien, lavage et aires de service - MECACYL INT – RIMA PERSYN, machine de distribution de vrac produits d’entretien écologique

MECACYL INT – RIMA PERSYN

Bulk dispensing machine for eco-friendly cleaning products

Category: Lubricants, vehicle care products, washing, roadside services category
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Lauréat Solutions digitales, informatique, connectivité et mobilité - ROBERT BOSCH, Secure Diagnostic Access (SDA)

ROBERT BOSCH

Secure Diagnostic Access (SDA)

Category: Digital solutions, IT, connectivity and mobility
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Lauréat Pièces, équipements et composants pour l'après-vente - OSRAM LIGHTING, Night Breaker H7-Led

OSRAM LIGHTING

Night Breaker H7-Led

Category: Parts, equipment and components for aftersales 
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Gala evening and awards ceremony
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Discover the video of the EQUIP AUTO Paris 2022 gala evening with the exceptional participation of Bertrand Piccard, Explorer and Environmentalist.

Program:
  • Presentation of the International Grands Prix for automative innovation awards
  • Presentation of the special awards
  • Keyros Fund prize-giving ceremony
  
 
  
 
The Grands Prix shortlisted candidates

107 applications were received for the 2022 edition of the Grands Prix. Among these applications, 30 candidates were shortlisted in the various categories.
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

  • ACCOR LUBRIFIANTS, ECOBOX 5L
  • BREMBO (under embargo, to be unveiled on 14 September)
  • SKF FRANCE, 3D printed bearing
  • TECHNIFAP, FCM 5000
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
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
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
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
  
  
 
Logo du Coup de Coeur des Grands Prix EQUIP AUTO 2022
The special awards

Organised under the patronage of the French Association of technical and business journalists (AJTE), the “Special Awards” made by the association’s journalists, aims 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 Technologie

Conti.Re Tex for tyres

MAHA

Triple Safety MaStar car lift
  
 
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