Salon EQUIP AUTO Paris - Les Grands Prix

EQUIP AUTO celebrates 40 years of the International Grands Prix de l'Innovation Automobile in 2025, with a jury of nearly 100 French and international journalists from 25 countries.

The 8 categories of the awards:

Bodywork, auto glass and paintwork
Lubricants, vehicle care products, washing, roadside services
Original equipment
Tyres: products and solutions
Parts, equipment and components for after-sales
Garage tooling and equipment
Digital solutions and connectivity
Energy transition, sustainable development and circular economy
RSE special award

Submission of applications

Applications can be submitted from the opening of the platform on April 7 to June 6 included.
Board meeting to validate applications : June 27

Pre-selection and vote

Pre-selection vote by French and international jury: June 30 to July 9
Products presentation by the exhibitors to the jury: September 8
Final vote by the jury members: September 8 to 14

Awards ceremony

The awards ceremony will take place during the show on October 15. The ceremony will be open to all exhibitors and visitors to discover and congratulate the winners together.

The 7 categories of the Grands Prix

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.

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.

RESTORFX

Paint-free topcoat reconditioning

Category: Bodywork and paintwork

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SKF FRANCE

3D printed bearing

Category: Sustainable development and circular economy category

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AISIN EUROPE SA

eAxle

Category: Original equipment and tyres

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HELLA

MEGA MACS X + Module MT-HV

Category: Garage tooling and equipment

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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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ROBERT BOSCH

Secure Diagnostic Access (SDA)

Category: Digital solutions, IT, connectivity and mobility

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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

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.