Salon EQUIP AUTO Paris - Les Grands Prix

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.

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.