Press conference in Istanbul
On May 26 and 27, 2025, Istanbul hosted a key stage in the international mobilization around EQUIP AUTO Paris 2025.
Istanbul – May 26-27 2025
On May 26 and 27, 2025, Istanbul hosted a key stage in the international mobilization around EQUIP AUTO Paris 2025, which will celebrate its 50ᵉ anniversary from October 14 to 18 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Organized in partnership with major players in the Turkish and European automotive industry, this sequence illustrated the collective momentum driving the sector in the run-up to this not-to-be-missed event.
As early as May 26, the delegations met for a dinner attended by representatives of ALZ GRUP, the Turkish association OSS (with its president Ali Özçete, and its general secretary Emirhan Silahtaroğlu – CEO of the Silkar Endaş group and Mr. Orçun İSTANBULLUOĞLU – general coordinator) CİHAT ALAGOZ – CEO of ALZ GRUP, as well as the EQUIP AUTO and Promosalons Turkey team.
EQUIP AUTO press conference
On May 27, the Opera Room of the prestigious Hotel The Marmara Taksim hosted the official press conference. After an introduction by Claude Cham, President of EQUIP’AUTO SAS, Philippe Baudin and Aurélie Jouve presented the main themes and new features of the anniversary edition in Paris:
- Major innovations for the automotive aftermarket
- Commitments to sustainable mobility and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Networking and business opportunities for Turkish and international professionals
Exchanges and perspectives
The morning continued with a question-and-answer session, interviews and reports, enabling the media and participants to gain a better understanding of the challenges and international scope of the show.
This event in Istanbul is part of EQUIP AUTO’s strategy to unite professionals from all over the EMEA region around the major challenges facing the automotive industry: innovation, energy transition, digitalization and sustainable development.
