Be it electromobility, mobility services, autonomous driving or intelligent software for workshops and car dealerships, manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive aftermarket have a wealth of new products and innovations on tap for the upcoming Automechanika Frankfurt. Products that are particularly notable are honoured with the coveted Innovation Awards. The 2022 event also features a new awards concept. Olaf Mußhoff, Director of Automechanika Frankfurt, explained: “In times of radical change, innovations are more important than ever. That is why we will be doing even more this year to highlight the products and solutions that are submitted – not only during the trade fair itself, but also in the run-up to the event. We have also adapted the categories in keeping with the latest developments in the automotive aftermarket."
New categories
Digitalisation, networking, sustainability, electromobility and other alternative fuels are megatrends that have long since arrived in the automotive aftermarket. Innovative products and solutions can be expected not only in electromobility and other alternative drive systems, but also in in the area of data and connectivity – including for commercial vehicles.
That is why the new ‘Innovation4Mobility’ showcase will be making its debut alongside the Innovation Awards. Here, industry, science and start-ups present their solutions for networked vehicles and climate-neutral mobility in tech talks, networking sessions and product showcases, including with the award-winning submissions from the Automechanika Innovation Awards.
This year’s exhibitors can submit their innovations in nine categories: E-Mobility, Data & Connectivity, Workshop & Service Solutions, Parts & Technology Solutions, Body & Paint, Car Wash & Care, Accessories & Customizing, Commercial Vehicles, and Motorcycle.
International panel of experts
The submitted products are examined and evaluated by an independent panel of experts. This year’s panel has been expanded to include international aftermarket experts, including representatives from the industry, retail and associations such as AAAA, IBIS, MEMA, RMI etc. Submissions for the Automechanika Innovation Awards will be accepted until 30 April 2022. Further details on the application are available online at innovation-award.automechanika.com.
Products will be evaluated according to the following criteria: degree of innovation, excellence of the solution, functionality, user-friendliness, user benefit, cost effectiveness, relevance to the aftermarket, safety, durability, and quality – as well as contributions to climate protection, environmental protection, resource conservation and sustainability.
Awards ceremony
The exclusive awards ceremony will be held on the first day of the trade fair, 13 September 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
Shining a spotlight on innovations
To generate even more publicity for the innovations submitted, this year’s award will be conferred in three classes for each category: ‘Nominee’ for those products and solutions nominated for an award, ‘Finalist’ for second- to fifth-place finishers in each category, and ‘Winner’ for the top product in each category. The finalists and winners of the Innovation Awards will be showcased for the media, with the winners and their innovations being suitably honoured at the awards ceremony.
The next Automechanika will take place from 13 to 17 September 2022 in Frankfurt.
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Background information on Messe Frankfurt
The Messe Frankfurt Group is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. The Group employs approximately 2,300* people at its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and in 30 subsidiaries around the world. In 2021, the company had to contend with the challenges posed by the pandemic for the second consecutive year. Annual sales will be approximately €140* million after having been as high as €736 million in 2019 before the pandemic. Even in difficult times caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we are globally networked with our industry sectors. We have close ties with our industry sectors and serve our customers’ business interests efficiently within the framework of our Fairs & Events, Locations and Services business fields. One of the Group’s key USPs is its closely knit global sales network, which extends throughout the world. Our comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. We are expanding our digital expertise with new business models. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent).
For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com
* Preliminary figures for 2021
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