MOTORTEC 2025 innovation in the aftermarket sector

MOTORTEC 2025 will spotlight the aftermarket sector's R&D efforts through its Innovation Gallery and awards, which will be presented during a special ceremony on the event's opening day, 23 April, at 18:30 in the Auditorium of Hall 7. A panel of experts will select the most innovative products to be showcased in a dedicated area at the 17th MOTORTEC, the leading trade fair for the automotive industry and the aftermarket in Southern Europe. Organised by IFEMA MADRID, the event will take place from 23 to 26 April 2025.

The Innovation Gallery is backed by the Spanish Association of Automotive Suppliers (SERNAUTO), which, leveraging its expertise in the sector, has collaborated with the MOTORTEC team in strategically redefining these awards. SERNAUTO coordinates the Spanish Automotive and Mobility Technology Platform, ‘Move to Future,’ a forum that unites key stakeholders in the automotive and mobility innovation ecosystem in Spain. 

A professional jury, with extensive experience in the sector and a particular focus on Research, Development, and Innovation (R&D&I), has been appointed to select the winners of the Innovation Gallery Awards. These prestigious awards provide the chosen companies with a significant promotional opportunity. The jury will be responsible for selecting the ‘Awards’ and ‘Mentions’ across each category within the Innovation Gallery. Moreover, a special award will be presented for innovation in industrial vehicles.

Companies participating in MOTORTEC may submit up to two products per category from those on display at the event. Products entered the competition must have been launched after 1 July 2024. The Innovation Gallery Awards Jury will evaluate the following criteria: Degree of Innovation, Functionality (Installation and Use), Design, and Sustainability.

To ensure broad representation of various sub-sectors and products, the categories for company applications have been updated. For this year’s event, the following categories have been established: 

. Sustainable Mobility Solutions and Technologies (electric vehicles, hybrids, natural gas, hydrogen, etc.) and Circular Economy (remanufactured products, energy recovery, eco-design, circular materials, etc.).

. Electrical and Electronic Components: lighting, instrumentation, sensors, engine management systems, electrical equipment, control units, batteries, electrical accessories (air conditioning, infotainment, navigation), ADAS and cooperative systems.

. Mechanical Components: Innovations related to engines, transmissions, steering, suspension and any other mechanical element.

. Maintenance components: those that must be checked after a certain number of kilometres as part of the vehicle's preventive maintenance, according to the manufacturer's specifications, such as oil, spark plugs, shock absorbers, filters, brakes, tyres, toothed belts, etc.

. Workshop Equipment and Tools: testing and measuring equipment, tyre changers, work clothes, lifts, tools, etc.

. Services and Carwashes: carwash tunnels, fuels, lubricants, service station equipment, alternative fuel storage and refuelling, etc.

. Bodywork Components: paintwork, windows, headlights, panels and bodywork elements, etc.

. Management, Training, Diagnostic and Information Services or Platforms for Workshops: computer solutions for sales, service and repair, damage assessment, diagnostic equipment, etc.

Interested parties can apply to participate in the Innovation Gallery by submitting their application to motortecinnova@ifema.es before 1 March 2025.

For more information, go to: www.ifema.es/en/motortec