MIMS Automobility Moscow Post-Release

From August 19 to 22, the 28th international exhibition of spare parts, auto components, equipment and goods for vehicle maintenance MIMS Automobility Moscow was held in Moscow, at the IEC «Expocentre» (Vystavochnaya metro station).

In addition to the largest Russian manufacturers and distributors, companies from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Hungary, Germany, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Malaysia, the UAE, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, South Korea and Japan presented their products at the exhibition.

The opening ceremony was attended by:

• Elena Iskhakova, Deputy Director of the Department of Regional Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

• Andrey Shubin, Executive Director of OPORA RUSSIA and the Association NP OPORA

• Vinay Kumar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation

• Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation

• Sergey Selivanov, First Deputy General Director of Expocentre

• Anna Manvelova, General Director, ITEMF Expo

In 2024, the exhibition was visited by 58, 356 professionals, including employees and owners of companies from all segments of the automotive industry.

The general partner of the exhibition was the premium spark plug brand METEOR. The company inherited the legendary traditions of quality laid down by the Bosch concern. Representatives of the company presented the company's products at stand F355 in the Forum Pavilion.

In 2024, the MIMS Automobility Moscow exhibition has reached record numbers in terms of the participants, visitors, and total exhibition area in the entire history of the event. 1928 companies occupied the entire fairgrounds of ​​the IEC «Expocentre», presenting the largest B2B exhibition of car maintenance products in Russia and CIS.

The MIMS Automobility Moscow exhibition once again confirmed its status as the largest B2B platform for the automotive industry in Russia and CIS and set new records. Such a volume of manufacturing companies and distributors of goods for the automotive industry united by one platform gives visitors the opportunity to solve any problem in the automotive industry.

From August 19 to 22, not only the traditional pavilions 2, 8, Forum and the outdoor exposition were open for visitors to the exhibition, but also all 6 halls of the 7th pavilion, pavilion 3, pavilion 4 and pavilion 5. The outdoor exposition was significantly expanded by outdoor pavilions 1.1 and 1.2.

The list of exhibitors is available in the online exhibition catalogue. The interactive catalogue also contains all the basic information on each company.

https://online.itemf.ru/eng/info/MIMS24/catalog/

Under the sign of "Truck competence" many exhibitors in addition to product lines for passenger cars, also presented spare parts and solutions for commercial vehicles.

Using a special filter in the online catalog, you can find out the name and general contacts of the participants in this section.

The 15th International Moscow Automotive Forum (IMAF 2024) was held on August 20. The forum brought together key representatives of the automotive industry. The forum sessions were devoted to the development strategy of the automotive industry in the Russian Federation.

The forum speakers discussed the actual problems of the automotive industry:
• Analysis of production and sales of trucks, cars and buses
• Programs and measures of state support for automakers and suppliers of auto components
• Technological sovereignty of the Russian Federation: approaches and prospects
• Automobile market of the EAEU: new ways of interaction
• Automotive component industry in Russia: current situation and development prospects
• Measures to support business and investment activity in the automotive industry
• Establishing regional and international production cooperation in the automotive industry

Participants include representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Eurasian Economic Commission, the ROAD Association, top managers of automakers, heads of analytical, consulting and legal companies, heads of automotive clusters and many others.

IMAF 2024 was held by ITEMF Expo together with the Association of European Businesses.

All current information about IMAF is published on the forum website.

https://eng.mims.ru/imaf

Traditionally, within the open conference platform AGORA, speakers presented analytics of the auto parts market and shared trends and insights of the industry. The platform was attended by technical maintenance and repair of cars specialists and professionals as well as by analysts and experts of the market of auto components and parts.

Key topics of the site:

·The state of the aftersales service market
·Government support for the auto component industry: new initiatives and programs
·Parallel imports 2024: what will happen next?
·Key KPIs and growth points for independent auto repair shops: how to achieve success.
·Fight against counterfeiting: measures and strategies
·Improving customer experience in auto repair shops
·Modern technologies in sales of spare parts at service stations

To get acquainted with the business program of the open conference platform AGORA in detail, follow the link:

https://mims.ru/agora#!/tab/619046093-1

This year, a business program innovation was the open platform MIMS ACADEMY. Sessions and trainings held on this conference venue were especially useful for the managers and specialists of service stations.

Key topics of the program:

·Professional personnel in the service station sector – round tables and master classes on attracting and training employees.
·How can auto repair shops understand auto parts?
·Opportunities for further growth of detailers in the domestic auto services market
·The most effective sales tools using Up-Sale
·Diagnostics and maintenance of trucks – a special working session.

During the exhibition, our partner «SMART» Engineering Center supervised a special area with service stations, where specialists demonstrated work with the main technical units of the car. Over 4 days, specialists held many master classes and educational sessions, and interested specialists took part in the competition. The winners of the mechanics competition received valuable prizes from GRASS and CTR.

To get acquainted in detail with the business program of the open conference platform MIMS ACADEMY, follow the link:

https://eng.mims.ru/academy

Future Mobility is a special section of the business program of the MIMS Automobility Moscow exhibition, the participants of which discussed prototypes of vehicles, the latest developments and other innovations in the automotive industry. The partner of the Future Mobility sessions is Skolkovo Foundation, which brings together speakers to discuss the future of the automotive industry and trends in the automotive industry.

https://eng.mims.ru/future-mobility

The MIMS Automobility Awards was established to recognize outstanding achievements in the automotive aftersales industry. This is an industry award for manufacturers of automotive repair products and for service representatives. Traditionally, the co-organizers of the award are Gruzdev-Analyze and Automarketer.

The award is focused on professionals and their achievements, because it is people who move companies and brands forward. Since 2024, thanks to new nominations, the Award evaluates the convenience of working with leading brands in the aftersales market.

On the 4th day of the exhibition, on August 22, the winners of the MIMS Automobility Awards were announced. The winners of the award were:

"Person of the Year in the Automotive Business"
Tatiana Ovchinnikova, Director of the Fit Service network of auto repair services

"The best online platform for buying auto goods"
OZON

"Best Lead Generation Service"
2GIS

"Best STM"
LynxAuto

"Best Domestic Brand"
METEOR

"Best Foreign Brand"
CTR

As part of the main MIMS Automobility Awards, a special award was presented, "Auto Marketer of the Year", established to identify and award the best specialists and companies in the field of marketing, sales and car service.

A special award, "Auto Marketer of the Year", from the company "Auto Marketer" was also presented as part of the award ceremony:


"Marketing in the direction of new car sales"
Karina Lyashenko, "Haval Self-Portrait"

"Marketing in the direction of used car sales"
Natalia Patrina, TH "Pragmatika"

"Marketing of the service station"
Dmitry Kozubin, "Arkont"

"Reputation Marketing"
Anna Utkina, TH "Avtodom"

"Grand Prix Marketer of the Year"
Dmitry Kozubin, "Arkont"

We congratulate all the winners for their contribution to the development of the automotive aftersales service industry and wish them further professional success.

Please note that the MIMS Automobility Moscow 2025 exhibition will be held at the IEC «Expocentre» from 12 to 15 May next year.

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