Deadline to Apply: 16 May 2025
Organised by CLEPA – the European Association of Automotive Suppliers
Accelerating Innovation in the Automotive Supply Industry
The CLEPA Innovation Awards 2025 are now open for entries, inviting Europe’s brightest innovators in the automotive supply chain to showcase their cutting-edge solutions. These awards celebrate and honour forward-thinking projects that are driving the Green and Digital transition in the mobility sector. If your organisation is advancing the frontiers of technology, sustainability, or intelligent mobility systems, this is your opportunity to gain recognition and accelerate impact across Europe.
The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation shaped by digitalisation and sustainability imperatives. CLEPA—the voice of the European automotive supplier industry—recognises the key role that innovation plays in shaping the future of mobility. The Innovation Awards provide a platform for trailblazers in the sector to demonstrate their technologies, enhance their visibility, and connect with stakeholders across the mobility ecosystem.
Award Categories
Participants can submit entries under two primary tracks: Digital and Green, each encompassing specific focus areas that reflect the industry’s evolution.
1. Digital Innovation
Digital transformation is reshaping the way vehicles operate, connect, and interact with users and their surroundings. This category celebrates innovations that enable the development of smarter, safer, and more connected vehicles.
Subcategories include:
- Connected & Automated Driving
Innovations in software-defined vehicles, sensor technologies, AI-powered decision-making systems, high-definition mapping, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. - User-centric Experience
Human-machine interface (HMI) design, augmented reality, inclusive vehicle designs, multi-sensory perception systems, and technologies enhancing comfort and usability. - Safety & Security
Solutions focused on vehicle cybersecurity, crashworthiness, advanced braking systems, occupant and pedestrian protection technologies, and innovations safeguarding vulnerable road users.
This track recognises companies pushing the envelope of vehicle intelligence, functionality, and user interaction, shaping a future where mobility is not only connected but intuitive, inclusive, and secure.
2. Green Innovation
Europe’s commitment to sustainability and climate neutrality is reshaping the transportation landscape. This category recognises innovations that contribute to cleaner, more energy-efficient, and circular mobility solutions.
Subcategories include:
- Electrification and Alternative Powertrains
Battery technologies, battery management systems (BMS), electric motors, renewable fuels, hydrogen fuel cells, power electronics, EV recharging infrastructure, range extenders, and onboard fuel storage systems. - Green Services
Emerging service models such as battery swapping and closed-loop recycling systems. - Sustainable Product Development
Use of eco-friendly materials, lightweighting strategies, life-cycle analysis (LCA), circular economy practices, and sustainable manufacturing processes.
This track applauds solutions that help reduce carbon emissions, optimise energy consumption, and contribute to a more sustainable automotive value chain.
Why Apply?
Participating in the CLEPA Innovation Awards opens the door to a wide range of strategic benefits for both established players and emerging innovators.
1. Gain European Recognition
Your innovation will be evaluated by a panel of esteemed experts from across the industry. Selected technologies will be designated as Top Innovators, granting them high-profile exposure within the European mobility ecosystem.
2. Expert Insights
Finalists will receive direct feedback from industry leaders and policymakers, offering a deep dive into emerging trends, innovation deployment challenges, and future market opportunities.
3. Raise Your Brand Profile
Winning entries will be widely featured across CLEPA’s communication channels, including newsletters, online publications, media announcements, and social media. This visibility can significantly boost your brand’s credibility and recognition.
4. Network with Decision-Makers
Connect with leading OEMs, technology providers, industry regulators, and Brussels-based stakeholders. The awards ceremony and related events offer exclusive opportunities to build partnerships, exchange ideas, and engage with key players in the mobility sector.
Who Should Apply?
The CLEPA Innovation Awards are open to all organisations operating in or serving the automotive supply sector, including:
- Automotive suppliers
- Start-ups and scale-ups
- Research institutions
- SMEs and large enterprises
- Engineering and technology providers
Whether your innovation is already in use or still in development, CLEPA welcomes entries that demonstrate vision, feasibility, and potential impact.
How to Apply
Submit your entry by 16 May 2025 via the CLEPA website. Each submission should clearly identify the category, describe the innovation in detail, and outline its potential or demonstrated impact. Entrants are encouraged to include visuals, technical documentation, and use cases to strengthen their application.
About CLEPA
CLEPA (European Association of Automotive Suppliers) represents over 3,000 companies supplying components, systems, and innovative technologies to the automotive industry. With its Innovation Awards, CLEPA reaffirms its commitment to fostering excellence, competitiveness, and sustainability in Europe’s automotive sector.
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