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Author: Autocasión
December 02, 2022
The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, took advantage of this framework to request a new Automotive PERTE that takes into account the distribution sector.
Under the slogan “We are”, in reference to the transversality of the distribution ecosystem that Ganvam represents, the second edition of eXpoGanvam was consolidated as a meeting point for the vehicle sales and repair sector, bringing together more than 800 professionals in the sector from all over Spainat a time when it is necessary for the Public Administrations to guarantee a sufficient flow of resources to support the transformation of the 42,000 SMEs and 35,000 self-employed persons in the sale and repair of vehicles that have currently been excluded by the Government from the distribution of aid European, as pointed out by the president of Ganvam, Raúl Palacios, in his speech at the start of the day.
In line with Palacios’ words, the president of the Popular Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo -who was in charge of inaugurating the meeting- saw eXpo Ganvam as the ideal space to request a new PERTE for Automotive that takes into account the sales and repair sector, taking advantage of the context of the annual congress with which the National Association of Vehicle Sellers and Repairers (GANVAM) wanted to respond to the challenges of a sector in the process of adapting to mobility as a service and in the midst of a context also marked by the inefficiency in the management of European recovery and transformation funds.
The general director of Economic and Industrial Promotion of the Community of Madrid, Mar Paños, also supported the vehicle distribution sector in this second edition of eXpoGanvam, which coincides with the celebration of the employer’s 65th anniversary. In fact, she was in charge of delivering the Ganvam Awards for Trajectory, Fidelity and Solidarity, which were received by AMDA, Grupo Jurado Nigorra and Fundación Lucas18, respectively.
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During the day, there was no shortage of stimuli and emotional tools to deal with change. Hence, with the collaboration of Santander Consumer Finance, the Cross Country Rally World Champion, Cristina Gutiérrez, shared -interviewed by the well-known journalist Juanma Castaño- her Strategies for handling adversity.
Similarly, at the event there was space to analyze the economic context and new trends. Thus, Mónica de Oriol, who has been a professor of Economic Policy at the Complutense University and who currently chairs Net4Things -specialized in the development of software for mobile connectivity- analyzed how technology is applied to mobility.
Mobility as a new line of income for distributors
With a complete program of work sessions and discussion tables supported by a network of more than thirty collaborating companies, this meeting combined the institutional and recreational part with the practical approach, offering tangible solutions that not only meet expectations of the user but increase profitability and encourage job creationalso at a time when vendors and repairers become the bridge for citizens to offer electromobility and the services associated with the new mobility.
Thus, in order to shed light on the business opportunities that are opening up around mobility as a service, the CEO of OK Mobility, Othman Ktiri; the general director of Smart Spain, Alberto Olivera; the CEO of Volvo Car Spain, Jose María Galofré, and the president of the Invicta group, Julián Alfonso, starred in another of the highlights of the day. Moderated by the CEO of Ganvam, Fernando Miguélez, discussed models where sale and rental coexist to cover the entire spectrum of preferences and user profiles, both local and tourist. In addition, they reached other conclusions, such as that the renovation of the park must be a cornerstone of the decarbonization strategy.
On the other hand, since financing democratizes access to mobility, the second edition of eXpo Ganvam also brought together the main players in this sector who, represented by BBVA Consumer Finance, Caixabank Payment & Consumer, Santander Consumer Finance and Cetelem, showed their proposals to ensure inclusive and affordable solutions.
How to respond to omnichannel was another of the debate blocks at eXpo Ganvam. In this way, players such as Google, Meta (Facebook), Flexicar, Carnext or Porsche analyzed how to seduce the customer and manage the “waiting list” at a time when lack of stock reigns.
The second-hand vehicle market and the evolution of classifieds portals to marketplaces was also a reason for analysis during the day. The CEO of Coches.net, Joao Eça; the CEO of Coches.com, Gerardo Cabañas; The general director of Sumauto, Nicolás Cantaert, and the director of Auto1, Jorge Bibián discussed -moderated by the digital expert and e-commerce consultant, María Moreno- about their role at a time when brands tend to create their own channels of distribution.
After-sales was also one of the fundamental pillars of eXpo Ganvam. The workshop business in the era of new mobility was discussed by Iluscar, Arroyoauto, Futurwagen and Conforauto under the baton of the specialized journalist, Raúl González. In addition to the last hour of the collective actions that workshops and official agents are carrying out to guarantee the activity and profitability of these businesses, the impact of the new business model on secondary networks was addressed -by Qvadrigas Abogados (agents)
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Virtual reality applied to technical training
For its part, Academia Ganvam, in collaboration with Infova, -the employer’s strategic commitment to guarantee the accreditation of professional profiles capable of responding to the new market reality- demonstrated how to apply virtual reality to technical training.
But not only virtual reality, but also collective artificial intelligence will have its space at eXpo Ganvam. In fact, the distribution employers used it during the day to agree with the sector gathered there on the priorities and levers on which the plan that will accelerate the transformation of the automotive industry into a mobility industry must be based.
