Automotive Parts Expo 2026.

The workshop system becomes a hub for multiple data sources

Solutions presented by Integra clearly demonstrate the maturity of traditional workshop management software. Work orders, scheduling, vehicle history, inventory, billing and CRM are now connected with external catalogues and repair data (including TecRMI and TecDoc). For RepairCore, this is a clear signal: technical data cannot exist as an isolated product beside the workshop process — it must be available directly in the context of the vehicle and work order.

Technical data cannot exist as an isolated product beside the workshop process.

ASCO demonstrates a similar shift from another angle

At the ASCO booth, solutions such as Firma2000, workshop modules and e-commerce were showcased. The public offering includes TecDoc integration, online supplier ordering, inventory management and HaynesPro repair data built straight into the workshop application. This confirms that integrating parts catalogues and repair data is becoming a market baseline rather than a premium tier. Parts workflow and technical data must form a unified flow.

Integrating parts catalogues and repair data is becoming a market baseline rather than a premium feature.

Cloud and mobile are no longer differentiators

Materials from MotoWarsztat showcase the next stage: cloud software, mobile order processing, photo/video documentation, remote digital signatures and customer communication. While essential, these features alone no longer provide unique positioning. The market simply expects technicians and service advisors to work from anywhere without paper handoffs. In RepairCore, we treat mobile workflows as the baseline user experience, not the primary product promise.

The strongest signal: the network as an operating system

Particularly insightful was the engagement with Eurorepar Car Service / Octago (Stellantis), developing data-driven support for independent workshops powered by analytics, AI benchmarking and network-wide operational efficiency. The next phase of aftermarket digitalisation is not just about the individual shop — a network operator needs visibility into:

• How individual locations perform operationally
• Which workshops hold specific technical capabilities
• Where process delays and bottlenecks occur
• How to route work orders precisely based on capability
• How to benchmark SLA and workflow compliance
• How to support partner development across the network

The next phase of aftermarket digitalisation is not just about the individual shop.

What the fair confirmed

Following Automotive Parts Expo, we maintain five architectural principles for RepairCore development:

• Technical Information in-context: service data directly within Vehicle and Repair Order
• Parts workflow in core: parts identification, availability and ordering inside the repair process
• Mobile workshop workflow as standard: photos, checklists and sign-offs directly by the car
• Network capability and routing: the platform tracks specialisations and routes orders accordingly
• Provider-neutral architecture: open to leading data providers and technologies across the market

What this means for RepairCore

The central insight from Nadarzyn aligns with Frankfurt: the issue is rarely a lack of features, but a lack of continuity between tools and systems. A workshop may run a calendar, parts catalogue, technical data and diagnostics — if they operate in isolation, the user still performs manual integrations. RepairCore is designed to preserve this continuous operational context:

• Vehicle → Repair Order → Data → Diagnostics → Parts → Partner → Evidence

The issue is rarely a lack of features, but a lack of continuity between systems.

Research rather than trade fair marketing

Not every explored technology turns into an immediate integration, and a booth conversation does not imply formal partnership. We treat industry events as rigorous market discovery. We benchmark against real operations to ensure each feature shortens the actual workflow for workshops, networks and fleets.

Technology must serve the operational process, not become an end in itself.