Post release
Moscow, 24 June 2026
The car service season is open: the results of the international exhibition CTO Expo 2026 in Moscow were summed up in Moscow
From May 26 to 29 th of May 2026, the International Trade Fair for Spare Parts, Automotive Aftersales Market and Service – CTO Expo 2026 was held for the fourth time at the Crocus Expo IEC, Moscow. The project opened the annual season of large-scale specialized events in the car service industry.
The total area of the CTO Expo 2026 exposition in Hall 13 was 7 339 sq. m. A strategic decision of the organizers was to hold the event in the same Pavilion No3 with the Leading Trade Fair for Commercial Vehicles and Technologies - COMvex. This made it possible to create an effective business environment: visitors were able to close all requests in one place, and exhibitors received direct contact with their target audience.
CTO Expo 2026 exhibitors: meeting business goals for the year and expanding the geography of contacts in 4 days
In 2026, 215 companies took part in CTO Expo. The exhibition confirmed its international status: 172 participants represented Russia, and 43 companies represented China, Turkey, Belarus and the UAE.
Recognized leaders presented their product groups and technological solutions for the car service industry, including: VolgaAvtoProm, Rostar Group of Companies, MAZ Zapchast, ETS Group, Enterprise, AM Point, RN-Lubricants (Rosneft), Exovo, GNV Oil, OSAKA Pneumatic Tools, Shturman Rus, Equinet, Thermal Systems, XCMG, Teploavto, Sorl, Phoenix Filter, AVLKRAFT, Shacman Rus, Suprotec, CNRG-Oil, Phoenix Lubricants, Lubrigard, NPP Qualitet, Good King, Avtodieselpart and many others.
For many participants, the fact that CTO Expo opened the season of specialized exhibitions of the car service industry this year was of particular value:
"This is the first spring exhibition at the beginning of the year, interest in it is traditionally high. People have missed live professional communication over the winter and are coming from all over the country to share their successes and outline vectors for further cooperation. The results are global, the exhibition went very well," Dmitry Borovik, Comtrans (Enterprise).
More than 95% of the participants separately noted the wide geography of visitors, which allowed companies to quickly establish contacts with new regional partners.
"The geography of the exhibition this year is really extensive: representatives of almost all regions met at the site: from Kaliningrad to the Far East. We held meetings with clients from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Penza, the Urals, Siberia, as well as from the South of Russia, including Krasnodar and Dagestan," said Vladimir Kirzner, Shturman Rus company.
More than 90% of exhibitors noted the high concentration of the specialized audience: for companies participating in CTO Expo on a regular basis, the exhibition is a reliable platform for effective work with target customers.
"We are participating in the CTO Expo for the third time. The project attracts with its driving atmosphere, but most importantly, with the quality of the audience. Our booth is visited exclusively by professionals who know the instrument well and work with it. We definitely plan to come back here next year," Elena Dushina, Goodking Rus.
92% of participants noted the high density of negotiations and meetings, as well as an increase in their number compared to last year.
"Already on the first day, it became obvious that the number of customers this year significantly exceeds the indicators of the last exhibition. From year to year, the project demonstrates high-quality development and is gaining popularity in the professional environment," said Maxim Lvov, AVLKRAFT company.
Exhibitors emphasized that the high attendance of the exhibition exceeded their expectations and made it possible to effectively solve the tasks of strengthening and increasing the recognition of their brands.
"CTO Expo brought together all key customers, which makes participation strategically important for us. For the company, it is a priority to demonstrate that we produce equipment here, in Russia, and work for brand recognition. Despite the general market trends, the number of visitors was pleasantly surprising. The schedule of negotiations with potential buyers at the booth was so tight that there was practically no free time left," Olga Uretya, Siver company.
СTO Expo has traditionally become a platform for the presentation of the updated assortment and the launch of promising business areas. Companies used booths to demonstrate equipment in action and train customers, which helped them make deals quickly and conduct direct sales.
"It is important for us to convey information about our products and novelties to business representatives, and the exhibition site fully solves this problem," - Anastasia Panova, AM Point company.
"At the booth, we not only demonstrate new directions, but also immediately conduct training. Customers see the equipment in operation and are satisfied – new contacts have been established, and deals are concluded right here," Georgy Ryabov, Hydrosystemy company.
The efficiency of the participants work was further strengthened by the synergy of five related industry exhibitions: CTT Expo, COMvex, CTO Expo, Logistika Expo and Mining CTT. Such a unity allowed companies with a wide range of products to attract a related audience and develop several business areas at once on one platform.
"The exhibition turned out to be very large-scale. We demonstrate solutions not only for commercial vehicles, but also for special machinery. Thanks to the single space of adjacent exhibitions, our booth united different areas and gathered a huge audience that is interested in them. It was fundamentally important for us to present all our capabilities here," Olga Poletaeva, TerraFrigo plant.
Visitors of CTO Expo 2026: audience growth and high business status of guests
In 2026, CTO Expo was visited by 26 126 specialists and professionals from 31 countries and 81 regions of the Russian Federation, which is 6% more than last year. Among the leading regions in terms of the number of visits are Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Nizhny Novgorod and Samara Regions. Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Sverdlovsk, Bryansk, Rostov regions and the Krasnodar Territory also showed high activity.
At the same time, the commercial status of guests has changed markedly: the number of decision-makers or people involved in decision-making process has increased to 92% against 76% last year, while the proportion of top management and business owners has remained at a high level of 70%.
According to a guest survey, 86% of visitors have entirely completed their business goals at CTO Expo 2026, confirming the relevance of the exposition to current market demands.
48% of specialists came to the site to expand the pool of contractors, find new suppliers and make direct purchases of products or services for their production.
"CTO Expo gathers all market participants in one place, which significantly saves time on business trips and simplifies the search for contacts. Here we were able to personally meet and negotiate with partners with whom we had not previously been able to contact remotely," said Sergey, visitor from Karelia.
25% of the professional audience focused on collecting relevant information and studying technological innovations in the industry;
"CTO Expo clearly reflects the current trends in the industry and forms an overall picture of the market for the year ahead. The main purpose of the visit is to get acquainted with the current proposals of the participants, study the vectors of development, as well as search for answers to current business questions," Arayik, visitor from Rostov-on-Don.
12% of guests used the platform for face-to-face negotiations with existing partners in order to strengthen business relations.
"I was impressed by the scale of the event - the exhibition is truly international, Russian, Belarusian, Chinese and Turkish companies are widely represented here. For our plant, this is a traditional and important event: СTO Expo allows you to personally communicate with existing customers, as well as find new partners for business development," Rustam, visitor from Ufa.
The structure of visitors has also changed in comparison to last year. The most noticeable trend was the accelerated digitalization of the industry: the share of online store representatives increased from 2% to 14%, which reflects the active development of online sales channels. The share of traditional wholesale companies has decreased from 42% to 37%, and retail from 36% to 32%, but these areas still form the basis of the audience.
The maintenance and repair sector demonstrates stability: the share of specialists in the repair of passenger vehicles was 27%, truck maintenance - 16%, and repair of special equipment - 9%. At the same time, the share of representatives of the production segment increased to 13% (instead of 12%), which confirms the active development of local production of spare parts and components.