PAST EAIVT EVENTS

The EAIVT International Markets Congress 2024 from 30 May to 1st June 2024 was a huge success and took place in the beautiful town of Baveno on Lake Maggiore, Italy. Over 300 people, representatives of independent dealerships, traders and service providers of the automotive industry, gathered for 2 days of networking, information exchange and business creation.

For our 2023 congress we had selected the iconic coastal resort Huis Ter Duin , situated half an hour from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, right on the coast overlooking a wide, sandy beachfront. The Board and Management of EAIVT had put together an exciting agenda for the event and over 300 delegates came to the Dutch North-Sea coast to meet, network and do business.ion.

After 3 years of absence the EAIVT International Markets Congress was finally back in May 2022. The Athens congress was the long-awaited return of the annual higlight of the independent automotive trade – and it was a big success. Over 300 people, representatives of independent dealerships, traders and service providers of the automotive industry, gathered for 2 days of networking, information exchange and business creation.

The EAIVT International Markets Congress 2019 took place from 23 – 25 May in London. Again, there were over 300 delegates from 20+ countries and the organizers wish to thank all participants for contributing to the success of the event. The event was was fully booked three weeks before the start of the conference and companies interested in attending next year’s EAIVT Congress are strongly recommended to register early to avoid disappointment. More information concerning location, conference dates and registration will follow on the dedicated pages of the EAIVT Congress 2020.

The E.A.I.V.T. International Markets Congress 2018 took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 14 – 16 June 2018. Croatia’s southernmost city is known for its distinctive Old Town, which is encircled with massive stone walls and was completed in the late middle ages. Dubrovnik is a port on the Adriatic Sea and is also a popular tourist destination. The meeting took place in the Hotel Sun Gardens Dubrovnik, situated north of the city, right on the coast. More than 300 participants from 25 nations took part.

EAIVT CONGRESS 2017 took place from 15 – 17 June in the Hotel Ritz-Carlton, Berlin, Germany. There were 300 participants from 25 countries. The conference was fully booked. It was a big success.

In 2016 the annual meeting of the independent car trade took place in Lisbon. Lisbon is Portugal’s capital‎ and the country’s largest city with a culturally rich history. The climate is friendly with mild winters and warm summers. The meeting took place from 19th to 21st May 2016. Our conference hotel was in the town of Cascais, a seaside resort just outside the Portuguese capital.

EAIVT CONGRESS 2015 took place from 18 – 20 June in Vienna, Austria. There were 250 participants from 25 countries.

2014 the annual meeting of the independent car trade took place in Istanbul. The largest city in Turkey has a lot more to offer than nice weather and a culturally rich history. The car sales in Turkey are increasing and the market is growing. A lot of car manufacturers produce their cars there. The E.A.I.V.T. International Markets Congress (IMC) was fully booked and there were 250 car dealers from 26 nations. Some of the workshop topics at the conference were the Turkish Car Market, Safer B2B Trading, updates on the NAATA Export Initiative, and news from The BER Compliance Group.