What is Car Service FORUM and what is its mission?
The Car Service FORUM project, founded by the international information agency autoExpert-Consulting in 2025, is a series of professional offline meetings for Ukrainians - car service industry specialists in Europe. The page of the organizer and founder Oleksandr Kelm is on Facebook.
Car Service FORUM is a unique space for professional networking, where Ukrainian specialists exchange knowledge and experience, find ready-made business solutions and build partnerships for joint work in the European market.
What benefits and opportunities do Car Service FORUM participants receive?
At Car Service FORUM:
• new acquaintances with colleagues, building a useful network of contacts
• communication with experts in various fields
• exchange of experience, knowledge, work cases
• search for partners for joint implementation of future projects, collaborations for long-term cooperation
• opportunity to receive support from the professional community, hear opinions, answers to questions, discuss strategic ideas, etc.
Participation in the forum provides a strategic advantage: the opportunity to professionally communicate with colleagues and experts from Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Germany, Italy, Romania, and other European countries in a common native language.
Is there an online community for Car Service FORUM participants?
Car Service FORUM also has a chat (in Telegram) for communication, where there are threads for discussing various topics in the car service industry.
What is the main goal of holding Car Service FORUM?
The goal of the forums is to unite Ukrainian professionals working in different countries in Europe into a single ecosystem (community) for solving business problems: from the business startup stage (opening a service station) to scaling.
How exactly does the Car Service FORUM event take place (block structure)?
Format of the Car Service FORUM event: what mandatory blocks does each event consist of:
• Introduction of ALL participants of the event: the company, what they do, and what can be useful and interesting to other participants
• Speeches by speakers - experts on certain issues related to the activities and functioning of service stations
• Panel discussions on topics relevant to service station owners and managers
• Time for participants to get to know and communicate with each other in an informal setting throughout the day
Who can become a participant of Car Service FORUM and who is invited?
The following are invited to Car Service FORUM:
• global manufacturers and brands of auto components, oils, equipment, etc. – as partners and sponsors,
• Ukrainians - owners of car services in European countries and Ukraine,
• Ukrainians - owners of wholesale and retail companies, online stores, etc., operating in European countries;
• Ukrainians - experts in the field of automotive repair and maintenance (diagnosticians, specialists in the repair of transmissions, engines, turbines, etc.).
• Ukrainians - employees of any foreign companies related to the auto business;
• Ukrainians who plan to open an auto business in Europe;
• Ukrainian manufacturers and developers.
What is the typical schedule (timing) of the event?
Car Service FORUM event plan:
08:00 - 9:00 start: gathering of visitors, acquaintances and informal communication.
09:00 - start of reports, speeches by expert speakers and panel discussions.
At the beginning of each event - an introductory speech by the organizer Oleksandr Kelm: introduction of the platform, expert speakers and all participants by name. This takes some time, but accelerates the high-quality exchange of information, acquaintances and search for solutions throughout the day.
18:00 - scheduled end.
When and where did the first Car Service FORUM take place?
The first Car Service FORUM event took place in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava (it was called Car Service FORUM Bratislava) on November 22, 2025. The successful start in Bratislava confirmed the huge demand for such a format. The event was attended by more than 100 representatives of car services from 10 countries: Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Croatia, Bulgaria, Canada.
Photo report from Car Service FORUM Bratislava.
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What key topics were discussed at Car Service FORUM Bratislava: in panel discussions and speeches?
Topics discussed by speakers and panel discussions at Car Service FORUM Bratislava 2025:
1. CRM FOR SERVICE STATION ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT. Are you still accounting “by eye”, coordinating work over the phone and copying codes from supplier websites manually? This means that you are losing 100%-200% of additional profit. How to accelerate with the help of modern CRM?
2. EARNINGS ON AUTO PARTS SALES– a key component of service station profitability. Component quality, prices, margin, logistics, delivery speed.
3. IP-TELEPHONY and AI-PLATFORM. How do modern IT tools help the auto business earn more without increasing staff? Advantages of a multi-channel number, automatic reports, notifications, AI conversation analytics, AI Voice bot, etc.
4. AUTOMOTIVE OILS: quality components, complaints (is the oil to blame?), correct selection, technical support, advertising support, conditions for high earnings.
5. EARNINGS ON INSTALLING ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: additional professional equipment and tuning of SUVs and pickups.
6. TORSUS - off-road buses with 4x4 wheel formula. Cooperation of the automaker with car service stations, educational institutions.
7. EQUIPMENT FOR SERVICE STATIONS. Traditional, innovative, price/quality ratio, opening new directions for service stations (turbines, cardans, particulate filters, "hydrogen cleaning", etc.). Equipment and image of service stations.
8. EDUCATION for opening a service station and employment. ELECTUDE - a modern international platform for training specialists for car service stations.
9. HUMAN RESOURCES. Search or education? Ukrainian youth abroad. Panel discussion.
10. Panel discussion on new directions in the work of a traditional multi-brand car service - “we are not expanding, but we are earning more!”
When and where will the Car Service FORUM events be held in 2026?
Schedule of Car Service FORUM events in 2026:
• Poland, Warsaw, March 14, 2026.
• Spain, Valencia, May 23, 2026
• Czech Republic, Prague, July 18, 2026
• Germany, Automechanika Frankfurt`2026, September 9 or 10 - meeting of Ukrainians within the framework of the exhibition;
• Slovakia, Bratislava, November 21, 2026
What is the cost of a ticket to participate in Car Service FORUM?
The cost of participation (ticket) is from 50 to 100 euros (depending on the date of payment and the number of participants from one service station).
How to contact the organizers for participation or partnership?
Contact numbers:
+380675022552 (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram)
+421951913676
+34674410950
Socials of autoExpert-consulting - organizer of Car Service FORUM in Europe and FORUM CTO in Ukraine:
FACEBOOK page of the editor-in-chief of autoExpert - https://www.facebook.com/alexandr.kelm
FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/autoexpertconsultingcom
TELEGRAM channel: https://t.me/autoexpert_consulting_com
INSTAGRAM page: https://www.instagram.com/autoexpert_consulting_com
YOUTUBE channel: https://www.youtube.com/@autoexpertconsulting
Collective intelligence is an incredible force!
EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE between car services from all over Europe and many countries around the world IN THE SAME LANGUAGE is a unique opportunity that only Ukrainians in Europe have!
The Car Service FORUM project, founded by the international information agency autoExpert-Consulting in 2025, is a series of professional offline meetings for Ukrainians - car service industry specialists in Europe. The page of the organizer and founder Oleksandr Kelm is on Facebook.
Car Service FORUM is a unique space for professional networking, where Ukrainian specialists exchange knowledge and experience, find ready-made business solutions and build partnerships for joint work in the European market.
What benefits and opportunities do Car Service FORUM participants receive?
At Car Service FORUM:
• new acquaintances with colleagues, building a useful network of contacts
• communication with experts in various fields
• exchange of experience, knowledge, work cases
• search for partners for joint implementation of future projects, collaborations for long-term cooperation
• opportunity to receive support from the professional community, hear opinions, answers to questions, discuss strategic ideas, etc.
Participation in the forum provides a strategic advantage: the opportunity to professionally communicate with colleagues and experts from Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Germany, Italy, Romania, and other European countries in a common native language.
Is there an online community for Car Service FORUM participants?
Car Service FORUM also has a chat (in Telegram) for communication, where there are threads for discussing various topics in the car service industry.
What is the main goal of holding Car Service FORUM?
The goal of the forums is to unite Ukrainian professionals working in different countries in Europe into a single ecosystem (community) for solving business problems: from the business startup stage (opening a service station) to scaling.
How exactly does the Car Service FORUM event take place (block structure)?
Format of the Car Service FORUM event: what mandatory blocks does each event consist of:
• Introduction of ALL participants of the event: the company, what they do, and what can be useful and interesting to other participants
• Speeches by speakers - experts on certain issues related to the activities and functioning of service stations
• Panel discussions on topics relevant to service station owners and managers
• Time for participants to get to know and communicate with each other in an informal setting throughout the day
Who can become a participant of Car Service FORUM and who is invited?
The following are invited to Car Service FORUM:
• global manufacturers and brands of auto components, oils, equipment, etc. – as partners and sponsors,
• Ukrainians - owners of car services in European countries and Ukraine,
• Ukrainians - owners of wholesale and retail companies, online stores, etc., operating in European countries;
• Ukrainians - experts in the field of automotive repair and maintenance (diagnosticians, specialists in the repair of transmissions, engines, turbines, etc.).
• Ukrainians - employees of any foreign companies related to the auto business;
• Ukrainians who plan to open an auto business in Europe;
• Ukrainian manufacturers and developers.
What is the typical schedule (timing) of the event?
Car Service FORUM event plan:
08:00 - 9:00 start: gathering of visitors, acquaintances and informal communication.
09:00 - start of reports, speeches by expert speakers and panel discussions.
At the beginning of each event - an introductory speech by the organizer Oleksandr Kelm: introduction of the platform, expert speakers and all participants by name. This takes some time, but accelerates the high-quality exchange of information, acquaintances and search for solutions throughout the day.
18:00 - scheduled end.
When and where did the first Car Service FORUM take place?
The first Car Service FORUM event took place in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava (it was called Car Service FORUM Bratislava) on November 22, 2025. The successful start in Bratislava confirmed the huge demand for such a format. The event was attended by more than 100 representatives of car services from 10 countries: Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Croatia, Bulgaria, Canada.
Photo report from Car Service FORUM Bratislava.
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What key topics were discussed at Car Service FORUM Bratislava: in panel discussions and speeches?
Topics discussed by speakers and panel discussions at Car Service FORUM Bratislava 2025:
1. CRM FOR SERVICE STATION ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT. Are you still accounting “by eye”, coordinating work over the phone and copying codes from supplier websites manually? This means that you are losing 100%-200% of additional profit. How to accelerate with the help of modern CRM?
2. EARNINGS ON AUTO PARTS SALES– a key component of service station profitability. Component quality, prices, margin, logistics, delivery speed.
3. IP-TELEPHONY and AI-PLATFORM. How do modern IT tools help the auto business earn more without increasing staff? Advantages of a multi-channel number, automatic reports, notifications, AI conversation analytics, AI Voice bot, etc.
4. AUTOMOTIVE OILS: quality components, complaints (is the oil to blame?), correct selection, technical support, advertising support, conditions for high earnings.
5. EARNINGS ON INSTALLING ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: additional professional equipment and tuning of SUVs and pickups.
6. TORSUS - off-road buses with 4x4 wheel formula. Cooperation of the automaker with car service stations, educational institutions.
7. EQUIPMENT FOR SERVICE STATIONS. Traditional, innovative, price/quality ratio, opening new directions for service stations (turbines, cardans, particulate filters, "hydrogen cleaning", etc.). Equipment and image of service stations.
8. EDUCATION for opening a service station and employment. ELECTUDE - a modern international platform for training specialists for car service stations.
9. HUMAN RESOURCES. Search or education? Ukrainian youth abroad. Panel discussion.
10. Panel discussion on new directions in the work of a traditional multi-brand car service - “we are not expanding, but we are earning more!”
When and where will the Car Service FORUM events be held in 2026?
Schedule of Car Service FORUM events in 2026:
• Poland, Warsaw, March 14, 2026.
• Spain, Valencia, May 23, 2026
• Czech Republic, Prague, July 18, 2026
• Germany, Automechanika Frankfurt`2026, September 9 or 10 - meeting of Ukrainians within the framework of the exhibition;
• Slovakia, Bratislava, November 21, 2026
What is the cost of a ticket to participate in Car Service FORUM?
The cost of participation (ticket) is from 50 to 100 euros (depending on the date of payment and the number of participants from one service station).
How to contact the organizers for participation or partnership?
Contact numbers:
+380675022552 (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram)
+421951913676
+34674410950
Socials of autoExpert-consulting - organizer of Car Service FORUM in Europe and FORUM CTO in Ukraine:
FACEBOOK page of the editor-in-chief of autoExpert - https://www.facebook.com/alexandr.kelm
FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/autoexpertconsultingcom
TELEGRAM channel: https://t.me/autoexpert_consulting_com
INSTAGRAM page: https://www.instagram.com/autoexpert_consulting_com
YOUTUBE channel: https://www.youtube.com/@autoexpertconsulting
Collective intelligence is an incredible force!
EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE between car services from all over Europe and many countries around the world IN THE SAME LANGUAGE is a unique opportunity that only Ukrainians in Europe have!
