IZB 2026 Connects Automotive Expertise with Opportunities Across Industries
858 exhibitors from 36 countries and around 40,000 trade visitors: The International Suppliers Fair (IZB) brought automotive suppliers, technology companies and Volkswagen specialists together in Wolfsburg from 27 to 29 October 2026. New technologies and concrete opportunities for collaboration took centre stage.
The five Volkswagen Group Hubs enabled selected companies to engage directly with specialists from Technical Development and Procurement. Suppliers and start-ups had submitted 365 proposals addressing specific Volkswagen Group challenges – from electronics and connectivity to powertrain and battery technology, body structures, interiors and artificial intelligence.
With its first Cross Industry Area, IZB extended this dialogue to additional industries. Companies and research institutions from medical technology, security and defence, urban technologies and the circular economy presented their solutions. The aim was to foster new partnerships and highlight opportunities arising from collaboration across industries.
KLEIBERIT provided one example with “Debonding on Demand”: Adhesive bonds designed for controlled separation can facilitate the subsequent disassembly of different materials, opening up opportunities for repairing, dismantling and recycling complex products.
“The Cross Industry Area was very well received – by participating companies and research institutions, visitors and other IZB exhibitors alike. It demonstrated the potential of exchange across industries: Suppliers can explore new business areas, while technologies from other sectors can inspire automotive development. We want to build on this in 2028 and open IZB to additional industries. Direct dialogue between Volkswagen and the supplier industry will remain at the heart of the fair,” explains Dr Tim Schumacher, Member of the Board of Wolfsburg AG.
The next opportunity to strengthen these connections will be at IZB from 10 to 12 October 2028 in Wolfsburg.
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