What we learned at the UNITI this year stays with us

Stuttgart is behind us. What we learned stays with us.

Three days. More than 20,000 visitors. Over 20 countries, across five continents.

They came to Hall 1, Stand 1K61. And they left us with something no number can capture — real conversations, honest feedback, and a clear signal from the market.

Germany. France. Poland. Bulgaria. Greece. Hungary. Malta. Belgium. Morocco. Lithuania. Latvia. Estonia. The Netherlands. Portugal. Switzerland. The United Kingdom. Brazil. Argentina. Australia. Oman. Tanzania. And more. Self-service car wash is a global conversation. CarBax is part of it.

What the market told us

The feedback was consistent. Across markets. Across borders.

Operators, distributors and investors kept noticing the same things — and not always the ones we expected.

Our identity stopped people at the stand. The detail is what kept them there. The thought behind every component. The answers to questions others don't think to ask.

Here's what resonated most...

The Compact Mini

So mini. So compact. So convenient.

For many visitors, the live demonstration behind plexiglass was the highlight of the show. Not for the technology alone — but for what it makes possible.

Everything in one cabinet. Control panel. Pump. Chemistry. Technology. Integrated into a single stainless-steel unit that fits on one standard euro pallet.

No technical room. No complex installation. Just plug and wash.

What surprised people wasn't only the size. It was the price that comes with it. No technical room means no technical room to build, to house, or to maintain. And the euro pallet fit? That wasn't luck. It was a decision, made for the way the world actually ships. People noticed that kind of thinking.

Active foam

Our standard. Their revelation.

We take our foam for granted. We shouldn't. Visitor after visitor stopped to watch it work. The dense, whipped-cream texture. The coverage. The pressure. Many asked to try it themselves. Many did. What we treat as our baseline, most had never seen performed at this level. A reminder of why quality matters — and why you can see the difference.

Foam cleaners

The star we didn't expect.

One product drew interest we never predicted. In many countries, professional carpet and upholstery cleaning is expensive and hard to reach. Add it to a car wash or fuel station, and you offer something drivers genuinely want — at a price that finally makes sense.The demand is real. We heard it from every continent.

A wider range. A stronger offer.

Our Standard Line grew — economy in investment, never in quality. Stainless steel, across the board. A real choice between Top Line performance and a more accessible starting point, with none of the durability lost.

The detail people kept coming back to: our Top Line vacuum cleaners aren't only built to perform. They're built to survive collisions and to be repaired with ease. Because we think about year three, year five, year ten — not just installation day.

And three banknote changer options, each shaped to a different budget and a different way of working. Because one size has never fit all.

Those who left. And those who came back.

Some of our most meaningful conversations were with operators who once chose a competitor on price.

Lower investment. Lower quality. And, in the end, not lower cost.They came back. They reconsidered. This time, the conversation was different.We don't compete on price. We compete on value — and on what ownership really looks like three, five, ten years in.

Beyond the technology

What we bring to a project isn't only equipment. It's guidance.

We help you plan. We estimate on real site potential — not on how many units we'd like to sell. We advise on traffic flow, on visitor comfort, on the layout choices that make a car wash work, not just look good on paper.

We listen. We research. We build it back in. Every update, every range, every step forward in our washing programs, chemicals, canopies, payment systems and traffic solutions comes from what the market tells us. Including what we heard in Stuttgart.

To everyone who visited Stand 1K61

Thank you. For your time. Your questions. Your honesty. Your trust.

Stuttgart confirmed what we already believed: the demand for quality self-service car wash technology is real. Across markets. Across borders. And the partners who understand that are already moving.

If you're ready to move, we're ready to talk.

Join CarBax Group.