At the tradeshow SOLUTRANS, the global hub for heavy and light industrial vehicles taking place from 18 to 22 November 2025, a special focus will be placed on light commercial vehicles (LCV). Manufacturers in this category are showing particularly keen interest in the event this year. Hailing from all corners of the world, some are first-time exhibitors, while others are increasing their exposure at the show, all of which offers proof of the market’s vitality and the challenges ahead.
The light commercial vehicle market is continuing is expansion, fuelled by two key factors: decarbonisation and use optimisation. With approximately 400,000 registrations per year in France in recent times, the market dipped in 2022-2023 before recovering in 2024. Today, LCVs account for almost 20% of all new vehicle registrations in the country.
SOLUTRANS 2025: A powerful showcase for LCV players
Visitors to SOLUTRANS will be able to discover the leading names in light commercial vehicles, among which (in alphabetical order): Flexis, Ford, Guangxi Automotive Group, Isuzu, Jac Motors, Kia, MAN, Maxus, Mobilize, Qinomic, Renault PRO, Stellantis, TOLV, Toyota and Volkswagen.
This mass mobilisation by the sector’s leading brands cements SOLUTRANS’ status as an unavoidable gathering for all the professionals expected at show over its five-day duration: tradesmen, SMEs, logistics and delivery companies, but also local authorities, fleet managers and key accounts.
To accompany this unprecedented participation by LCV manufacturers, the show is inaugurating an area designed to structure and promote the entire LCV ecosystem.
“LCV & Retail by SOLUTRANS“: A unifying and forward-looking area
With a market growing nonstop and more than 850,000 transactions registered in a year, the reconditioned light commercial vehicle category is becoming a strategic link in professional transport. It addresses many issues applicable to the whole sector: vehicle valuation, fleet optimisation and specialist distribution, to name but a few.
With this in mind, SOLUTRANS presents “LCV & Retail by SOLUTRANS”, an unprecedented feature area in the middle of Hall 6 dedicated to the reconditioned light commercial vehicle value chain, created in association with Les Fédérateurs.
This new concept reflects a powerful intention: to offer a visibility platform on a par with the central role played by LCVs in professional mobility, urban logistics and the energy transition, a rapidly changing ecosystem.
This space aims to be both an innovation showcase and a catalyst for meetings and exchange. It will offer trade visitors a chance to get a better overview of the LCV range, identify the innovations proposed by manufacturers, parts suppliers, fitters and startups, and contribute to collective thought on the mobility of tomorrow.
Spanning 500 square metres, the “LCV & Retail by SOLUTRANS” village will host around 15 exhibitors representing all the players in the LCV remarketing world: sourcing, logistics, reconditioning, digital solutions, distribution. It will offer a venue for meetings and conviviality where companies will share their products and services through presentations, demonstrations and meetings.
At the centre of the “LCV & Retail by SOLUTRANS” Village, a TV studio will offer a series of interviews, talks and debates on the sector’s key issues, coming on top of the exhibition’s live content programme and covering topics such as distribution channels, digitisation of the customer journey, fleet management and market innovations. The agenda is designed to be lively and intelligible, with a view to cultivating thought and offering a platform to the professionals who are making all the moves in today’s LCV remarketing sector.
From energy transition and connectivity to new uses, the changing face of LCVs
The energy transition underway is generating increasing pressure on both LCV manufacturers and LCV users. In an environment marked by continued zones of uncertainty, the growing momentum of electric powertrains is leading to substantial demand for information on the subject.
While the offering is still expanding, it is being held back by several factors: ever-increasing purchasing costs, ranges that are still relatively limited, and insufficient geographical coverage of LCV-specific charging infrastructure. These issues combine with the outlook for hydrogen – which is addressed in the SOLUTRANS 2025 Hydrogen Village – and the prospects for the booming practice of retrofitting.
Moreover, the incorporation of connected services (geolocation, fleet management, predictive maintenance) is becoming a key lever to optimise uses: delivery rounds, consumption, driving style, etc.
Finally, the growing influence of online retail is also leading to higher demand for LCVs that can be used for deliveries in urban settings. This translates into more compact, quieter and zero emission vehicles, of which a wide range will be on show at SOLUTRANS.
