Walter Pack brings its smart surfaces to Automotive Interiors 2026

The Basque company takes part in the sector's leading trade fair as part of the ICEX Spain Pavilion, with a proposal focused on the technologies redefining the interior and front end of the electric vehicle.

The rise of the electric vehicle is not only changing what lies under the bonnet. It is transforming every surface the driver sees, touches and interacts with — and in doing so, it is opening a new era for interior component manufacturers. Against this backdrop, Walter Pack will be present at Automotive Interiors 2026, one of the most influential trade fairs in the sector worldwide, where it will present its latest developments in decorative and functional surfaces for the new era of electric mobility.

The company, headquartered in Igorre and with over thirty years of experience in the development and manufacture of plastic components for the automotive industry, will attend as part of the Spain Pavilion organised by ICEX — a platform that brings together the Spanish companies with the greatest international reach in the industrial sector.

From bumper to canvas

One of the most visible changes brought about by automotive electrification affects the front end of the vehicle. Without a combustion engine, the front grille loses its original function — and with it, the design constraint that for decades shaped the aesthetics of cars disappears too. What was once a technical necessity becomes a free surface: a space in which to integrate dynamic lighting, invisible ADAS sensors and custom graphics beneath a continuous, closed outer skin.

It is precisely in this territory that Walter Pack has developed one of its most distinctive propositions. The company designs and manufactures intelligent front panels for electric vehicles using high-pressure forming and injection technologies, capable of producing parts up to 1.6 metres in length with Class-A finishing and full readiness for series production. A capability that very few manufacturers in the world can offer at this scale.

The steering wheel as interface

Beyond the front end, the transformation of the electric vehicle interior raises another significant challenge: the steering wheel. What for decades was a mechanical control device is progressively becoming the primary interface between the driver and the vehicle — a touchpoint that must combine ergonomics, premium aesthetics, integrated electronics and durability under the most demanding conditions.

Walter Pack addresses this challenge with a range of solutions spanning from conventional physical controls to fully backlit interfaces with capacitive touch functions, presence sensors for ADAS systems and displays integrated directly into the steering wheel hub. All in a single part, ready for series industrialisation.

Over three decades of experience

Walter Pack's proposition at Automotive Interiors 2026 is completed by its line of decorative interior surfaces — dashboard trims, door panels and centre consoles developed with IMF, IMD and IME technologies that allow lighting, electronics and premium tactile finishes to be integrated into a single part. A proposition that has already found its place in some of the most demanding OEMs in the industry: Audi, BMW, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes Maybach, Renault and Jeep are among the company's reference clients.

With 600 professionals, nine subsidiaries across Europe, the Americas and Asia, and one hundred per cent of its production processes managed in-house, Walter Pack arrives at this edition not merely as a component supplier, but as a full development partner — from first concept through to complete industrialisation.

The company is part of NER Group, a Basque business alliance of sixteen organisations committed to a management model based on people, trust and long-term sustainability.

Download the full Walter Pack Automotive Interiors 2026 presentation

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