With approximately 100 conferences, workshops and forums running across the four-day show, the programme bridges themes across the show floor through a mix of interactive demonstrations and global industry dialogues. These sessions will feature insights from market leaders, experts, and legislators on the trends shaping the future automotive industry.
Some highlights include the International Automotive Industry Conference – CEO Summit, a series of technical seminars focusing on autonomous driving, intelligent cockpits, battery technologies, and semiconductors, as well as the Global Collective, a conference designed to promote global investment, facilitate international cooperation, and advance business globalisation.
Automechanika Shanghai also offers a range of matchmaking sessions within the likes of the Automotive Supply-Demand Matching Series fostering strategic partnerships among OEMs, parts suppliers, and automotive technology companies. In fact, the fair offers opportunities to connect year-round in China maintaining consistent momentum across the entire supply chain.
Technologies and innovations take centre stage
The fair will offer participants a preview of next-generation automotive technologies and innovations shaping the sector. Reflecting this, nearly half of exhibitors at Automechanika Shanghai will present new energy-related products and services. The New Energy & Connectivity sector is set to expand by 20 percent to accommodate displays of electric powertrains, autonomous driving, embodied AI, charging and battery swapping infrastructures, intelligent chassis, and thermal management systems. Hybrid, fuel cell, and hydrogen solutions to elevate vehicle performance, safety, and user experiences will also be on display.
Moreover, upgrades across parts and components, electrical and electronic systems, accessories and customising, diagnostics and repair, body and paint, as well as tyres and wheels will be prominently showcased. Advanced components, smart tyres, lightweight wheels, advanced maintenance and inspection for new energy vehicles, infotainment electronics, and high-performance upgrades reflect significant advancements in automotive technology for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
Responding to the expanding scope of the automotive sector, “Automotive +” launches as a defining theme for 2026, woven through both the exhibition and fringe events. The principal centres around how vehicles can collaborate with emerging technologies and more to create an intelligent mobility infrastructure. With Innovation4Mobility serving as the key platform for this concept, focus will be placed on how fields such as AI, new energy solutions, hardware-software integration, and robotics are coming together, exploring what this means for the next generation of vehicles.
As technologies evolve and accelerate the value chain, the need for standardisation and certification rises in parallel, making global alignment essential for all players. Automechanika Shanghai continues to work closer with testing and certification bodies to shine a light on industry standards. The aim is to facilitate product safety, reliability, and alignment to meet wider global market requirements, enabling manufacturers to benchmark standards, learn from peers, and accelerate development.
Driving sustainability across the industry and the fairground
A major driver behind these advancements is the global push for sustainability and environmental protection. This has spurred government initiatives and a broader shift towards a green future, including efforts to reduce carbon emission and leverage digitalisation to improve ICE efficiency. Automechanika Shanghai will support and advance this movement through its expanded product showcase, designated zones, and themed fringe events.
For instance, remanufacturing will play a key role in the industry’s shift towards circular economy practices, supporting wider efforts to reduce waste and expand reuse solutions. In response to challenges such as the projected retirement of 14 million EV batteries by 2040[1], and with the aim of driving a sustainable future, the Remanufacturing Zone has expanded its coverage of NEV components such as power batteries, electric motors, electronic control systems, air conditioning compressors, and thermal management units. The zone is also set to focus on innovative recycling solutions for fuel engine vehicle parts. The inclusion demonstrates maturing remanufacturing processes with inspections and certifications that further boost the awareness of the segment in the industry.
Sustainable practices also extend to talent development and cultural aspects, points that Automechanika Shanghai bring attention to throughout the fairground. For example, the Elite Pathway Programme supports young professionals through executive dialogues, lectures, and academic exchanges, while new energy vehicle-oriented workshops delve into developing skillsets in aftermarket services. Enthusiasts and professionals alike can also engage with activities themed around motorsports, automotive lifestyle, and advanced high-performance customisation.
Automechanika Shanghai is organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd and the China National Machinery Industry International Co Ltd (Sinomachint). Please contact Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd on +852 2802 7728, visit www.automechanika-shanghai.com or email auto@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com for further enquiries.
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[1] Lithium-ion battery recycling: a perspective on key challenges and opportunities, November 2025, https://qr.messefrankfurt.com/e81bc. Retrieved: April 2026
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
The Messe Frankfurt Group is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. With a workforce of some 2,500 people at its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and in 29 subsidiaries, it organises events around the world. Group sales in financial year 2024 were around € 775 million. We serve our customers’ business interests efficiently within the framework of our Fairs & Events, Locations and Services business fields. One of Messe Frankfurt’s key strengths is its powerful and closely knit global sales network, which covers around 180 countries in all regions of the world. Our comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. We are using our digital expertise to develop new business models. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services. Sustainability is a central pillar of our corporate strategy. Here, we strike a healthy balance between ecological and economic interests, social responsibility and diversity. For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com/sustainability
With its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent).
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Background information on Sinomachint
China National Machinery Industry International Co., Ltd. (SINOMACHINT) represents a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, a centrally administered conglomerate on the Fortune Global 500 list. It stays committed to creating an integrated platform for technical exchange and trade promotion between Chinese and foreign businesses. And it has now built well-known exhibition brands – CIMT, CMECEXPO, and CNMTC – in a way to deliver a full range of convention and exhibition services that it focuses on, from event organization to operation. A parent company of more than 20 investment enterprises, SINOMACHINT holds over 50 self-organized exhibitions domestically and nearly 20 overseas, while acting as the agent of about 200 foreign trade shows. In 2020, SINOMACHINT ranked first in the total number and area of exhibitions hosted on the mainland, according to statistics from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. And its position as China’s largest agent of overseas expos has for years stayed unchanged. As always, SINOMACHINT will remain a responsible innovator that values collaboration and shares benefits. That means it promises to spearhead the development of China’s convention and exhibition industry and grow the Chinese business community for shaping the new dual-circulation development pattern. It stands ready to work more closely with all sectors of society for greater innovation, for more win-win scenarios, and for a thriving economy in China and beyond. For more information, please visit the website at: www.sinomachint.com
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