The 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as: 2025 Shanghai Auto Show) will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from April 23 to May 2.
It is reported that this exhibition is hosted by the Shanghai International Trade Promotion Council and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. According to the organizers, this auto show has invited nearly 1,000 well-known Chinese and foreign companies from 26 countries and regions to participate in the exhibition, with a total exhibition area of more than 360,000 square meters. The participating countries are wider and the scale has reached a new high.
It is worth noting that as a powerful driving force for innovation in the automotive industry chain, the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show is fully integrated into the "Shanghai Debut" series of activities, and is fully committed to creating a debut site and show venue that represents one of the highest levels of the world's automotive industry.
As the global brand influence of the Shanghai Auto Show continues to grow, mainstream auto brands at home and abroad are participating in the exhibition with high standards, new cars will be launched one after another, and leading technologies will compete for the show. Among them, new energy vehicle companies participating in the exhibition such as Xiaomi Auto, Hongmeng Intelligent Driving, ONVO, firefly, Fangchengbao, iCAR, Jietu Zongheng, GAC Hino, and Geely Holding Group Alcohol Hydrogen Technology will make their debut at the Shanghai Auto Show.
In addition to vehicle manufacturers, the exhibition area of the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show's automotive technology and supply chain exhibition area will reach about 100,000 square meters, and the scale and number of exhibitors have also increased compared to the previous session. In addition to the world's top 100 parts suppliers such as Bosch, ZF, Magna, and CATL, nearly 50 internationally renowned companies such as Sony, Intel, Momenta, Dolby Laboratories, Yuanrong Qixing, Lenovo Automotive Computing, and Yandex will make their debut at the Shanghai Auto Show.
In order to fully unleash the brand economic vitality of the auto show, the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show will extend the exhibition period to the "May Day" holiday for the first time, actively exploring integration with urban culture, life travel, cultural and tourism activities, parent-child entertainment and other aspects, and jointly with "Bilibili", "Little Red Book" and other platforms to create a cross-border display area, build an immersive, experiential and interactive consumption scene for the audience, and feel the new vitality of the auto show under the backdrop of technology up close.
The concurrent activities were also wonderful. On the afternoon of April 22, the organizer held the 2025 Global Automotive Leaders Roundtable for the first time. The content of the meeting was closely linked to the new trends and new requirements of the globalization and high-quality development of the automotive industry. The leaders of top domestic and foreign brand car companies, supply chains and related high-tech companies were invited to attend the meeting to discuss the development of global automobiles and provide new impetus for boosting economic growth.
From April 23 to April 24, major automakers and related exhibitors held hundreds of press conferences in their respective booths or conference rooms. In addition, the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show will hold nearly 20 conferences and forums of various types, covering topics such as key automotive technologies, semiconductor industry, automotive overseas expansion, and sustainable development of the supply chain. Among the key activities, the "8th International Automotive Key Technology Forum" co-organized with the China Society of Automotive Engineers, and the "New Chapter of Zhipu - Opportunities and Challenges of the Automotive Industry under the Wave of AI Technology" co-organized with Tencent.
Looking back at the timely launch in 1985, the Shanghai Auto Show has always been advancing with the development of China's automobile industry. With the great changes in the world economic situation and China's economic development pattern, the core market of global automobile consumption has shifted to China. The 2025 Shanghai Auto Show will continue to shoulder the mission of leading the world's A-class auto show and fully demonstrate the scientific and technological development level and technological innovation breakthroughs of the world's automobile industry.
