The date for the next Beijing auto show has been set, with the Shanghai auto show due in about four months.
The date of the next Beijing auto show has been set, with the upcoming Shanghai auto show just about 4 months away.
The 19th Beijing International Automobile Exhibition (Auto China 2026) will be held in Beijing from April 24 to May 3, 2026, the event’s organizers announced today.
Auto China 2026 will run for 10 days, with April 24-25 being press days and April 26-27 being professional visitor days. The general public can visit from April 28 to May 3.
The Beijing auto show began in 1990 and is held every two years. This year’s event was held from April 25 to May 4.
The Shanghai auto show, which began in 1985, is also held every two years at the end of April, in alternate years with the Beijing auto show.
The upcoming Shanghai auto show will be held from April 25 to May 2, 2025, as previously reported by CnEVPost.
At the 2024 Beijing auto show, 117 models made their global debuts, including 30 from multinational companies and 41 concept cars, according to the event’s organizers.
A total of 892,000 visitors came to the show during the 10-day event, with 23,000 media journalists and industry personnel.
Auto Beijing 2026 will use the China International Exhibition Center Shunyi New Venue and all exhibition venues at the Capital International Exhibition Convention Center (CIECC).
Together with the outdoor exhibition space, the total exhibition area will reach a record 380,000 square meters, the event’s organizers said.
The CIECC — adjacent to the Shunyi New Venue — has seen the completion of its second phase of construction and will be operational by February 2025, the organizers said.
It has a total of nine pavilions, each with an area of about 22,000 square meters, for a total pavilion area of 250,000 square meters.
In addition to the Beijing and Shanghai auto shows, there are many other smaller auto shows in China, including the annual Guangzhou and Chengdu auto shows.
