Automechanika Shanghai – one of the most influential global trade fairs in the automotive industry and the biggest aftermarket show in eastern Asia – returns to Shanghai after the 2022 show’s Covid-enforced move to Shenzhen in southern China. A big part of this year’s trade event will be the International Automotive Industry Conference 2023, which takes centre stage at Automechanika Shanghai 2023. The event stream will explore the rising influence of new energy vehicles (NEV), electrification and digitalisation, and how the industrial chain, market, policies and regulations are adapting to these trends.

International Automotive Industry Conference 2023 (29 November)
Dr Qing Ding, founding partner of Shentou Capital, will moderate the conference, bringing together leading auto parts companies and sharing an analysis of the import and export of vehicles and automotive parts and components.

Other topics include:

• The global business strategies of leading tier one suppliers and perspectives on the China market.
• How parts and components suppliers can upgrade their businesses efficiently under electrification and digitalisation.
• A long-term outlook of transformation in the global automotive supply chain.

NEV Sustainable Development Forum 2023 (29 November)

Audiences can stay ahead in the ever-evolving automotive industry from this line up of future-focused topics, including:

• The applications and innovations of lithium batteries in new energy vehicles.
• A blueprint of the hydrogen vehicle value chain.
• An update on the development of charging stations in Europe.
• The influence of the new EU Batteries Regulation in new energy vehicles and batteries.
• A new energy future: hydrogen versus lithium batteries.
• The adoption of low-carbon strategies for the sustainable development of the automotive industry.

Automotive Aftermarket Summit 2023 (30 November)
With the technological and mechanical differences in NEVs (compared to ICE vehicles), it is only natural that industry-wide transformations are unfolding across the supply chain. Panellists will delve into:

• An analysis of key global automotive aftermarkets.
• Changes in automotive parts distribution channels across Europe.
• The evolution of digitalisation driving growth in aftermarket parts sales.
• Navigating the development of China’s automotive parts distribution.
• The integration of traditional maintenance and the new energy vehicle aftermarket.

Used Car Strategy and Development Forum 2023 (1 December)
Experts will weigh in on business opportunities from the circulation of used cars. Key topics include:

• A review and forecast of China’s used car export market.
• Trends in the Middle East and African automotive markets; the advantages and challenges of exporting used cars to these markets.
• Establishing overseas warehouses to facilitate exporting activities.