Trade fair · Beijing
Auto China (Beijing International Automotive Exhibition)
北京国际汽车展览会
Auto China is Beijing's biennial motor show and the even-year counterpart of Auto Shanghai: held since 1990, it fills the China International Exhibition Center in Shunyi with the Chinese and global car makers' production cars, electric vehicles and concepts, with a components show alongside.
Key facts
- City
- Beijing
- Venue
- China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi) and Beijing Exhibition Center
- Organiser
- China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, CCPIT Automotive Sub-Council and partners
- Frequency
- Every two years in April–May, even years
- Sector
- Automobiles, new-energy vehicles, components
- First edition
- 1990
- Cycle
- Biennial, even years
- Venues
- CIEC Shunyi (vehicles), Beijing Exhibition Center (components)
Editions
- 2028 · dates to be confirmed by the organiser –
- 2026 · 19th edition –
- 2024 · 18th edition –
Official site: www.autobeijing.org.cn/en/index.html
About the fair
Auto China has been held in Beijing since 1990, in even years, organised by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the CCPIT Automotive Sub-Council. It occupies the China International Exhibition Center's Shunyi site near the airport, with a second venue at the Beijing Exhibition Center for components.
Like Auto Shanghai it has become a showcase for China's new-energy vehicle makers and for the global brands' China strategies; press days draw the international automotive media, and the trade days bring dealers, importers, suppliers and fleet buyers.
The 2026 edition runs from 24 April to 3 May 2026 with press and trade days before the public opening; the German Pavilion and other national groups organise supplier participation in the components section.
For visitors, Shunyi is far from the city centre; the site is reached by Metro Line 15 (China International Exhibition Center) and shuttle buses.
Trade registration and public ticketing are separate; tickets for public days were on sale in April 2026 through the organiser.
Visiting
- Even years in Beijing, odd years in Shanghai
- Register for trade days; public days are very crowded
- Shunyi is near Beijing Capital Airport — hotels around the airport are the practical base
- Components exhibitors are at the Beijing Exhibition Center in the city; plan two locations
- Combine with visits to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei automotive cluster
Frequently asked questions
Sources
- Beijing International Automotive Exhibition — official site — Auto China organising committee (retrieved 6 September 2026)
- Tickets available for Auto China 2026 — Beijing Municipal Government (retrieved 6 September 2026)
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