
As Chinese automobiles make their mark on the global stage, the Shanghai Auto Show, having made its rounds for forty years, will renew itself and embark on a new journey as a world-class auto exhibition.
It has been announced that the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show) will take place from April 25 to May 2, 2025, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), with the 2025 Global Automotive Leaders Closed-Door Summit scheduled for April 22.

On April 17, 2023, at the Shanghai Auto Show.
The 2025 Shanghai Auto Show is expected to cover an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters. The event schedule includes Media Days on April 23 and 24, exclusively for domestic and international media; Professional Visitor Days on April 25 and 26; and Public Days from April 27 to May 2.
The theme of the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show is set as “Embracing Innovation, Sharing a Brighter Future.” The arrival of a new digital era presents the automotive industry with boundless opportunities. The forefront, critical, and disruptive technological breakthroughs driven by innovation are ushering in new technologies, new economies, and new business models for the global automotive industry.
As an industry shaped by high levels of globalization, technological innovation remains its core competitiveness. Gu Chunting, Chairman of Shanghai International Exhibition (Group) Co., Ltd., stated that China is becoming a fertile ground for the global automotive industry. The 2025 Shanghai Auto Show will seize the new opportunities presented by the technological revolution and industrial transformation, focusing on building an innovation chain for the automotive industry, strengthening and enhancing the synergy and complementarity of the supply chain, and establishing a new landscape for high-quality, mutually beneficial cooperation, thus facilitating a new leap forward in achieving shared success within the global automotive industry.
As the premier location for global new car debuts, the Shanghai Auto Show will continue to be a participant in automotive technological innovation, an advocate for open collaboration, and a contributor to high-quality development. It will join forces with various stakeholders, empowering one another to embrace innovation and share a prosperous future.