Chongqing International Auto Parts and Service Exhibition 2018

Successfully closed. The three-day exhibition received more than 16,000 professional visitors.

“Chongqing International Auto Parts and Service Exhibition 2018 (CAPE 2018)” closed successfully at Chongqing International Expo Center (CQEXPO) on September 21. This exhibition was a combination of exhibition, trade procurement, technology release and joint capital cooperation. It attracted nearly 200 well-known exhibitors from 8 countries and regions to participate. The exhibition covers an area of over 15,000 square meters. You can see a variety of exhibits in various exhibition areas, including traditional parts exhibition area, new energy vehicle related technology exhibition area and intelligent network technology exhibition area. The major auto parts exhibitors gathered in Chongqing to “show” their technologies.

In order to actively promote exhibition cooperation between Shanghai and Chongqing and strive to build an exhibition platform in the Yangtze River Economic Zone, the Chongqing International Auto Parts Exhibition, with its industry authority and technology leadership, invited a number of first and second-line auto parts enterprises at home and abroad to participate in the exhibition, such as Bosch, Valeo, Faurecia, Webasto, ZF, Denso, Aisin Seiki, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Plastic Omnium, Dana, Bridgestone, BorgWarner, NSK, Mitsuba, NTN, Adient, Brose, Yanfeng, Fast, ZhengYu Industrial, SORL and HONSEL. CHANGAN, GEELY, BYD, Great Wall, JAC, YEMA, ZOTYE and other domestic independent brands, together with their supporting parts production enterprises, all came to the exhibition; they actively explored and tried to implement the technology exchange and promotion platform for high-end parts in Southwest China.

Some pictures taken at the exhibition venue

The front gate of Webasto’s exhibition area was crowded with visitors. The exhibitor representative said that they had received many professional visitors as well as main customers from southwest China on the exhibition site. They exhibited the technology and concept of Webasto in the field of skylight manufacturing with good display effect. They were satisfied with the location of the exhibition booth and the work done by the organizers in all aspects.

At this exhibition, ZF focused on the display of its ProAI and mSTARS systems, attracting great attention from the industry. A continuous stream of visitors came to the exhibition. ZF was very happy to be on the same stage with the top peers in Southwest China. They got in touch with many customers in the field of automotive and industrial application, so they could feel the opportunities brought by the “Belt and Road” Initiative to the southwest China.

Faurecia appeared at CAPE 2018 with many innovative technologies and solutions. The cockpit with Internet property, versatility and predictability was very popular among visitors.

Plastic Omnium appeared with the latest technologies and exhibits of the two major automotive divisions: Auto Exterior Division and Auto Inergy Division. On the exhibition day, many OEM (original equipment manufacturer) professionals came to visit the booth and talked about the development trend of new technologies. They were satisfied with the auto technology event and professional services provided by the organizers.

FNA organized 51 Japanese auto parts enterprises to participate in the exhibition, with exhibits covering automation equipment, testing instruments, electronic parts and other auto parts related products, which attracted many Chongqing local auto OEMs and parts enterprises to negotiate with each other. For many exhibitors new to Chongqing market, this exhibition was undoubtedly a good platform for them to develop their business in the southwest region. They established contacts with BYD, CHANGAN and other well-known vehicle enterprises, and made a lot of achievements.

CHANGAN joined hands with 26 supplier partners to exhibit their leading technologies and products in their respective fields, as well as the endless charm of science and technology at the site, which was refreshing and attracted many OEMs, media and peers to watch and discuss enthusiastically. The exhibition achieved expected effect.

GEELY AUTO’s booth showcased exhibits in the parts and components field, such as Berry GE, Power Exhibits, GKUI (Jike Intelligent Ecosystem), Future Concept Seats and New Energy Batteries. On the first day of the exhibition, many OEMs, parts manufacturers, media and professional visitors stopped at the exhibition booth to visit and exchange ideas. The exhibition had achieved good effect.

This year, BYD exhibition area was also unusually popular. Each automotive division had preliminary communication with Chongqing local OEMs such as CHANGAN, LIFAN, YEMA and Trumpchi. The exhibition site was popular among visitors.

The exhibits of Great Wall, such as the vehicle intelligent interactive system and the rhythmic atmosphere lamp system, had attracted many visitors to stop there and get to know them. Various supporting suppliers also came to seek cooperation opportunities.

At YEMA exhibition booth, its independently developed key parts, such as motors, electronic control and wall-mounted charging piles, showed the technical reserves and manufacturing strength of YEMA in the new energy field, which received great support from the visitors.

In addition, the “2018 International Auto Key Tech Forum,” “2018 Automotive Powertrain System Technology and Development Forum” and “GTIC 2018 Global Technology Innovation Conference on Intelligent Connected Vehicle Industry” were also successfully held in the same period, and widely welcomed by elites, experts and scholars in all related fields. These forums had interpreted the new technology trends of the automotive industry, analyzed the current market situation and bottlenecks of development, and shared application cases and practical knowledge of the industry; they would continue to provide opportunities of in-depth exchanges and communication for upstream and downstream customers from the automotive industry chain, to promote the innovation and development of the automotive industry.

As the first exhibition implementation project co-held by Shanghai and Chongqing, Chongqing International Auto Parts and Service Exhibition will continue to explore the market of Southwest China, try to reach the first-class international standard, and work together to boost the new vitality of Southwest auto parts market in the future.

Looking forward to our reunion next time!

Chongqing International Auto Parts and Service Exhibition 2018 

September 19-21, Chongqing International Expo Center (CQEXPO)

The first technology exchange platform for high-end automotive parts in Southwest China