>>Basic information of the exhibition:
Exhibition time: August 12-14, 2026
Exhibition location: Shanghai New International Expo Center (Pudong)
Exhibition area: 70000 square meters
Exhibiting brands: 1200+
Audience Count: Over 70000 professional visitors and 100+professional buyer groups from over 30 countries and regions worldwide
>>Organizational structure:
Host and Strategic Cooperation:
Yingfo Conference Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Shanghai Society of Automotive Engineering
Shanghai Transportation Electronics Industry Association
Shanghai Adhesive Technology Association
Jiangsu Society of Automotive Engineering
Guangdong Automobile Industry Association
Guangdong New Energy Vehicle Industry Association
Sichuan Society of Automotive Engineering
Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute
Hangzhou Fastener Industry Chamber of Commerce
Wuhan New Energy Vehicle Industry Association
Yancheng Society of Automotive Engineering
Global Automotive Technology Network
>>Empowering the development of the automotive interior and exterior industry chain, integrating new forms of industry communication
In the current era of accelerated transformation in the automotive industry, innovation in the field of automotive interior and exterior has become a key element in reshaping the driving experience. The 21st Shanghai International Automotive Interior and Exterior Exhibition and Intelligent Cabin Driving Integrated Technology Exhibition (CIAIE 2026), a globally influential event in the automotive interior and exterior industry, hosted by Yingfo Convention and Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., will be held grandly at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from August 12th to 14th, 2026.
As an industry event certified by UFI, CIAIE is not only an excellent platform for showcasing cutting-edge technology and innovative products, but also the first choice for domestic and foreign enterprises to enhance brand value, expand domestic and foreign markets, promote technological exchanges, understand industry trends, and explore business opportunities. As a barometer of industry development, CIAIE 2026 will bring together cutting-edge technologies and innovative ideas, presenting a feast of deep integration of future travel aesthetics and technology for the global automotive industry.
We sincerely invite colleagues from the global automotive industry to gather in Shanghai to explore the infinite possibilities of the automotive interior and exterior industry, and work together to promote the steady progress of the automotive industry towards intelligence, greenness, and personalization.
>>Four major exhibition highlights
Strength Building Flagship Exhibition for Automotive Interior and Exterior Decoration Industry
Vertical cultivation - automotive interior and exterior decoration industry chain
As a global event in the automotive interior and exterior industry, CIAIE, the organizer of Yingfo Exhibition, has gained support from numerous professional organizations and associations with decades of curatorial experience, high-quality services, international standards, and unparalleled industry skills. It has accumulated unparalleled professional advantages and rich resources, and has won high recognition and widespread praise from both inside and outside the industry.
Whole point docking - building a bridge for supply and procurement docking
Faced with the booming opportunities in the new energy vehicle market, precise supply-demand matching has become the key to winning for enterprises. Insight into customer pain points and create value through solutions. The exhibition organizer has an absolute advantage accumulated over the years in the field of new energy vehicles, leveraging the opportunity to create year-round business matching services, helping end buyers and supply chain enterprises achieve precise matching and docking before the exhibition, efficient face-to-face negotiations during the exhibition, and promoting sustained orders and cooperation after the exhibition.
Strong linkage - authoritative organizations provide strong support
CIAIE, jointly presented by Yingfo Exhibition, Shanghai Society of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute and other related industry organizations, aims to enhance the brand influence and professional level of the exhibition, promote the coordinated development and innovative progress of the entire industry, and work together to promote the high-level and high-quality development of the automotive industry chain towards globalization, jointly promoting the "new" development of China's automotive industry chain and the "smart" and "chain" future!
International Exhibition - Serving Top Global Enterprises
CIAIE 2026 will focus on inviting industry buyers from Southeast Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East, and collaborate with domestic and foreign partners to gather industry trend leaders, gather global technological resources, connect with Chinese demand, showcase industrial vitality, build a full industry chain technology network, activate market potential with the power of cooperation, and jointly paint a new picture of industrial development.
>>Brushing the "New" and "Decorative" World · "Smart" and "Chain" Future
CIAIE 2026 explores more "new" and "decorative" boundaries in the automotive industry
In the midst of market changes, enterprises urgently need the ability to continue "evolution" and the thinking to "focus" on the track. CIAIE 2026 echoes the industry's voice and proposes the annual curatorial theme "Brushing the 'New' and 'Decoration' World · 'Intelligence' and 'Chain' Future" to seek breakthroughs, regeneration and iteration, and collaborative cooperation with global automotive interior and exterior supply chain enterprises.
Category of exhibits:
Automotive Interior Parts Assembly and Innovative Products
Door panels, dashboard, auxiliary dashboard, steering wheel, roof console, smart surface, decorative strips, electric vents, ceiling, carpet, safety systems, wireless charging, integrated technology and related innovative technology products
Integration of intelligent cockpit and cabin driving
Cabin domain control, operating system, chip, display, interaction, HUD, car fragrance, car audio, car smart refrigerator, integrated cockpit assembly and related supply chain
Car seats and zero gravity seats
Zero gravity seats, comfort, safety, health, lightweight, intelligence, and related supply chains
Innovative products for automotive glass and sunroof
Head up display glass, dimming glass, panoramic glass, ambient light glass, panoramic sunroof, solar sunroof and related supply chain
Car lights, ambient lighting, and in car lighting environment
Intelligent interactive headlights, digital headlights, projection headlights, through type taillights, ambient lights, in car optics, and related supply chains
Intelligent exterior design and innovative technology for automobiles
Innovative technology products such as digital grille, intelligent bumper, intelligent logo, intelligent B-pillar, electric tailgate, charging door, hidden door handle, rearview mirror, etc
Personalized and customized products for automotive interior and exterior decoration
Invisible car wrap film/TPU film/insulation film/color changing film
Application materials and raw materials for automotive interior and exterior decoration
Automotive leather/skin/fabric/non-woven fabric/flocking
Adhesive tape/adhesive/bonding material/sealant
Coating/weakening/enamel molding process and equipment
Plastic machinery/vacuum forming and thermoforming technology
Forming/Welding/Assembly/Cutting/Coating Processes
Cutting/Sewing/Cutting/Punching/Embroidery
Injection/die-casting/stamping molds, fixtures, and gauges
Processing equipment/intelligent equipment/automated robots
3D printing/3D scanning
Testing/Inspection and Quality Control
Assembly/transportation/packaging/storage and warehousing
Related accessories and supporting products
>>Here, share top-level wisdom to capture industry trends
With the continuous development and progress of the automotive industry, the field of automotive interior and exterior decoration is undergoing profound changes. With the new concept of simplicity, efficiency, comfort, technological sense, and intelligence as iconic elements, intelligent innovation has become an important development direction in the field of automotive interior and exterior decoration in the future.
This forum will focus on this theme for in-depth discussions, and we sincerely invite automotive interior and exterior parts manufacturers, service providers, supporting suppliers, as well as R&D, design, procurement engineers and industry experts from OEMs from around the world to participate together. Everyone will share the latest research results and experiences here, and explore the future development trends of the industry together.
Contemporary themed forums:
2026 China Automotive Interior and Exterior Intelligent and Innovative Conference
Scale: 500 people
The discussion will focus on the environmental friendliness, health, comfort, personalization, processing technology, and other aspects of automotive interior and exterior decoration
2026 China Automotive Intelligent Exterior Technology Innovation Forum
Scale: 500 people
We will focus on discussing innovative technologies such as digital grilles, smart bumpers, smart logos, charging doors, hidden door handles, rearview mirrors, and exterior electronic systems
2026 China Automotive Rearview Mirror Technology Innovation Forum
Scale: 500 people
We will focus on in-depth exchanges on innovative technologies such as CMS electronic rearview mirrors, intelligent rearview mirrors, streaming media rearview mirrors, multimodal perception fusion technology, and lightweight technology
2026 China Automotive Glass and Sunroof Technology Innovation Forum
Scale: 500 people
Focus on in-depth exchanges on innovative technologies such as head up display glass, dimming glass, panoramic glass, ambient light glass, panoramic sunroof, solar sunroof, etc
2026 China Automotive Seat Technology Innovation Summit Forum
Scale: 500 people
We will focus on discussing innovative technologies such as seat comfort and safety, intelligence and lightweight, and zero gravity seats
2026 China Automotive Intelligent Surface Innovation Technology Forum
Scale: 300 people
Focus on discussing innovative technologies such as smart surfaces, transparent materials, and skin materials
2026 China Automotive Intelligent Cockpit and In Vehicle Display Forum
Scale: 500 people
We will focus on discussing innovative technologies such as cockpit operating systems, large models, domain control, chips, interaction, display, and integrated solutions
2026 China Future Automotive Design and CMF Summit Forum
Scale: 300 people
We will focus on discussing innovative technologies such as automotive design, color, skin materials, touch, perception, and lightweighting
2026 China Intelligent Cabin Driving Integration Technology Innovation Forum
Scale: 500 people
We will focus on in-depth exchanges on innovative technologies such as hardware level integration, software level integration, artificial intelligence integration, multimodal interaction technology, data and security technology, scenario based services, and ecological co construction
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Ms. Li
Mobile: 131 5190 9361 (same WeChat number)
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Ms. Li
Mobile: 131 5190 9361 (same WeChat number)
邮箱： therese.tong@info-shanghai.com