The Guangzhou Auto Show opened on November 15, with the world’s first 78 cars

The 22nd Guangzhou International Auto Show (hereinafter referred to as "Guangzhou International Auto Show") will be held from November 15 to 24, 2024 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex (hereinafter referred to as "Canton Fair Complex").

This year’s Guangzhou International Auto Show will use two indoor exhibition halls, A and D of the Canton Fair Exhibition Hall, the outdoor exhibition area of the North and South Plaza and the Canton Fair Hall. The scale of the exhibition reaches 220,000 square meters, which will reach a record high.

There are 512 new energy vehicles among the 1,171 exhibition vehicles

It is understood that the exhibition period of the commercial vehicle exhibition area, automobile industry chain and automobile culture exhibition area is from November 15 to 18, 2024. November 15, 2024 is the media day, open only to domestic and foreign media and special guests; November 16 to 17, 2024 is the professional audience day, tickets are 100 yuan; November 18 to 24, 2024 is the public day, tickets are 50 yuan.

At present, the global automobile industry is experiencing the most profound and fundamental changes in a century. The development trend of new energy and intelligent networking of automobiles is in full swing, the connotation and extension of automobiles are expanding day by day, and China has also transformed from the world’s largest automobile market to the largest driving force for the transformation of the global automobile industry. In 2023, our country’s automobile production and sales reached the level of 30 million for the first time, jumping to become the world’s largest automobile exporter. The production and sales of new energy vehicles exceeded 9 million, accounting for more than 60% of the world, ranking first in the world for 9 consecutive years.

According to reports, this year’s Guangzhou International Auto Show has a total of 78 global first cars, including 6 first cars from multinational companies; the total number of cars on display is 1,171, including 512 new energy vehicles. China’s new energy vehicles with electrification and intelligence as the core have become a new driving force for the high-quality development of the automotive industry.

Global mainstream automakers will debut with the highest specifications

This year’s auto show has attracted the attention of the international automotive industry, and the world’s mainstream car companies will appear at the Guangzhou International Auto Show with the highest specifications. Vehicle companies from all over the world will gather in the passenger car exhibition area of Guangzhou International Auto Show to bring the latest automotive technology products to global audiences.

Including BMW and MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen brands (Volkswagen Anhui, FAW-Volkswagen, Volkswagen Imported Cars, SAIC Volkswagen), FAW Audi, SAIC Audi joint booth, smart, Ford, SAIC GM (Buick, Cadillac), Lincoln, Volvo, Dowlange, FAW Toyota, GAC Toyota, Lexus, Dongfeng Honda, GAC Honda, Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Infiniti, Changan Mazda, Hyundai and Beijing Hyundai, Kia, Jiangling and other international mainstream car brands will be concentrated.

各国内汽车集团及品牌均携全系列产品大规模参加本届车展，一汽红旗、一汽奔腾、东风汽车（风神、奕派、纳米）、东风风行、上汽荣威、上汽名爵、上汽大通、五菱、宝骏、长安汽车、北汽集团（极狐汽车、北京汽车）、广汽集团（广汽传祺、埃安AION、昊铂）均将在广州亮相。奇瑞、捷途、星途、吉利、翼真、领克、哈弗、长城炮、魏牌、坦克、比亚迪集团（王朝/海洋、腾势、方程豹、仰望）、JAC江汽集团、212越野车等企业也将携自己的重磅产品登上广州国际车展的舞台。

NIO蔚来、小鹏、理想、小米、鸿蒙智行、岚图、猛士、阿维塔、深蓝、极氪、赛力斯、iCAR、智己汽车、飞凡汽车、零跑、极越、极石、乐道、哪吒汽车、睿蓝、欧拉、宁德时代等新能源汽车品牌也将同场竞技。

与此同时，众多豪华车品牌也将登上广州国际车展的展台。包括保时捷、兰博基尼、宾利、路特斯等欧美顶级豪华品牌集中高规格展出。此外，还有福建奔驰、罗伦士、克蒂汽车、虏曼、巴菲特等众多豪华改装车、高端商务改装及房车也将在广州国际车展精彩登场。

新时代汽车全产业链精彩呈现

作为覆盖汽车全产业链的行业顶级盛会，2024广州国际商用车展览会将在广交会展馆D区同期举办。

数据显示，2023年新能源商用车的整体渗透率为11.3%，其中新能源轻型商用车渗透率超过12%，新能源重型商用车渗透率为8.6%，预计今年中国新能源商用车的渗透率将超过15%。

In this year’s Guangzhou International Commercial Vehicle Exhibition, mainstream commercial vehicle companies represented by FAW Jiefang, CIMC Vehicles, Nanjing Iveco, Jianghuai, Jiangling, Dongfeng Xiaokang, Xinyuan, etc. will bring intelligent trucks, hydrogen energy and power exchange heavy trucks, new energy logistics vehicles, lightweight vans, cold chain transport vehicles, pickup truck modified special vehicles and various RVs, presenting the audience with the latest products in line with the development direction of new productivity.

In addition, this year’s Guangzhou International Auto Show has also planned an automotive industry chain and automotive culture exhibition area in Area D.

The automobile industry chain and automobile culture exhibition area has been upgraded from the original Guangzhou International Auto Show auto parts and supplies exhibition area, conforming to the new direction of electric and intelligent development of the automobile industry, and planning new themes such as electric motor control, charging energy storage, automatic driving, intelligent cockpit, ecological interconnection, artificial intelligence, etc.

At the same time, relying on the resource advantages of the Guangzhou International Auto Show, a joint professional organization has set up a special exhibition area of automobile culture in the outdoor South Square, which brings more diverse automobile culture experiences to the audience by displaying a large number of cars with historical and storytelling feelings.

The two major professional exhibition areas and the passenger car exhibition area form a complete automotive industry chain, focusing on the development of new quality productivity in the automotive industry and establishing a new benchmark for high-quality development in the automotive industry.

The International Automotive Industry Development Conference was held concurrently

During the exhibition, a number of automotive industry summit forums, salons and industry seminars will be held concurrently, from government departments, the global automotive industry, international tech giants and related industries, leading figures, experts and scholars gathered together to discuss the global industry development trend from their own unique perspectives, build an industrial development community, promote industrial integration, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the automotive industry, and add new momentum to the sustainable development of the global automotive industry.

The 2024 Guangzhou Automotive Development Summit, an international automotive industry event jointly organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Automotive Industry Branch and the China Foreign Trade Center, will be grandly held at the Canton Fair Hall from November 15 to 16.

The "Automotive Innovation Conference", co-sponsored by the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, the Automotive Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China Foreign Trade Center, will be held at the Canton Fair Hall on November 16.

Cover image source: Daily Economic News, photo by Liu Guomei (data map)