AutoTechInsight
Auto Show Report: Auto Shanghai 2025
The biennial Auto Shanghai 2025 has emerged as a showcase for an array of technologies that blend hardware with software, effectively blurring the lines of traditional automotive classifications. Over the last decade, the event has matured into a pivotal global stage for both local debuts and international launches.
- The 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition opened with the theme of Embrace Innovation, Win the Future. As one of the world's largest and most influential auto shows, the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show attracted about 1,000 enterprises from 26 countries and regions, setting a new record for scale.
- This year's auto show covers an exhibition area of more than 360,000 square meters, features more than 163 new models, and hosts 193 press conferences, with a total attendance of more than 1 million visitors.
- Automakers and suppliers showcased the latest advancements in electrification, smart assisted driving and cockpits as well as vehicle control — all aimed at offering consumers a more intelligent and personalized mobility experience.
- In addition to highlighting Greater China's automobile industry over the past 40 years, the event also outlined global automotive industry transformations through AI technology, safety innovations and supply chain adjustments.
1. New model highlights
2. Software-defined vehicle (SDV)
3. Battery and charging
4. SDV and E/E architecture
5. E-propulsion and thermal management
6. Lighting
7. Interior
