A Tour to Automechanika Shanghai

As the second largest Auto Parts Brands Exhibition, Automechanika Shanghai was held from Dec. 2 to Dec. 5, 2015 in Shanghai International Conference & Exhibition Center. Qi Junliang, vice general manager of SINOMACH Precision Industry Group, Zhao Bo, secretary general of CMTBA (China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association) Superhard Abrasives Association, Chen Peng, secretary general of CMTBA Abrasives Association, and Chen Yuandong, secretary general of China Coated Abrasives Association set up a team, representing the sponsors of the A&G Expo (China International Abrasives & Grinding Exposition), and visited Automechanika Shanghai. The purpose of this tour was to learn from advanced experiences from international exhibition while figure out what can be done to make the next A&G Expo better.

There were a total of ten pavilions whose area covered 290,000㎡, which increased 38% on year-on-year basis. A number of more than 5,300 exhibitors were exhibiting their latest products and most advanced technologies to about 100,000 buyers and visitors. Messe Frankfurt and CNAICO (China National Automotive Industry International Corporation) are the sponsors of this exhibition. 

According to the team of the sponsors of the A&G Expo, there were only a small quantity of abrasives companies attended the exhibition, and all types of coated abrasives products used for car polishing were exhibited. Besides that, non-woven abrasives and coated hook & loop abrasive paper were also put on display.

In recent years, China has developed into a global automobile manufacturing and consuming country. Seen from the development stage of the auto industry in developed countries, the revenue of auto industry chain lies mainly in automobile manufacturing and sales, auto parts and after-sales service. Among the three parts, new car manufacturing and sales takes up only 20% of the entire revenue, while after-sales service market accounts for as high as 60%. However, compared with developed countries, market revenue of China's automobile after-sales service occupies as low as 20% of the whole industry chain. China's auto market is likely to usher in its booming period of car maintenance, therefore relevant products are faced with greater opportunities that may cause more attention.