The much-anticipated CAPAFAIR 2024 will be held on 26-28 September at Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

CAPAFAIR 2024 will be held on 26-28 September. CAPAFAIR 2024 will be held in all the exhibition halls of Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Halls 1-8), where 1895 exhibitors, 35,000 global buyers, more than 100,000 exhibits, and several concurrent events will be displayed in a 51,650-square-foot exhibition hall. parts industry, the No.1 industry in Ningbo, will once again attract the attention of the world.

Unprecedented Scale 1895 Exhibitors Ready to Attend

Ningbo, as an important window for China's foreign trade and a key link in the automotive industry chain, provides a solid foundation for the success of CAPAFAIR 2024 with its unique geographic location, outstanding advantages in foreign trade and profound manufacturing heritage.

CAPAFAIR 2024 was held in a full hall at Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Centre, with a total exhibition area of 51,650 square meters and 1,895 exhibitors, both of which were significantly higher than those of the previous edition, placing the exhibition scale in the forefront of many domestic auto parts exhibitions, second only to Automechanika Shanghai.

Exhibitors from 21 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of China and Hong Kong SAR have been assembled and ready to go, and the more than 100,000 exhibits include automotive components and assemblies, automotive electrics and electronics, automotive supplies and modifications, digital and intelligent systems, repair, testing and maintenance, and processing technology and equipment, covering the entire industry chain of automotive parts and accessories and the aftermarket.

The geographical distribution of exhibitors is even wider, covering the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and other core areas of the automotive industry. High-quality manufacturers from Ningbo / Wenzhou / Taizhou, Xingtai / Cangzhou, Changzhou / Zhenjiang, Liaocheng, Guangzhou and other national heavyweight auto parts industry bases gathered here, bringing buyers diversified product choices and cross-regional supply chain resources and opportunities for co-operation.

Global Attention and Attractive Attendance

As the only export-orientated auto parts and aftermarket trade show in China, CAPAFAIR 2024 has been growing in influence and attraction, and has already attracted more than 16,000 pre-registered buyers, including import and export companies, cross-border e-commerce/electronic merchants, foreign merchants, as well as OEMs and their first and second-tier suppliers, and automotive aftermarket agents/wholesalers/distributors and other professional buyers. Buyers, including foreign trade category (foreign businessmen, import and export companies, cross-border e-commerce) registered more than 4,000 people, is expected to final admission buyers will be more than 35,000 people.

The global promotion of CAPAFAIR 2024 Ningbo, especially the upgrading of the exhibition scale, has attracted more overseas buyers' strong interest. Up to press time, registration confirmation has been received from 310 overseas buyers from 39 countries and regions, including Vietnam, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, the United States, Singapore, Australia, Colombia, etc., and some of the buyers have submitted their purchasing lists in order to match exhibitors more precisely. Among them, purchasing groups organised by automotive aftermarket trade associations from Malaysia, Vietnam and other countries have also been assembled, and they are looking forward to finding more quality suppliers and obtaining more stable supply chain solutions through the platform of CAPAFAIR 2024.

Overseas buyers and import/export companies, cross-border e-commerce buyers bring diversified sourcing needs and business cooperation opportunities, providing exhibitors with valuable opportunities to expand the international market.

In order to better serve the domestic and overseas professional buyers, CAPAFAIR 2024 will not only open free shuttle buses from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Yiwu, Wenzhou and other important neighbouring cities to the exhibition site, which will bring buyers safe, comfortable and convenient travelling services, but also set up a special ‘Invited Buyers’ Service Area’ on the exhibition site to provide convenience for business negotiations, refreshments, rest, etc. for the invited buyers. There will also be a special ‘Service Area for Invited Buyers’ on the exhibition site to provide the convenience of business negotiation as well as refreshments, rest and other upgraded services for the specially invited buyers.

Digital Empowerment Industry Forum to seek common development

CAPAFAIR 2024 is not only a platform for displaying and trading products, but also an event for the collision of ideas and the fusion of wisdom. In order to explore the future development potential of auto parts and after-sales service, a number of thematic forums on industrial innovation and development, cross-border e-commerce, intellectual property rights protection and risk prevention, as well as new materials and product launches will be held concurrently during the exhibition.

Ningbo Auto Parts Industry Association, one of the organisers, has carefully prepared the ‘Innovation Forum for High-Quality Development of Automotive Industry’, inviting experts in the field of new energy vehicles and flying cars, as well as the pioneers of technological innovation in the automotive industry, to discuss in-depth the paths and strategies for the transformation and upgrading of the automotive industry.

Amazon, as a leader in cross-border e-commerce, will share the official support for new sellers, product selection guide for auto parts, B-side opportunities and successful cases on Amazon, so as to build a bridge to the global market for Chinese auto parts sellers and realise the international layout of their brands and products.

Ningbo Mediation Centre of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) provided in-depth explanations on topics such as the application of commercial mediation in the settlement of international economic and trade disputes and the protection of intellectual property rights and risk prevention for enterprises going abroad, providing professional legal guidance and risk prevention and control strategies.

Xinyuan Chemical (Shandong) Co., Ltd. will bring its latest R & D results to the exhibition, held the theme of ‘Fluorosilicone Rubber Materials in Engine Application’, as a national high-tech enterprises, national speciality and speciality new small giants enterprises, Xinyuan Chemical is committed to the research and development of high-end new materials and rubber products, production, and has formed the ‘Tetrachloropropane-1,4-dichloropropane (TCPP)’. ‘Tetrachloropropane, Trifluoropropylene, D3F, Fluorosilicone Rubber and Rubber Products’ complete production chain.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to improve the quality of exhibition services and speed up the purchasing efficiency of buyers, CAPAFAIR 2024 has built an online exhibition service platform - capafair.com, which combines the four functions of exhibition, trade, information and social networking, by digital means. The platform can provide buyers with instant online purchasing information and exhibitors with accurate product information. Through an intelligent matching system, the platform will automatically match supply and demand efficiently and provide customised one-to-one services. After the exhibition, the platform will continue to provide online services for exhibitors and buyers, and users can query or publish enterprise news, procurement information, and learn the latest information about the auto parts industry through the platform at any time.

‘The automotive industry is Ningbo's traditional advantageous industry, but also focuses on building trillion-dollar industrial clusters. Ningbo and the surrounding areas have brought together many leading auto parts companies, forming a strong industrial cluster effect, contributing to the progress of the Chinese and even the global automotive industry. All along, the Ningbo International Auto Parts Show has received attention and support from many parties, and we will continue to optimise the service process and improve the quality of the show to provide more diversified display opportunities for exhibitors, create more accurate docking channels for buyers, and jointly promote the in-depth integration and synergistic development of the upstream and downstream enterprises in the automotive supply chain.’ Wang Hong, Secretary General of Ningbo Auto Parts Industry Association, said.

CAPAFAIR 2024 is under the guidance of Ningbo Municipal Committee of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Economy and Informatization, Ningbo New Energy Vehicle Research Institute, and is co-hosted by Ningbo Automotive Parts Industry Association and Ningbo Oriental Harbor International Exhibition Company Limited, and the exhibition has been supported by Ningbo Automotive Parts Industry Cluster Development Promotion Centre, Ningbo The exhibition is supported by Ningbo Auto Parts Industry Cluster Development Promotion Centre, Ningbo Yinzhou Auto Parts International Chamber of Commerce, Cixi Auto Parts Industry Association, Yuyao Auto Parts Association, Ninghai Auto Parts Association, Ningbo Auto Parts Industry Innovation Service Complex, Rui'an Automobile and Motorcycle Parts Industry Association, Jinhua Automobile and Motorcycle Industry Association, Xuancheng City Automobile Parts Industry Association and other industry organizations.

CAPAFAIR 2024 （Ningbo International Auto Parts & Aftermarket Fair）is about to open, and we are looking forward to friends from the automotive industry to gather in Ningbo on 26-28 September to celebrate the grand event!