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The 24th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition – Auto Guangzhou, 广州车展 – fills the Canton Fair Complex from 27 November to 6 December 2026: 220,000 m², passenger cars in fourteen halls, trucks and buses in two more, and the supply chain in another two. It is the last of China’s big motor shows each year, and the halls do not all open on the same days. Here is which day, which hall, and how to get in.
第二十四届广州国际汽车展览会 · 2026-11-27 – 2026-12-06 · 广交会展馆
The 24th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition
Auto Guangzhou 2026
27 November – 6 December · Canton Fair Complex, Pazhou
Unofficial guide. China Panorama is not connected with the organiser. The organiser’s information is authoritative – check dates and halls on the official Auto Guangzhou website.
In China four motor shows are counted as international “A-class” shows. Beijing and Shanghai take turns every spring; Guangzhou and Chengdu run every year – Chengdu in late August, Guangzhou in late November, as the last big show of the year. Our overview of China’s auto shows has all four on a map, with a calendar for 2026 and 2027.
Beijing 北京
Every two years, in even years, late April
19th, 2026: 24 Apr – 3 May 2026
Shanghai 上海
Every two years, in odd years, late April
22nd, 2027: 23 Apr – 2 May 2027
Chengdu 成都
Every year, late August
29th, 2026: 21 Aug – 30 Aug 2026
The show runs ten days, but each part opens to different people on different days. The car halls are the only ones open on the public days; trucks, buses and the supply chain close after 30 November. Pick who you are to see your days.
| Zone | Fri27 Nov | Sat28 Nov | Sun29 Nov | Mon30 Nov | Tue1 Dec | Wed2 Dec | Thu3 Dec | Fri4 Dec | Sat5 Dec | Sun6 Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars14 halls · Areas A and D | Media | Trade | Trade | All | All | All | All | All | All | All |
| Trucks and buses17.1 · 18.1 | Media | Trade | Trade | All | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Parts and technology19.1 · 20.1 | Media | Reg. | Reg. | Reg. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Passenger cars 乘用车展区
The main show, in fourteen halls of Areas A and D. 27 November is the media day, 28–29 November are trade days, and from 30 November to 6 December everyone can come, 9:30–17:30.
Trucks and buses 商用车展区
Trucks, buses and vans, 27–30 November only. On the media day only badge holders get in. For 28–30 November the organiser does not say who may enter; we have drawn it like the car halls. Check before you go.
Parts and technology 汽车产业链及汽车文化展区
Parts, electronics, batteries and charging, 27–30 November, 20,000 m². For trade visitors who register in advance (free) and are approved by the organiser.
From the organiser’s schedule: passenger cars – 27 Nov media day, 28–29 Nov trade visitors only, 30 Nov – 6 Dec public and trade visitors; commercial vehicles and the industry chain and car culture zone – 27–30 Nov, with the media day for badge holders only. All halls 9:30–17:30.
The show uses the western half of the Canton Fair Complex: five two-storey buildings in Area A and four in Area D, linked by a covered walkway, plus the squares outside. Cars fill both floors of Area A and the upper floor of Area D; trucks and the supply chain share the ground floor of Area D. Tap a colour to light up its halls, or a hall to read what is in it.
Swipe the drawing sideways to see the whole complex.
Tap a hall to see what is in it. Upper half of each building = upper floor (x.2), lower half = ground floor (x.1).
| Zone | Halls | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars 乘用车展区 | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 17.2, 18.2, 19.2, 20.2 | 27 Nov media day · 28–29 Nov trade visitors · 30 Nov – 6 Dec everyone, 9:30–17:30 |
| Trucks and buses 商用车展区 | 17.1, 18.1 | 27–30 Nov only; 27 Nov media day |
| Parts and technology 汽车产业链及汽车文化展区 | 19.1, 20.1 | 27–30 Nov only; trade visitors registered in advance |
| Not used by the show, according to the organiser’s plan. | 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 | — |
Our own drawing, not to scale. The allocation is from the organiser’s 2026 plan; the outdoor squares and the forum hall are also used, but the organiser has not published what goes where outside. Which brand is in which hall is usually announced only shortly before the show.
The organiser’s list for 2026: passenger cars of every kind, concept cars, motorhomes, commercial vehicles, modified cars, and parts and accessories. In practice the show has three parts.
乘用车展区
Cars of every brand, new-energy and combustion, concept cars, luxury and modified cars, motorhomes. Most of the debuts are on the media day.
Halls 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 17.2, 18.2, 19.2, 20.2
27 Nov media day · 28–29 Nov trade visitors · 30 Nov – 6 Dec everyone, 9:30–17:30
商用车展区
Trucks, buses, vans and special-purpose vehicles: the Guangzhou International Commercial Vehicle Show inside the auto show.
Halls 17.1, 18.1
27–30 Nov only; 27 Nov media day
汽车产业链及汽车文化展区
The automotive supply chain: platforms and powertrains, driver assistance and cockpit electronics, batteries and charging, chassis and materials, aftermarket.
Halls 19.1, 20.1
27–30 Nov only; trade visitors registered in advance
Two full halls, 20,000 m², in five groups – from the organiser’s exhibitor brochure, in our words. In 2025 the zone drew 18,000 trade visitors and buyers from 35 countries and regions.
The Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition began in 2003 and has been held every year since, in late November – the last big motor show of the Chinese year. The organisers call it the “weathervane of the Chinese car market”. It has not missed a year: in 2022 it was postponed by the pandemic and held across New Year instead.
The supply-chain zone had 81 % more exhibitors than the year before. For 2026 the organiser plans the same 220,000 m² and expects about 800,000 visitors and 12,000 journalists.
2003
The first show
The Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition is held for the first time; since then every year, in November. Guangzhou is one of China’s three big car-making centres.
2014
An electric-car show of its own
12th show: 220,000 m², 830 exhibitors, 1,095 vehicles. For the first time a separate 10,000 m² hall for electric cars – and trucks, buses and special vehicles alongside.
2016
Trucks every other year
14th show: a commercial vehicle show is added, held every two years; it draws 60,000 visitors of its own.
2020
The only one on time
18th show: the only international A-class motor show in the world held as planned that year – and again in 2021.
2022/23
Across New Year, in a new area
20th show: postponed by the pandemic to 30 December 2022 – 8 January 2023, the first in the new Area D. The only A-class show in China that year; the show has not missed a year since 2003.
2023
Parts become the “industry chain”
21st show: 847,000 visitors, 1,132 vehicles, 469 of them new-energy. The parts and accessories hall is turned into a supply-chain zone.
2025
More electric than not
23rd show: for the first time more than half the vehicles on show are new-energy – 629 of 1,085.
2026
The 24th show
27 Nov – 6 Dec 2026. The supply-chain zone grows to two full halls, 20,000 m².
| Show | Vehicles | New-energy | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,020 | 241 | 24 % |
| 2023 | 1,132 | 469 | 41 % |
| 2024* | 1,171 | 512 | 44 % |
| 2025 | 1,085 | 629 | 58 % |
New-energy = battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell. * 2024 as reported by IT Home.
On 24 October 2026 the organiser had not yet published ticket prices or the sales date for 2026. What is known:
Where to buy
The show’s official WeChat account, 广州国际汽车展, sells the tickets and handles the real-name registration. Treat sellers elsewhere with care.
What it cost before
For the 20th show the organiser charged 100 CNY (≈ US$15) on trade days and 50 CNY (≈ US$7) on public days. Dollar amounts are rough conversions; you pay in CNY.
Real-name entry
Tickets are in the visitor’s own name and checked at the gate; in 2023 visitors entered with an ID card or a QR code. How foreign passports are handled in 2026 is not published yet.
Trade visitors and buyers
The supply-chain halls take trade visitors who register online, free, and are approved; registration opened on 21 October 2026. On 16 October the organiser also announced a limited giveaway of full-run passes on WeChat.
2026 ticket prices, the sales date and the rules for foreign passports: not yet published. We will add them here.
Take Metro Line 8 to Xingang East (新港东): Exit A leads to both Areas A and D. From Baiyun Airport take Line 3 to Kecun and change to Line 8 – about 43 minutes and 8 CNY, according to the organiser. By road the complex is 10 km from Guangzhou East station, 17 km from Guangzhou station and 29 km from Guangzhou South.
Taxi
Taxis may only pick up and drop off at the taxi lane on Zhanchang Middle Road (Area A) and on the east side of Area C. Phone booking: 96900.
Paying for the metro
Many metro gates in Guangzhou take foreign contactless bank cards; otherwise use Alipay. See our Alipay guide.
Same complex as the Canton Fair
Halls, exits and walkways are those of the Canton Fair, whose autumn session ends on 4 November. For the rest of the city, see our Guangzhou travel guide.
Routes and travel times from the organiser’s transport page; we have not checked this year’s traffic plan.
From 27 November to 6 December 2026, the 24th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. 27 November is the media day, 28 and 29 November are trade days, and from 30 November to 6 December the show is open to everyone, 9:30–17:30 every day. The trucks-and-buses halls and the supply-chain halls are only open from 27 to 30 November.
At the China Import and Export Fair Complex – the Canton Fair Complex – in Pazhou, No. 382 Yuejiang Zhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou (广州市海珠区阅江中路382号). The show uses Areas A and D. The nearest metro stop is Xingang East on Line 8, Exit A.
The organiser had not published the 2026 prices on 24 October 2026. Tickets are sold through the show’s official WeChat account (广州国际汽车展), with real-name registration. As a guide: for the 20th show the organiser charged 100 CNY (≈ US$15) on trade days and 50 CNY (≈ US$7) on public days.
Yes, the public days are open to everyone. Entry is by real name: Chinese visitors scan their ID card or a QR code. We have not yet seen how the 2026 ticketing handles foreign passports; if the WeChat purchase does not accept yours, ask your hotel or a Chinese contact to buy in your name. We will add the rules when the organiser publishes them.
Yes. Halls 17.1 and 18.1 in Area D hold the commercial vehicle zone – trucks, buses, vans and special-purpose vehicles – but only from 27 to 30 November. The rest of the show, in fourteen halls, is passenger cars.
The supply-chain part of the show, in halls 19.1 and 20.1 (20,000 m²), 27–30 November: vehicle platforms, powertrains, driver assistance, cockpit electronics, batteries, charging, chassis, materials and the aftermarket. It is for trade visitors, who register online for free (from 21 October 2026) and are approved by the organiser.
No. The autumn Canton Fair ends on 4 November 2026; the auto show uses the same complex three weeks later.
855,000 visitors came to the 23rd show in 2025, over ten days; the organiser expects about 800,000 in 2026.
Beijing (Auto China, even years, late April), Shanghai (Auto Shanghai, odd years, late April), Guangzhou (every year, late November) and Chengdu (every year, late August). Beijing and Shanghai are the biggest; Guangzhou is the last big show of each year. Our overview of China’s auto shows has all four on a map.
Not with a German passport, among many others, for a short trip: visa-free for up to 30 days per entry, currently until 31 December 2026. Check your own nationality with our visa check.
Dates, media and trade days, opening hours, the hall allocation, the size and the exhibit lists are from the organiser: the 2026 exhibitor brochure, the 2026 industry chain zone brochure and the schedule and transport pages on autoguangzhou.com.cn. The history, visitor numbers up to 2023 and the 2022/23 ticket prices are from the organiser’s closing reports in the site’s news archive; the 2025 figures from the organiser’s preview and its closing report as carried by Autohome and IT Home; 2024: Yangcheng Evening News and IT Home. The other three shows: the press reports linked on their cards. Checked 24 October 2026.
The header picture is AI-generated and labelled as such; we claim no copyright in it. The map, the hall plan and the chart are our own drawings; they do not reproduce the organiser’s plan or logo.