The 21st Wuhan Motor Show (WHMS) opened in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Oct 15. It's the second large-scale offline auto show held in Wuhan since the city lifted its 76-day lockdown, according to local media reports.
The event, covering an exhibition area of 100,000 square meters, drew the wide participation of more than 150 brands and 400 exhibitors, displaying auto models of luxury brands such as Bentley and Lamborghini, as well as major automobile groups such as FAW, Dongfeng, SAIC, BAIC, and GAC.
As one of the most professional and influential auto shows in Central China, WHMS has been successfully hosted for 21 consecutive years. It has become a sensation among auto shows and is now one of the most popular and attractive fairs in China's automotive sector.
The automobile industry has long been one of the major industries of Hubei province. Last year, the province's automobile production accounted for about 9 percent of total domestic automobile production, and the industrial added value of the automobile industry accounted for more than 13 percent of the province's industrial added value.
As one of the six major cities in the development of automobile industry clusters in China, Wuhan saw its automobile and parts industry complete a total output value of more than 320 billion yuan ($47.90 billion) in 2019.
The city now boasts seven complete vehicle companies, 12 car assembly plants, and more than 500 auto parts companies, as well as 54 Fortune 500 companies, and 14 provincial-level or above automotive research and development institutions.
