Exhibition · Shanghai, China

CIAAR - China International Auto Air-conditioning & Transport Refrigeration Exhibition

Automobiles, Automotive Parts · Automotive Services, Service Station Supply

Official website
Next editionNovember 2026Expected — not announced yet
Last venueShanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition CenterShanghai, China
RunningSince 2009Annual · 8 editions on record
Last checked12 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
Expected around November 2026 — not announced yet. CIAAR - China International Auto Air-conditioning & Transport Refrigeration Exhibition runs annual; the last edition in our records was in November 2016. We'll show the dates as soon as the organiser publishes them.

Key numbers

Exhibitors
650this edition, organiser's figure
Visitors
20,000this edition, organiser's figure
Editions on record
8first in 2009

About CIAAR - China International Auto Air-conditioning & Transport Refrigeration Exhibition

Shanghai International Auto Air-conditioning & Transport Refrigeration Exhibition (CIAAR) is well known as the leading exhibition in the world automotive air conditioning and transport refrigeration industry. It attracts over 80% of the industry professionals in China each year, and is getting acknowledged by more and more international peers. 15% of the buyers are International.

With the continuous growths in the past 13 editions, the 14th CIAAR show expect to have 650 exhibitors from 39 countries and 20,000 visitors from over 35 countries. We sincerely welcome industry professional from China and abroad to attend the CIAAR2016 on Nov.16-18, 2016 at Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center!

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201616–18 Nov 2016Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
Shanghai, China
65020,000
201512–14 Nov 2015Shanghai World Expo Exhibition And Convention Center
Shanghai, China
——
201412–14 Nov 2014Shanghai World Expo Exhibition And Convention Center
Shanghai, China
——
201312–14 Nov 2013Shanghai World Expo Exhibition And Convention Center
Shanghai, China
——
20128–10 Nov 2012Shanghai World Expo Exhibition And Convention Center
Shanghai, China
——
20117–9 Nov 2011Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
Shanghai, China
——
201015–17 Oct 2010Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
Shanghai, China
——
200921–23 Nov 2009Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
Shanghai, China
——

Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is CIAAR - China International Auto Air-conditioning & Transport Refrigeration Exhibition?

The next edition is expected around November 2026, based on its annual cycle. The organiser hasn't announced the dates yet.

Where is it held?

The last edition we have was at Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 8 editions on record since 2009.

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