Shanghai International Automotive Manufacturing Technology & Material Show is arranged around the sequence of vehicle production. Stamping, welding and joining, painting, final assembly and sealing, parts machining, line-side logistics and quality control each occupy a zone of their own, and the equipment builders, tooling suppliers and system integrators who serve those stages exhibit beside the car makers and tier-one suppliers who buy from them.

Beyond the line itself, the show takes in electric drive, battery and electronic control systems, intelligent driving and smart cockpit electronics, AI and machine vision, embodied intelligence and digital twins. Design, styling, prototyping and validation sit at the development end, and a congress programme runs forums on body engineering, paint, final assembly, powertrain and battery manufacturing through the show week.