The Motor Show seems to be a true fighting ring, as it increases more the tension and competition between the different brands, especially now that new innovations and new competitors have arrived. Therefore, here we will tell you about what most caught the attention this year.
The Motor Show: A Power Game
To start we are going to tell you that it is the Motor Show. It is basically a great event where car manufacturers gather and present their latest models and innovations to the public and the press.
This event is very important for brands, since it is an opportunity to make contacts, negotiate agreements and know market trends. In addition, the public’s reaction and media criticisms are very important for the prestige of manufacturers.
Each room has its own approach and highlights the peculiarities of the automotive industry of its region. In the case of the Shanghai Hall, it is very famous for being a game of power among brands and for demonstrating the rapid evolution of the Chinese market.
The big surprises of this year
Chinese brands have been one of the main protagonists of the Shanghai 2025 Auto Hall MG whose stand shone thanks to the concept car MG Cyber X, To the new Cyberster 2026 Already the special edition Cyberster Black 101st Anniversary Edition of the current model.
On the other hand we have XPENG, which showed its latest advances in artificial intelligence, highlighting a processor 35 times more powerful than the previous one, which can be applied to cars, robots and flying vehicles.
But of course he also stood out with new electric cars, for example the new version of the P7+ That it allows recharging up to 420 km in just 10 minutes and as if that were not enough, he also presented to Iron, his fully functional android.
As to BYD His presence was remarkable, not only for his own models, such as Sealion 6 DM-i6 DM-i Wagon and the 6 EVbut also for its associated brands: denza, with its concept Sports Car; Yangwang, with the U8L; and Fangchengbao, which has presented the Bao 3, 5 and 8.
Finally we have a Stellantis who has not only presented his entire range of products, but also the new B10, B05 y B01a trio that is based on the Leap 3.5 architecture and offers autonomies greater than 600 km.
Europe tries to enter competition
Although Chinese brands stole much of attention Europe was not far behind in innovation. He Group Volkswagen He had a remarkable participation, showing his parent brand with the new members of the ID family, such as models Aura, Era and Evo.
But the premium segment was not sideways and was represented by Audiwho announced an aesthetic paradigm shift with the E5 Sportback, the first model of its new exclusive brand for China, developed in collaboration with SAIC.
Another great protagonist was the famous German brand, Mercedes-Benzwith the model CLA L which has an impressive autonomy of up to 866 kilometers. But what caught the most attention was Vision V Concept, a very luxurious and attractive prototype for passenger transport.
On the other hand we have Asian brands as Toyota y Nissan They also showed their great innovations. An example is the Toyota bZ7which will be released in China with the aim of competing with the famous Model S of Tesla.
Without a doubt this event had a bit of everything, but we cannot deny that the tension between the brands will be inevitable, because they all want to lead the automotive industry, but being realistic not everyone can do it and you? Who do you think they are more successful? Maybe it is still soon to draw conclusions, but hopefully this does not affect the reconciliation between China and Europe.
