Delayed Guangzhou Auto Show to Go On, Despite Exhibitor Pullouts

The Guangzhou Auto Show, one of China’s three largest auto shows, has been rescheduled for late December despite some exhibitors deciding to showcase new models elsewhere and lingering questions about what size audience it can attract amid ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks.

The Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition, also known as Auto Guangzhou, is now set to go ahead from Dec. 30 to Jan. 8, its organizer said on Tuesday, following five weeks of delays caused by the city government’s tightened requirements to curb a flare-up in Covid-19 cases. The event had originally been scheduled to take place from Nov. 18 to Nov. 27.