Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 YOKOHAMA & NAGOYA: Event Report

The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) held the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 YOKOHAMA from May 27 (Wed) to May 29 (Fri), 2026, at Pacifico Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 NAGOYA from June 17 (Wed) to June 19 (Fri), 2026, at Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi Prefecture, each for three days. This year's theme was "Collaboration for Future Mobility: Mobility Starts Changing Here," providing attendees with an opportunity to experience "the future of cars and mobility created through the fusion of new technologies."

Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 YOKOHAMA Attendance (Figures in parentheses are for 2025)

Date

Attendance

May 27 (Wed)

24,544 (23,196)

May 28 (Thu)

24,993 (26,044)

May 29 (Fri)

30,956 (30,568)

Total for 3 days

80,493 (79,808)

Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 NAGOYA Attendance (Figures in parentheses are for 2025)

Date

Attendance

June 17 (Wed)

9,679 (9,949)

June 18 (Thu)

10,783 (10,779)

June 19 (Fri)

13,765 (13,820)

Total for 3 days

34,227 (34,548)

Opening Ceremony

Opening ceremonies were held on the first day of each event in YOKOHAMA and NAGOYA. In YOKOHAMA, we received congratulatory remarks from Mr. Hiroki Sato, Deputy Mayor of Yokohama City. In NAGOYA, we received remarks from Mr. Hidenori Tsuzuki, Director for Hydrogen Society and Mobility Promotion, Economic and Industrial Affairs Bureau, Aichi Prefecture (representing the Governor of Aichi Prefecture), and Mr. Hidenobu Teramura, Director-General of the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry. Following this, a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place.

(Mr. Hiroki Sato, Deputy Mayor of Yokohama City)

(From right: Mr. Hidenobu Teramura, Director-General of the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry; Mr. Hidenori Tsuzuki, Director for Hydrogen Society and Mobility Promotion, Economic and Industrial Affairs Bureau, Aichi Prefecture; Mr. Hidenori Kosake, Vice President of JSAE; Ms. Megumi Kako, Chairman of the Exhibition Planning Committee of JSAE; Mr. Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Chairman of the JSAE Chubu Branch)

JSAE Special Exhibition

The automotive industry is currently at a major turning point due to new technologies such as AI, big data, cloud, and robotics. The fusion of technologies beyond autonomous driving is creating new value and services, leading the future of mobility. At this exhibition, we presented displays from three perspectives: "Evolution of Cars," "Evolution of Society and Services," and "Evolution of Manufacturing," all realized through DX.

JSAE Special Lectures

Multiple lectures were delivered in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online streaming, on themes aligned with the JSAE special exhibition, including DX, AI, autonomous driving, and SDVs.

Forum YOKOHAMA & NAGOYA

"Forum YOKOHAMA & NAGOYA" was held at each venue, focusing on the latest trends and future prospects in automotive technology, industry, and related fields. At these forums, lectures and panel discussions were given by experts. In YOKOHAMA, 12 sessions were attended by 2,679 people, and in NAGOYA, 3 sessions were attended by 257 people.

Exhibitor Seminars

Exhibitors gave presentations at both venues on topics such as product and technology information, and company and industry information.

In addition, YOKOHAMA featured new car development lectures by vehicle developers themselves, and a Mobility DX Innovation Stage with practical presentations on DX related to automobiles, covering SDVs/software integration, AI utilization, data utilization, and innovation in manufacturing and development processes.

Meanwhile, NAGOYA offered numerous special programs for visitors, including special technical lectures on material technologies that hold the key to competitiveness in the automotive industry's major transformation, an exhibition of new vehicles equipped with the latest technologies, a research presentation session by engineers and researchers from the JSAE Chubu Branch, a special exhibition area gathering diverse players from startups to overseas companies, local governments, and companies in the Chubu region, and a "Student Formula Japan Competition 2026 PR Corner" exhibiting vehicles and simulators from teams participating in the Student Formula Japan Competition 2026 to be held at Aichi Sky Expo in August.

Future Schedule

The "Technology Exhibition 2026: From Cars to Mobility" will be held online from November 16 (Mon) to December 11 (Fri). As part of this exhibition, a real-world event focused on networking will be held at the Tokyo International Forum on November 27 (Fri).

Materials & Related Links

Exhibition Press Kit >> YOKOHAMA https://aee.expo-info.jsae.or.jp/ja/yokohama/press/#press_kit NAGOYA https://aee.expo-info.jsae.or.jp/ja/nagoya/press/#press_kit

Automotive Engineering Exposition Official Page >> YOKOHAMA https://aee.expo-info.jsae.or.jp/ja/yokohama/ NAGOYA https://aee.expo-info.jsae.or.jp/ja/nagoya/

JSAE Homepage >> https://www.jsae.or.jp/