Taipei's 360° Mobility Show

Taipei’s 360° Mobility Mega Shows ended on April 17 with organizers projecting more than $338 million in follow-on business, turning a trade fair into a live test of Taiwan’s auto supply chain. (dailynewsegypt.com) The four-day event ran April 14-17 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center and folded Taipei AMPA, E-Mobility Taiwan, and Autotronics Taipei into one platform under the theme “Empower Every Move.” (taipeiampa.com.tw) Taiwan External Trade Development Council, or TAITRA, said the show generated 815 one-on-one procurement meetings with international buyers, the basis for its more than $338 million business-opportunity estimate. (dailynewsegypt.com) The combined format is meant to cover more of the vehicle business in one place: replacement parts, maintenance tools, vehicle electronics, electric drivetrains, charging and energy systems, and autonomous-driving technology. TAITRA said the 2026 show was organized into 13 specialized exhibit areas. (taipeiampa.com.tw) That broader layout matches how the auto industry now buys and builds. Cars increasingly depend on software, sensors, power electronics, and batteries, so suppliers that once sold separate components are being pulled into the same purchasing and engineering decisions. (cens.com) The Taipei event also landed in the middle of a trade-policy squeeze. DIGITIMES said geopolitics, tariff uncertainty, and supply-chain restructuring were central topics at the show as manufacturers weighed where to build and how to protect export access. (digitimes.com) That pressure is acute for Taiwan because the island’s auto-parts makers sit deep inside global manufacturing networks rather than selling only finished vehicles. Automotive News said the show opened amid uncertainty over tariffs for Taiwanese exporters, while TVBS reported industry concern that Taiwan could lose ground if rivals such as Japan or South Korea face lower U.S. duties. (autonews.com) (t.media) TAITRA has been pitching the show as a mobility ecosystem rather than a conventional parts expo. In its February announcement, it tied the event to three pillars — Green Mobility, Next Mobility, and Connected Mobility — and cast Taiwan as a hub for information and communications technology integration in vehicles. (taipeiampa.com.tw) The official event listing calls it one of Asia’s leading business-to-business mobility shows and says it spans automotive aftermarket, motorcycles, electric vehicles, and smart transport. That mix helps explain why the floor doubled as a sales venue and a hedge against a more fragmented global supply chain. (taiwantradeshows.com.tw)