(Yicai Global) April 19 -- The 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition got underway today, as scheduled, making it the world’s first major auto show of the year.

Auto Shanghai will continue until April 28, with as many as 1,000 exhibitors spread across 360,000 square meters at the National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai.

“Embracing change” is the theme of this year’s Auto Shanghai.

As part of the show’s Covid-19 safety efforts, visitors must buy tickets online and have their temperature checked before entering the venue.

Auto Shanghai has nine passenger car pavilions, two automotive technology areas, and one area for supply chain companies.

Wuhan-based Dongfeng Motor displays its vehicles on a ‘staircase.’

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars shows off its Wraith grand tourer.

Editors: Liao Shumin, Emmi Laine, Xiao Yi