The 5th Middle East Tyre, Auto & Spare Parts Expo (METAS 2026) officially opened on August 3 at Expo Centre Sharjah, with 44 Chinese enterprises from 8 provinces joining 7 international exhibitors from the UAE and Jordan for three days of trade, matchmaking, and investment discussions.
"This is more than an exhibition. It is a multi-purpose platform," said Mr. Fa Wenyan, General Manager of Inter Commerce Expo Corp., the expo organizer. "100 Chinese business delegation from across China have travelled to Sharjah to invest, to build distribution networks, and to grow long-term business in this region. The UAE, and Sharjah in particular, remains the unshakable gateway for Chinese automotive brands to reach buyers across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia."
The exhibition spans the full automotive aftermarket supply chain, with exhibitors showcasing passenger car and truck tyres, alloy wheels, brake systems, engine components, commercial vehicle parts, automotive electronics, bearings, and complete vehicles.
Mr. Liu Ju'an, General Manager of the host, Hualun Inter Tech FZCO, noted the expo's continued evolution: "METAS has grown from a China-focused platform into a truly international event. Welcoming exhibitors from Jordan alongside our UAE-based partners demonstrates that Sharjah is increasingly seen not just as a gateway to regional buyers, but as a destination where the global automotive trade community comes to do business."
The organizers confirmed that METAS will return to Expo Centre Sharjah for its 6th edition in 2027. In the nearer term, a delegation of automotive business leaders from Sharjah and the UAE will visit Shandong Province, China, in September 2026 for trade visits, factory inspections, and bilateral economic cooperation discussions.
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