Automechanika Dubai will place Africa’s burgeoning automotive business firmly within the highlight when the area’s largest worldwide automotive aftermarket commerce present returns to the Dubai World Commerce Centre from 9 to 11 December 2025.
Highlighting the speedy development potential inside Africa’s automotive sector, current analysis by ODI World forecasts the business’s worth to achieve US$42 billion by 2027. This development is being pushed by important developments below the African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA), which is accelerating regional integration, lowering commerce obstacles, enhancing competitiveness, and creating an investment-friendly surroundings throughout the continent.
Additional underpinning this pattern, analysis by the World Financial Discussion board signifies strong demand development for automobiles in Africa. Annual demand for motorcars and industrial automobiles at present averages round 2.4 million and 300,000 items, respectively. This determine is anticipated to exceed 10 million items yearly by 2030, in keeping with B&M Analysts, fueled by rising disposable incomes, speedy urbanisation, and the increasing center class.
At present, a lot of Africa’s car demand is met by imported used automobiles, however home automotive manufacturing is catching up shortly, increasing at a mean annual fee of seven%.
To leverage these alternatives, Automechanika Dubai has developed the AfriConnections initiative, which is devoted to connecting African consumers with international automotive suppliers. AfriConnections is designed to unlock new enterprise alternatives, foster partnerships, and help sustainable, long-term development throughout the continent’s automotive aftermarket.
Tommy Le, Present Supervisor for Automechanika Dubai, mentioned: “Automechanika Dubai serves as a gateway for Africa’s automotive aftermarket. Our AfriConnections platform is purpose-built to convey collectively African consumers, Authentic Tools Producers (OEMs), suppliers, service suppliers, and business consultants. By way of strategic partnerships, market insights, and focused networking alternatives, we’re dedicated to driving development and innovation throughout Africa’s automotive panorama.”
“Because the MEA area’s premier automotive commerce occasion, Automechanika Dubai integrates Africa into international provide chains, offering entry to cutting-edge applied sciences, intensive distribution networks, coaching sources, and profitable funding alternatives. By showcasing market-specific improvements and facilitating direct engagement with international business leaders, we empower African automotive stakeholders to scale operations, modernise processes, and construct strong, sustainable automotive ecosystems.”
AfriConnections will characteristic a sequence of specialized classes on the ultimate day of Automechanika Dubai, overlaying key subjects akin to market development methods, distribution fashions, digitalisation and e-commerce developments in Africa, cross-border collaboration alternatives, financing and funding insights.
Audio system already confirmed embody His Excellency Wamkele Mene, Secretary Basic, AfCFTA; Kojo Annobil, CEO, Ghana Automotive Growth Centre; and Luqman Mamudu, CEO, Transtech Industrial Consulting.
Highlighting Automechanika Dubai’s dedication to supporting the African automotive business, the occasion workforce lately carried out a roadshow, the place they visited Nairobi and engaged with key business gamers from corporations together with the Kenya Affiliation of Producers (KAM) and the Automotive Elements Producers Affiliation (APMA), the place they explored collaboration alternatives and development prospects.
Automechanika Dubai is predicated round six key pillars – sustainability, electrification and digitalisation, innovation, coaching, recruitment and security. Returning options embody the Automechanika Academy, Innovation4Mobility, the Automechanika Awards, the Pitstop Problem, the Fashionable Workshop and the Lubricants, Base Oil and Components Convention.
The present will characteristic 10 product sections, together with Elements and Parts, Electrics and Electronics, Equipment and Customising, Automotive Wash, Care & Detailing, Physique & Paint, Diagnostics & Restore, Oils, Lubricants and Fuels, Tyres & Batteries, and a brand new product space specializing in Connectivity and Autonomous Driving.