Automechanika Birmingham

Automechanika Birmingham is free for trade visitors and fills Halls 18 to 20 at the NEC from 8 to 10 June 2027. The 2025 edition drew more than 15,000 visitors, over 7,000 of them from garages, bodyshops and detailers, and more than 550 suppliers from over 35 countries, according to the organiser Messe Frankfurt UK.

What you get from a visit

If you run or work in a garage, bodyshop, motor factor or detailing business, you can see the mechanical, body and glass sides of the aftermarket in one visit; exhibitor Repairify calls it the only UK event that brings them under one roof. The organiser lists more than 150 hours of free training across the three days, covering diagnostics, EV and hybrid servicing, ADAS calibration, MOT, DPF and business development, so a technician can come back with skills as well as price lists.

Supplier names already confirmed for 2027 include Bosch, Brembo, Castrol, Comma, Delphi, MAHLE, NAPA, Snap-on, TEXA and Autel. Vehicle and bodyshop technicians get free parking and pizza, the organiser says.

Dates and opening hours for 2027

Day	Hours
Tuesday 8 June 2027	09:30 to 16:30
Wednesday 9 June 2027	09:30 to 16:30
Thursday 10 June 2027	09:30 to 16:00

Entry is free. The organiser says the box office opens nearer the show and you can register your interest now. The show is in Halls 18 to 20 of NEC Birmingham, next to Birmingham International station and the airport.

Features on the show floor

• Paint and Spray Live, with working ventilated spray booths for live product demonstrations
• Body Repair Live, run with Bodyshop Magazine, covering abrasives, welding and dent repair, plus the National Paint Championships
• The Modern Garage, built with LKQ Euro Car Parts to show how current workshop technology fits together
• Workshop Hub seminars with Autotechnician, and the Aftermarket Hub for motor factor owners and managers on margins, stock and online competition
• Vehicle Detailing Live, curated with The UK Detailing Academy
• Innovation4Mobility, a theatre on electrification and connected vehicles, and the Automotive Supply Chain Forum with Meet the Buyer sessions for OEM and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers
• Motorvate for students and apprentices, and the Thirty Under 30 awards for young talent

Who should go

The organiser names three audiences. The aftermarket trade covers motor factors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and fleet managers. Service providers covers garages, MOT centres, bodyshops, tyre fitters, car care and detailing businesses. The supply chain covers vehicle manufacturing and engineering. It reports that more than eight in ten visitors have purchasing authority and that 67 percent do not attend any other industry show.

Track record

The show now runs every other June. The 2023 edition, its first after a four-year gap, recorded 14,402 visitors and 511 suppliers from 23 countries. The 2025 edition passed 15,000 visitors for the first time, and the organiser said more than 70 percent of the 2027 floor was booked by the end of that show. In November 2026 it reported very limited stand space left.

Exhibiting

If you sell parts, tools, diagnostics or workshop equipment, the floor is booked through Messe Frankfurt UK. Read our notes on choosing shell scheme or space only before you sign, and plan your lead follow-up ahead of the show, since a three-day trade audience produces a lot of contacts at once.

Related shows

For vans and trucks, the Commercial Vehicle Show covers fleet operators at the NEC in April 2027. Dealer and motor retail managers have Automotive Management LIVE, a one-day free event. For the enthusiast side of the industry, the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show brings more than 450 specialist traders to the NEC each November. See every automotive trade show, the wider transport and logistics shows and all trade shows in Birmingham.

Source: automechanika-birmingham.uk.messefrankfurt.com