Meet and partner with the key buyers and decision-makers shaping the African automotive industry.

11^th – 13^th May 2027, Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria

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350+ Exhibitors
from across the world

Over 6,000
attendees

63 Countries
Represented

Africa's largest automotive trade expo just got bigger, here's what to expect for 2026:

✓ Meet 6500+ automotive importers and distributors from across the region, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia, Kenya, and more.
✓ Nigeria remains Africa’s largest importer of automotive spare parts, importing over $5bn each year. Meet the buyers driving this demand onsite at WAAS.
✓ Access a verified, high-quality buyer audience through our exclusive partnership with ASPMDA, Africa’s largest spare parts market.
✓ We are the only exhibition across West Africa, which is specifically for the automotive aftermarket, and the only place to meet with buyers from across sub-Saharan Africa under one roof.

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ASPMDA – AFRICA’S LARGEST AUTOMOTIVE TRADE MARKET

We are proud to partner with the Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association (ASPMDA) and host thousands of their members to attend the event each year.

Benefits of the partnership:

ASPMDA is Africa’s largest automotive trade market, with over 20,000 importers, distributors, wholesalers and traders.
WAAS hosts 1,000s of members each year and provides shuttle buses directly to the venue.
The market supplies all automotive products including spare parts, oils & lubricants, tyres, wheels, paints and accessories.
The ASPMDA market is located 30 minutes away from the exhibition.
A proven track record of facilitating partnerships and commercial deals between exhibitors and key market players.
Deep market knowledge and insight, enabling exhibitors to better understand regional demand trends, pricing, regulations and distribution channels.

HEAR FROM OUR EXHIBITORS

Throughout the three days we have met a lot of industry professionals, including around 40-45 distributors from not only Nigeria, but Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Cameroon. We have also met a large amount of visitors from the ASPMDA Market, the largest automotive trade market in Africa.

Amit Kumar Gupta

Head of International Business

India

Nigeria is the biggest market in Africa, and WAAS is the biggest automotive show in Africa. We have met a lot of visitors, and discussed a number of deals with regional distributors who can represent our brands here in Africa.

Haytham Ibrahim

Manager

China

We participate at this exhibition every year due to its success. We have gained good contacts, good leads from other ECOWAS nations for example Ghana, Gambia and of course Nigeria, which shows the huge success of the show.

Mohamed Saleh

Business Development Manager

Germany

WAAS delivers every year. This is the only exhibition I participate in Africa because there is no need to exhibit anywhere else. The event consistently attracts a high volume of quality visitors from Nigeria. Ghana, Benin, Togo and across West Africa.

Ohis Ileogben

Marketing Manager

Nigeria

This edition of the trade fair has been the best in recent years. It was extremely busy, attracting visitors from across West Africa. We’re very satisfied with the new business opportunities and the high-quality leads we collected onsite.

Luis Constancio

Export Manager

Brazil

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Our strategic partners help make WAAS the region’s most trusted automotive trade platform, connecting exhibitors directly with importers, buyers, key networks, and real market opportunities.

AUTO SPARE PARTS & MACHINERY DEALERS ASSOCIATION

ASPMDA - Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association