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The 2026 Kampala Auto Present concluded on Sunday, July 19, on the Kololo Independence Grounds after three days of auto showcases, motorsport leisure, automotive enterprise engagements and family-friendly experiences.
The occasion, which ran from July 17 to 19, introduced collectively automotive sellers, mechanics, motorsport drivers, insurance coverage suppliers, asset-financing establishments, automotive lovers and households beneath one platform, additional cementing its place as certainly one of Uganda’s main motoring and life-style occasions.
Now in its fifth version, the Kampala Auto Present has continued to develop as a serious automotive market and life-style platform, combining commerce, leisure, training and sport. This yr’s version featured car exhibitions, electrical automobiles, classic and customized vehicles, stay drifting, drag racing, stunt performances, upkeep workshops, product showcases and public engagements from totally different gamers throughout the automotive worth chain.
Kansai Plascon Uganda participated as a co-sponsor of the Auto Present for the third consecutive yr, utilizing the platform to showcase its automotive paint options alongside different paint merchandise accessible on the Ugandan market.
On the Plascon exhibition sales space, guests interacted with the corporate’s vary of auto automotive paints and associated merchandise designed for car ending, restore, refurbishment and upkeep. The showcase gave motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automotive homeowners and motoring lovers a possibility to study extra about skilled paint software, car physique ending, paint care and the significance of utilizing real automotive paint merchandise.
Talking throughout the Auto Present, Daniel Kayongo, the Head of Advertising and marketing at Kansai Plascon Uganda, stated the corporate’s continued participation displays its dedication to supporting Uganda’s rising automotive sector and creating consciousness round Plascon’s wider product portfolio.
“The Kampala Auto Present offers us a robust alternative to interact instantly with motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automotive homeowners and automotive lovers. Many individuals know Plascon for ornamental and architectural paints, however we even have sturdy automotive paint options that assist car ending, restore and refurbishment. Our participation right here is about training, product expertise and supporting the broader automotive trade,” Kayongo stated.
Plascon’s presence on the Auto Present additionally helped broaden public understanding of the model past architectural paints. By way of product exhibitions and direct engagement with guests, the corporate highlighted its function within the automotive house, notably in car refinishing, physique restore, skilled spraying and long-term car safety.
Past the Plascon showcase, the three-day Auto Present delivered a robust sports activities and life-style expertise for attendees, with crowds handled to drifting, drag racing, stunt performances, customized automotive shows, classic fashions, electrical car showcases, household actions and leisure. Drivers, automotive homeowners and motoring lovers additionally used the platform to share their ardour for vehicles, efficiency, modification, restoration and Uganda’s rising automotive tradition.
The occasion additionally created house for broader conversations round safer and better-maintained automobiles, with exhibitors participating the general public on car care, financing choices, insurance coverage, spare elements, servicing and basic automotive upkeep.
For Plascon, the 2026 Kampala Auto Present supplied a sensible platform to reveal that automotive paint performs an vital function not solely in car look, but in addition in safety, sturdiness, refurbishment and long-term car worth. The corporate used the occasion to teach shoppers on the significance of selecting real automotive paint merchandise and dealing with educated applicators to attain high quality ending.