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The 2026 Kampala Auto Present concluded on Sunday, July 19, on the Kololo Independence Grounds after three days of car showcases, motorsport leisure, automotive enterprise engagements and family-friendly experiences.
The occasion, which ran from July 17 to 19, introduced collectively automobile sellers, mechanics, motorsport drivers, insurance coverage suppliers, asset-financing establishments, automobile lovers and households underneath one platform, additional cementing its place as one among 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 completely 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 obtainable on the Ugandan market.
On the Plascon exhibition sales space, guests interacted with the corporate’s vary of auto automobile paints and associated merchandise designed for car ending, restore, refurbishment and upkeep. The showcase gave motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automobile homeowners and motoring lovers a possibility to be taught extra about skilled paint utility, 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 at Kansai Plascon Uganda, mentioned 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 provides us a robust alternative to interact instantly with motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automobile homeowners and automobile 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 mentioned.
Plascon’s presence on the Auto Present additionally helped broaden public understanding of the model past architectural paints. Via product exhibitions and direct engagement with guests, the corporate highlighted its function within the automotive house, significantly 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 automobile shows, classic fashions, electrical car showcases, household actions and leisure. Drivers, automobile homeowners and motoring lovers additionally used the platform to share their ardour for vehicles, efficiency, modification, restoration and Uganda’s rising automobile tradition.
The occasion additionally created house for broader conversations round safer and better-maintained automobiles, with exhibitors partaking the general public on car care, financing choices, insurance coverage, spare components, servicing and common automotive upkeep.
For Plascon, the 2026 Kampala Auto Present offered a sensible platform to display that automotive paint performs an necessary function not solely in car look, but additionally 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 skilled applicators to realize high quality ending.
