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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 automobile sellers, mechanics, motorsport drivers, insurance coverage suppliers, asset-financing establishments, automobile lovers and households beneath one platform, additional cementing its place as one in all Uganda’s main motoring and way of life occasions.
Now in its fifth version, the Kampala Auto Present has continued to develop as a serious automotive market and way of life platform, combining commerce, leisure, schooling and sport. This yr’s version featured automobile exhibitions, electrical autos, 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 automobile paints and associated merchandise designed for automobile ending, restore, refurbishment and upkeep. The showcase gave motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automobile house owners and motoring lovers a possibility to be taught extra about skilled paint utility, automobile physique ending, paint care and the significance of utilizing real automotive paint merchandise.
Talking in the course of the Auto Present, Daniel Kayongo, the Head of Advertising 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 provides us a powerful alternative to interact instantly with motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automobile house owners and automobile lovers. Many individuals know Plascon for ornamental and architectural paints, however we even have sturdy automotive paint options that assist automobile ending, restore and refurbishment. Our participation right here is about schooling, 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 means of product exhibitions and direct engagement with guests, the corporate highlighted its function within the automotive house, notably in automobile refinishing, physique restore, skilled spraying and long-term automobile safety.
Past the Plascon showcase, the three-day Auto Present delivered a powerful sports activities and way of life expertise for attendees, with crowds handled to drifting, drag racing, stunt performances, customized automobile shows, classic fashions, electrical automobile showcases, household actions and leisure. Drivers, automobile house owners 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 autos, with exhibitors partaking the general public on automobile care, financing choices, insurance coverage, spare elements, servicing and common automotive upkeep.
For Plascon, the 2026 Kampala Auto Present supplied a sensible platform to exhibit that automotive paint performs an necessary function not solely in automobile look, but in addition in safety, sturdiness, refurbishment and long-term automobile worth. The corporate used the occasion to coach customers on the significance of selecting real automotive paint merchandise and dealing with skilled applicators to realize high quality ending.
