The revamped event will use digital tools to bring together "virtual and physical experiences" after automakers switched product launches during the pandemic from real-world shows to internet livestreams.

Global and domestic brands unveiled new products aimed at a chance to capture market share.

The government and social media criticism stemmed from an embarrassing incident Tesla faced at the Shanghai show after an angry protester climbed on top of one of the automaker's display vehicles shouting that her car's brakes had lost control.

The Evos is the first vehicle developed under Ford’s China 2.0 strategy that aims to turn around the company’s slow sales in the world’s biggest market.