That's right, China's first automaker to accumulate production and sales volume exceeding100 millionhas been born.
What does 100 million mean? If you built 1,000 units daily, it would take over 270 years. SAIC started from a small internal combustion engine parts factory in 1955, and it took 71 years to build this milestone.
From "Hammering the Phoenix" to "IM LS9 Hyper", SAIC didn't walk this road in vainIn 1958, workers hammered out the first "Phoenix" sedan. Back then, not to mention intelligence, even air conditioning was a luxury.
What happened later? 1983 Santana manual assembly rolled off the line, opening the joint venture era; 1997 Shanghai GM built a factory and produced cars in 23 months, called "Shanghai Speed"; 2006 Roewe born; 2016 Roewe RX5 shouted "World's First Internet Car"; 2020 IM entered the high-end intelligent electric vehicle segment...
To be honest, SAIC's over 70 years is a microcosm of the Chinese automotive industry going from "knowing nothing" to "competing head-on."
And the thing I admire most is SAIC always has a slogan —"Understand Cars, Understand You Better".
Many think this is marketing talk, but look at what they do: early on, joint venture with global giants to build the supply chain system; in the intelligent-electrified era, deep synergy with domestic tech partners to push Large AI Models, Solid-state Batteries, and Full Wire-control Chassis onto cars.Understanding cars is hard tech; understanding you is turning hard tech into functions you enjoy using.
100 million cars is not just a number, it is100 million trusts. This is worth more than any parameter.
The 100 millionth unit is the IM LS9 Hyper, this car has some things
The first 100 millionth car delivered this time, is not Santana, not Wuling Hongguang, butIM LS9 Hyper.
I'll get straight to the point: Full Wire-control Four-Wheel Steering, 520-line LiDAR, Nvidia Thor Chip, Full-domain 800V, Star Super Extended Range... Take this config sheet out, any single one could be bragged about for half a year. It also first equips "SAIC Gold Label Hurricane Three-Motor", directly into the3-second Club.
Even more fierce, it collaborated with Purple Mountain Laboratories to develop "Intrinsic Security" technology, expanding safety from the physical level to the information and system level. Put simply,In the AI era, cars aren't just afraid of crashes, they're afraid of hacks. IM sealed this defense line solid.
Who is the 100 millionth owner?Momenta CEO Cao Xudong.
This is no coincidence. Momenta is SAIC's core intelligent driving partner, deep co-creation between both parties.Partners Become Owners, this delivery carries much more weight than a standard car handover ceremony — this is not a transaction, it is ecosystem resonance.
Behind 100 million cars is SAIC's"Full Suite" no one can copy
Don't think 100 million cars was achieved by one car. SAIC holdsSix Major Sectors: Vehicle, Parts, Mobility Services, Finance, International Operations, Innovation Tech. Full-chain closed loop, from R&D to selling cars to going overseas, they can even run the loop with themselves.
January-April this year, SAIC sold 1.302 million units, ranking first in China for four consecutive months. Among them, independent brands accounted forNearly 70%, New Energy 412,000 units, Overseas 459,000 units, up 50.2% year-on-year.
High Independent Share, Strong New Energy, Fast Overseas Expansion— with these three indicators shining simultaneously, across the domestic market, few can do it.
Look at the delivery site family photo: Independent brands have Shangjie Z7, Huajing S, Roewe M7, MG4 Semi-Solid State Battery version, Wuling Starlight 560... Commercial vehicles from Maxus to Hongyan to Sunwin, cover personal mobility, logistics transport, urban public transit completely.
Joint venture side is not giving in for nothing. Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X launched one month delivered 7,000 units, Buick Zhijing E7 exceeded 10,000 in one month. Note, these cars use SAIC's technology feedback —From "Market for Technology" to "Technology Export", SAIC's role flip is impressive.
Globalization is not just talk, SAIC really sells cars to over 170 countries
At the ceremony, delivery scenes connected Shanghai to London, Indonesia, Singapore... This is not just showboating. SAIC has over 100 parts bases overseas, 3,000+ dealership networks, raising 42 RoRo fleet Anji Logistics, 8 international routes covering global major markets.
MG in Europe has been China Brand Sales Champion for 11 consecutive years, sold over 300,000 units in 2025, becoming the first China Brand to accumulate over a million in Europe and UK. January-April this year, Europe alone sold 120,000 units, growth 22%.
And SAIC not only sells cars, Semi-Solid State Batteries, IM AD Intelligent Driving System, i-Smart Vehicle System all spread overseas.From Product Going Global to Value Chain Going Global, this move is fierce.
Final Words100 million units is a milestone, but not the end point. SAIC also said, this is the starting line of "Second Entrepreneurship". 2014 was the first to transform to New Energy, 12 years down, Independent, Joint Venture, Commercial, Overseas —A Thriving Boomsituation has emerged. The sentence I admire most is: "Understand Cars, Understand You Better". Tech is cool, if it doesn't land on users it's scrap. From social media bloggers to National Team Player Yang Chen, from London intern doctors to left-behind children welfare volunteers, every real story is the background color of these 100 million cars. So, don't just stare at numbers. After 100 million units, can SAIC continue "100 Million Mile Journey Together"? It depends on whether it can make the next 100 million users feel —This Automaker, Really Understands Me.
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