SAIC Becomes First Domestic Enterprise to Cumulatively Exceed 100 Million Units in Production and Sales

The tide surges in Pujiang, witnessing the dream-chasing journey of China's automotive industry. May 28, Shanghai North Bund World Living Room, when SAIC Motor Chairman Wang Xiaoqiu handed the keys of the IM LS9 Hyper to Momenta CEO Cao Xudong, a historical number froze at this moment - 100,000,000.SAIC Group has become the first automotive group in the history of China's automotive industry to cumulatively exceed 100 million units in production and sales, casting a new milestone for China's automotive industry.

This was a breakthrough press conference from tradition. When overseas users exceeded 6 million,with Shanghai as the origin, live signals crossed mountains and seas, connecting five continents. 15 brands and 18 models under SAIC Group became a "Global Relay" spanning the Eurasian continent, weaving delivery sites for users scattered around the world into a flowing historical scroll. In the lens of Oriental TV, time zones switched, languages changed, but the warmth in the palm when staff handed over the car keys to each user was identical.

The tide speaks not, flowing to the sea. These 100 million units measured not only SAIC's over 70-year car-building journey, but also reflected the era leap of China's automotive industry from "Chasers" to "Leaders". These 100 million units are historical opportunities given by the era to SAIC, and are trust monuments cast by 100 million choices from global users.

From 1958, the staggering start of the first Phoenix sedan, to 2026, SAIC's 100 millionth car - IM LS9 Hyper full specification launch, today, when China's annual car production and sales have ranked first in the world for consecutive years, and Chinese brand products drive into the streets and alleys of global markets, people see not only an industry becoming from large to strong, but also the silhouette of a manufacturing power marching forth strongly in the process of modernization.

Grateful to the Era

On the Drumbeat of "Technology Empowerment"

Build Good Cars Belonging to This Era

The climax of the delivery ceremony froze on the 100,000,000th car - IM LS9 Hyper. Full drive-by-wire steering, Lingxi Digital Chassis 3.0, Star Super Extended Range, these terms once stuck on technical blueprints are now reality within reach for 300,000 RMB-level users. It is the accumulation of all achievements of 70 years of SAIC's technical accumulation, and is the answer sheet SAIC delivered in this smart electric era.

In 1958, the hammering in the alley small factory struck out the first Phoenix sedan,answering the question "Can Chinese people build their own sedans?"; In 1983, the first domestic Santana drove off the production line, the iron rule "Never accept inferior substitutes",answered the question "Can China build a modern automotive industrial system?"; In 2000, Buick Sail shouted "100,000 Yuan Family Sedan",answered the question "When can sedans enter Chinese families?"; In 2016, Roewe RX5 opened the door to "Internet Car",answered the question "How can cars become smart terminals?".

And today, when "Technology Empowerment" becomes a new era proposition, comprehensive transformation to smart electric, being the first to mass-produce semi-solid-state batteries, drive-by-wire chassis and these technologies, make SAIC's answer more vast.

150,000 RMB-level Hualing S turns Huawei Qiankun Smart Driving Full Bundle into "National Standard"; 200,000 RMB-level Shangjie Z7 is equipped with 896-line LiDAR and Huawei ADS 4.1, pre-orders exceeded 12,000 units 27 minutes after launch; SAIC Volkswagen ID.ERA 9X, Audi E7X and other joint venture flagship models use Momenta R7 world model and SAIC deep co-creation smart chassis - "Joint Venture 2.0" is no longer technology introduction, but a two-way rush of "In China, For China, Defined by China" between Chinese and foreign parties. From 50,000 RMB-level commuting cars to 500,000 RMB-level luxury flagship, from Pure Electric, Extended Range to Plug-in Hybrid, HEV, SAIC uses a product matrix covering full scenarios, full price range,allowing people of different eras, different needs, to find their own "Car of the Era".

Cao Xudong, owner of number 100,000,000, is Momenta CEO, and also a "Founding Lighthouse Partner" who fought side by side with SAIC IM from its very beginning. When he took the keys, he said Momenta Level 3 Autonomous Driving Capability will be launched on SAIC first. He himself will not only personally drive this car, but will also use it first for verification testing in the process of developing L3 autonomous driving, ensuring that mature, reliable systems are delivered to users.

The Era is the Question Setter, SAIC is the Answer Sheet Provider. Twelve years ago, the directive "Developing new energy vehicles is the only way for our country to move from a car nation to a car power" pointed the direction for SAIC; twelve years later, SAIC proved with a 100 million units milestone: every opportunity given by the era was steadily caught.

Grateful to Users

Know Cars, Understand You Better

It is Responsibility, and also the Greatest Motivation

If "100 million units" is SAIC's answer sheet to the era, then these 100 million choices are the medals users returned to SAIC.

The essence of 100 million units delivery is 100 million vibrant trusts, 100 million warm lives. These 100 million choices are distributed in over 170 countries and regions worldwide, scattered in countless specific life scenes.

In London,Intern Doctor Natalia inherited her love for MG from her grandfather. The classic MGB in her childhood was a dazzling existence for her, she often sat inside the car, longing to drive it herself someday. Today, she becomes an owner of MG4 EV Urban.Two generations, two cars, one brand, completing a brand inheritance spanning space and time.

In Jakarta,Indonesia National Footballer Egi Maulana Vikri chose Wuling Eksion because "It understands the needs of a family trip".In Singapore,DHL Senior Vice President Herbert took the keys of SAIC Maxus eDeliver 5. SAIC Maxus has become the preferred partner for DHL Global Green Logistics, a green certificate for China Intelligent Manufacturing to help the global logistics giant achieve carbon neutrality goals. Wherever the car tracks go, languages differ, but that confirmation of "This car understands me" is identical.

In China, thousands of SAIC users open thousands of lives with car keys.

Some choose SAIC for "Self-joy".Post-95 Tech Blogger Han Junxi is already an owner of three AITO cars, because believing in the synergy value of "Mature Enterprise + Frontier Tech", he drove Shangjie Z7 home immediately; `ELLEMEN Rishi` Assistant Publisher Shen Jimin chose Audi E7X because "True luxury never follows the trend of copying"; Car Culture Blogger Tang Xinzhuo, with thirty years time, fully collected the evolution history of Cadillac from DeVille to Kaiweide, under the plane trees of Sinan Mansions, he blended American Luxury and Shanghai Style into one.They choose a car, that is choosing a compromise-free lifestyle attitude.

Some choose SAIC for "Family Joy".Dedao App Founder Luo Zhenyu, as a father of twin daughters, was struck by the design that "Even parked in the garage looks eye-catching" and the sense of security of Huawei Qiankun Smart Driving when witnessing Hualing S come off the line in Liuzhou Factory; Former German National Team Men's Footballer Yang Chen found resonance in ID.ERA 9X - "True strength is never a flash in the pan, but long-term trust and solid".For them, cars are moving homes, containers of love.

Countless others choose SAIC for "Wealth Creation" and "Responsibility".Post-85 Village Party Secretary Pang Fuqiang drives Wuling Rongguang Pure Electric Version 8-9 kilometers every day, sending hot meals of 2 Yuan per meal to 74 left-behind elderly, CCTV Camera Lens recorded his persistence in the cockpit; Taiyuan, Shanxi Hongyan Heavy Truck Fleet, "Endures the hardships of engineers, understands the toughness of Shanxi people" on complex mountain slopes; Luoyang, Henan Iveco Juxing EV, shuttles between High-speed Railway Station and Laojun Mountain, becomes a capable assistant for Culture and Tourism Green Transition; Shanghai Jiading Public Transport Sunwin Pure Electric Bus, carries the daily urban public transport; Yuejin Danaka T1 fleet, starts in the dawn of Urban Distribution Logistics, provides green capacity for Express Delivery and Fresh Produce circulation.Their cars may not have gorgeous configurations, but every kilometer is paving the road for a better life.

The tide is level, the banks are wide; the wind is favorable, the sail hangs straight. Today, SAIC welcomes the historical moment of delivering the global 100 millionth user.This is not only a milestone of enterprise development, but also a brand new starting point for SAIC's second entrepreneurship.Standing at the critical gateway of industry change, the significance of second entrepreneurship is extraordinary: it is a necessary choice to break the stock competition and reshape core advantages, a key path to solve transformation difficulties and activate internal dynamism, and more importantly a responsibility and commitment to carry out the mission of national automotive industry and lead Chinese cars to global leadership. Facing the future, SAIC will always keep the sharpness and enterprising spirit of second entrepreneurship, with technology innovation as the core, with user first as the foundation, advance bravely on the Smart Electric New Track, and constantly write new answer sheets for high-quality development on the New Journey of the 15th Five-Year Plan.

100 million units delivery is not the end of the story, but the overture of service upgrade. SAIC specially delivered the 100 millionth and 100th car to Liu Jia. This ordinary Hairstylist persisted for five years to regularly drive through Guangxi mountains just to give left-behind children a free haircut. This April, his car broke down on a rugged mountain road, Buick stretched out help at the first time, providing roadside rescue in time. Liu Jia was also moved by Zhijing E7's "Full Score Cockpit".

The 100 millionth car is a milestone, and the 100 millionth and 100th car is daily life.The glory of 100 million units belongs not only to SAIC, but also to every owner who creates extraordinary in ordinary.