SAIC Motor Becomes the First Domestic Vehicle Enterprise to Break 100 Million in Production and Sales

On the 28th, as SAIC Motor Group Chairman Wang Xiaoqiu handed the keys of an IM LS9 vehicle to Momenta's Cao Xudong, SAIC officially became the first domestic vehicle enterprise to break 100 million in production and sales. This is a miracle of the Chinese automotive industry! Shangjie, Huajing, SAIC Volkswagen, SAIC-GM Buick, Wuling, MG, Roewe, SAIC Audi, Cadillac, Maxus, Hongyan, Iveco, and more than ten major vehicle brands simultaneously held "100 Million Journey" delivery events in multiple locations around the world. SAIC Motor is facing the world in a brand new posture.

From Phoenix to IM, Establishing a Monument

In 1958, Shanghai auto workers hammered out the first "Phoenix Brand" sedan using hammers, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in Shanghai car manufacturing. For over seventy years, SAIC has witnessed and promoted the entire process of the Chinese automotive industry from nothing to something, from weak to strong: The 1983 Santana production line started joint venture cooperation; The 1997 establishment of Shanghai GM created the "Shanghai Speed" of building a factory and producing cars in 23 months; The 2006 birth of the self-owned brand Roewe; The 2016 launch of the world's first Internet car Roewe RX5; The 2020 establishment of the high-end smart electric brand IM Motors.

Running through this journey is the user philosophy "Know Cars, Know You Better" that SAIC has always upheld. Knowing cars is an extreme pursuit of core technology; Knowing you means precisely landing every cutting-edge technology into a pleasant travel experience that users can perceive and enjoy. From the Santana localization community to the 2.0 joint venture technology co-creation, from Internet cars to full electronic steering chassis, solid/semi-solid batteries, AI large models in vehicles -- every leap is an advancement in "Knowing Cars" capability and a continuity of the original intention of "Knowing You". 100 million vehicles, gathered by milestones, formed a monument of the Chinese automotive industry.

The First 100 Millionth Vehicle, Aggregating Over 70 Years of SAIC Technology

The first 100 millionth delivery model, IM LS9 Hyper, is a masterpiece accumulating over 70 years of SAIC technology, ushering in a new era for new energy vehicles' "New Three Major Components". It is equipped with next-generation chassis technology, full electronic steering four-wheel drive debuting in the class; Next-gen intelligent driving hardware, 520-line ultra-view LiDAR + NVIDIA Thor chip, Next-gen three-electric systems -- full domain 800V high-voltage platform and Stellar Super Range Extender. It fully pre-installed redundant capabilities for continuous evolution towards L3 and above high-level intelligent driving. At the same time, IM LS9 Hyper debuts SAIC Gold Badge Hurricane Three-Motor, calmly joining the 3-Second Performance Club; It also partnered with Purple Mountain Laboratory to globally premiere "Intrinsic Security" technology, expanding the car safety boundary from "Physical Safety" to "Information and System Safety", a necessary safety cornerstone for the AI era.

The 100 millionth user, Momenta CEO Cao Xudong, is indeed a core strategic partner of SAIC in the field of intelligent driving. The intelligent driving technology co-created in depth by both parties has empowered multiple self-owned and joint venture brands. "Partner Becomes Owner" is not only a satisfactory delivery between manufacturer and user, but also a deep resonance between intelligent automotive ecosystem partners.

SAIC Full Brand Matrix's Global Relay Delivery

Behind the 100 million vehicles is SAIC's full value chain closed loop covering six major sectors: whole vehicles, parts, mobility, services, finance, international operations, and innovation technology. From January to April 2026, SAIC accumulated sales of 1.302 million vehicles, ranking number one in China for four consecutive months. Among them, self-owned brand sales were 910,000, accounting for nearly 70%; New energy vehicle sales were 412,000; Overseas market sales were 459,000, a surge of 50.2% year-on-year.

At the delivery ceremony scene, SAIC's full brand and product matrix coordinated efforts. Self-owned brands launched across the line: Shangjie Z7, Huajing S, Roewe M7, MG4 Semi-Solid Battery Version, Wuling Starlight 560, Maxus eDeliver5, Hongyan Heavy Truck, Yueda Danika T1, Sunwin Pure Electric Bus, Iveco Juxing EV, etc. were delivered successively, covering diversified scenarios such as personal travel, family life, commercial operations, and logistics transportation. Joint venture brands collectively showed "Joint Venture 2.0" results: Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X will globally premiere with Momenta R7 Reinforcement Learning World Model, sales delivery broke 7,000 units within one month of listing; Audi E7X plans to become Audi's first model globally to implement L3 level autonomous driving landing; Buick Zhijing E7 is built on the "Xiaoyao" Super Integration Architecture, sales delivery broke 10,000 units within one month of listing.

Starting from the Shanghai main venue, delivery scenes were successively lit up in multiple domestic cities such as Nanjing, Liuzhou, Taiyuan, as well as countries like the UK, Indonesia, Singapore, pioneering a new narrative method for Chinese automobile brands. Behind this is the deep foundation of SAIC's global layout. SAIC is a pioneer of Chinese automotive enterprises "Going Out": Overseas it possesses over 100 parts production bases, over 3,000 dealer networks, built 3 major R&D innovation centers including London and 4 production manufacturing centers in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Pakistan; Anji Logistics owns 42 ro-ro ships of various types, 8 international routes cover Southeast Asia, Europe, Americas. Now, SAIC products and services spread across over 170 countries and regions, overseas cumulative sales broke 7 million vehicles. SAIC MG consecutive 11 years held the European sales champion among Chinese brands, 2025 European annual sales broke 300,000 units, becoming the first Chinese automobile brand with cumulative sales over one million in Europe and the UK. In March this year, MG held a Technology Day in Frankfurt, Germany, globally premiering semi-solid batteries and Hybrid+ hybrid technology, Hybrid+ family overseas monthly sales already broke 20,000 units. In 2025, SAIC released overseas "Glocal Strategy" (Global + Local), accelerating the transition from "Product Going Overseas" to "Value Chain Going Overseas", letting "China Smart Manufacturing" further go to the world.

A Delivery Ceremony Where Users Play the Leading Role

The ultimate focus of "Know Cars, Know You Better" is the travel life of every real user. Dedao APP founder Luo Zhenyu, as Huajing S No. 001 Experience Officer, from New Year's Eve speech praising Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving to walking into the factory to witness the production line down; Former German League Footballer Yang Chen chose ID.ERA 9X, because its Golden Range Extender aligns with Long-termism; After Cao Kailiang's family booked a car, idol Jay Chou happened to become the Buick MPV family spokesperson; Public Welfare Blogger Liu Jia cut hair and sent companionship to left-behind children in Guangxi mountainous areas for five consecutive years. Buick assisted immediately, he was moved by Zhijing E7 "Full Score Cockpit". From Self-media Bloggers to Village Secretaries, from Public Welfare Guardians to Logistics Enterprises -- every user is a microcosm of real life, this is the most vivid interpretation of "Know Cars, Know You Better".

100 million vehicles is a phased answer sheet of SAIC's 70-year development, and even more a new starting line for SAIC's "Second Entrepreneurship" facing the smart-electric future. In 2014, SAIC actively implemented the important instruction that "Developing new energy vehicles is the only way for China to move from a major automotive country to a powerful automotive country", leading a comprehensive transformation. Twelve years later, from "Leading the way" in Smart-Electric Transformation, to "Riding with Horses" in Self-owned Joint Ventures, Passenger Commercial, Domestic Overseas, SAIC will constantly use "Know Cars, Know You Better" as the user philosophy, letting technological innovation benefit every user.

From 1955 to 2026, from the first user to the 100 millionth user, from startup exploration to industry leading -- SAIC will continue to travel with global users and global partners on the 100 million journey, co-creating a bright future for mobility. (Tang Tang)