GAC Launches Gratitude Reward Season, Quality and Globalization Soar on Dual Fronts

July 16, GAC Group officially welcomed the important milestone of cumulative deliveries reaching 30 million units, simultaneously launched the Gratitude Reward activity for 30 million users across all brands. 29 years of deep cultivation in the automotive track, from zero start to earning the trust of 30 million users, this outstanding achievement is both the result of GAC's adherence to long-term qualityism and a true microcosm of the high-quality development of the Chinese automotive industry.

Earning the long-term choice of 30 million car owners, the core foundation lies in GAC's consistent rigorous quality control system. All new cars must complete the "two winters and one summer" long-cycle extreme testing before launch, also travel to high-temperature, extreme cold, high-altitude, sand and dust, and other "five highs, one mountain, one dust" full-scenario verification; relying on a global integrated vehicle wind tunnel, domestic high-standard comprehensive test fields and AION global new energy lighthouse factories, GAC achieves digital control of the entire link of design, testing, and production, hundreds of industrial robots in the welding workshop paired with AI visual inspection, data for thousands of body fastening points is traceable throughout their lifetime, guarding manufacturing precision from the source.

In terms of safety, GAC has built a perfect full-domain protection system. Danxia Battery cumulative installation reached 1.5 million units, cumulative mileage surpassed 160 billion kilometers; Star Spirit Safety Guard system since going online, cumulatively avoided 6.28 million potential driving risks. Industry-first "Three Responsibilities" service commitment, targeting tri-power self-ignition, battery excessive degradation, intelligent parking accident three core user concerns provides bottom-line guarantee, paired with high-standard cage body, high proportion of high-strength steel, integrating safety throughout the vehicle's full lifecycle. Long-term rigorous quality control has also received authoritative recognition, GAC won the China Quality Award Nomination Prize, multiple brands under it have occupied the forefront of sub-segment depreciation rates and quality lists for years.

Sustained huge R&D investment is the confidence behind GAC's continuous quality advancement. As of the end of 2025, GAC's independent R&D cumulative investment exceeded 62 billion yuan, total patent applications surpassed 24,900 items, invention patents exceeded 11,200 items. Star Spirit Architecture 4.0, Galaxy Smart Cockpit, Star Source Power, Starship Body four independent R&D core technologies fully implemented, at the same time partnering with Huawei Qiankun to create high-end smart models like Qijing GT, achieving collaborative breakthroughs in intelligent driving, cockpit, and power technology, balancing household comfort and frontier technology, allowing users with different budgets to enjoy high-standard products.

If hardcore quality is GAC's internal foundation, then the systematic globalization strategy is the enterprise's second growth curve. Different from simple complete vehicle exports, GAC relies on the "One GAC 2.0" strategy, achieving overseas rooting of R&D, production, supply chain, and sales service full value chain, thoroughly getting rid of the traditional overseas mode of simply selling cars. Currently, GAC's business covers Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Americas, Europe five major sectors totaling 110 countries, established 7 overseas production bases, 9 parts warehouses, 746 overseas sales service outlets, a complete localized operating system helps products adapt to regulations and user needs in various countries.

The momentum of overseas market growth is rapid, in the first half of 2026, GAC's independent brand export volume reached 121,500 vehicles, up by 132% year-on-year, half-year sales have approached the 2025 full-year level. Regional markets blooming in multiple points, Thailand market June sales month-on-month increase reached 207%, Europe market new energy models are steadily landing, sales of models in Americas countries such as Brazil, Colombia increased multiple times. Facing the long term, GAC has set clear globalization goals: in 2030 business coverage will cover 120 countries, overseas offline outlets will exceed 2,000, annual overseas sales to hit 1 million units, to allow "GAC Intelligent Manufacturing" to continuously expand global market share.

To reward 30 million global car owners, July 16 to August 31, GAC subsidiaries GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, AION, Hyper, Qijing six brands simultaneously launched car buying benefits, direct price drop on new purchase, low-interest finance, high-value trade-in, family add-on purchase multiple benefits stacked, covering fuel, hybrid, pure electric, range-extended full category models, multiple main models simultaneously went off the line in domestic and overseas factories, key products like Qijing GT7, Trumpchi M8 PHEV, AION N60 focused appearance, intuitively demonstrating GAC's full matrix product strength.

Looking back at 29 years of development, GAC experienced four leapfrog upgrades: joint venture start, independent rise, electric intelligent transformation, global ecosystem expansion, 30 million units delivery milestone is not the end, but a brand new starting point. In the future, GAC will continue to adhere to fine craftsmanship quality long-termism, continuously increasing investment in independent R&D of core technologies, simultaneously deepening full value chain globalization layout, going global with reliable products and perfect services, continuously polishing the business card of Chinese automotive industry intelligent manufacturing.