After 29 Years of Development, GAC Welcomes Milestone Moment of 30 Million Users

On July 16, the GAC Group 30 Million Users Gratitude Event was held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. Relevant leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Automotive Industry Association Fu Bingfeng, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya, General Manager Ge Xianqing, other members of the leadership team, industry partners, suppliers and dealers' representatives, as well as domestic and international car owners' representatives, employee representatives, media representatives, etc. all attended together to witness the milestone moment of GAC welcoming its 30 millionth user.

[Attendees Witness GAC Welcoming 30 Million Users Milestone Moment]

From the first complete vehicle off the line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has experienced a 29-year development journey. Behind the number 30 million is the selection and trust of tens of millions of users, GAC's determination to long-term adhere to quality and safety, the determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and it is also a microcosm of the Chinese automotive industry growing from large to strong, from scale expansion to value leap.

Global Synchronization: Intelligent New Energy Matrix Highlights Transformation Progress

At the event site, GAC's multiple global production bases were connected simultaneously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota Platinum Wisdom 7, Qijing GT7, GAC AION N60, and GAC Hyper S600 went off the line sequentially as vehicles numbered 29,999,995 to 29,999,999 respectively for GAC. Finally, the right-hand drive version GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a shining debut on the on-site stage as the 30 millionth complete vehicle. The collective debut of the entire lineup of new energy off-line models became a direct proof of GAC speeding up its electrification and intelligence transformation.

[GAC's 30 Millionth Complete Vehicle - Right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV Rolls Off the Production Line]

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Shines on Stage]

Subsequently, Feng Xingya handed the key of the 30 millionth vehicle to Mr. Tony Jaa, a Thai car owner. This moment captures not just a number, but a warm testimony of the mutual pursuit between GAC and global users.

[Feng Xingya (Left) Hands New Car Keys to Thai Owner Tony Jaa (Right)]

[Ge Xianqing (Left 1) Awards Honorary Owners of All GAC Group Brands]

This trust spanning mountains and seas is the confidence for GAC to break out amidst industry changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group sales reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%; among them, new energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports exceeded 120,000 vehicles, a significant increase of 132% year-on-year, running a steady rhythm during the period of deep industry restructuring.

Quality as Foundation: Building Strong Confidence for 10 Million Users' Travel

"Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise." Feng Xingya said in the concluding speech. In GAC's development, scale growth always takes quality as the background. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the "Quality First" concept, integrating Honda's Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota's Production System (TPS), and Lingnan Culture, building a quality management model centered on "Integration and Innovation". The focus of all these is to build good cars that let users drive with peace of mind, use with ease, and ride comfortably.

[Witnesses of Important Milestones in GAC's Development Journey Tell the Story of GAC Walking with Quality]

[“National Excellent Engineer Team” GAC Powertrain Independent R&D Team Tells the Journey of R&D Innovation]

[GAC Styling Design Team Tells the Journey of Design Innovation]

[GAC AION Intelligent Ecological Factory]

From the R&D end to the manufacturing end, GAC has established a strict quality control system for the full chain: Every new car before launch must undergo extreme environment tests such as high cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, sand and dust, etc., "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", completing "Two Winters, One Summer" field road tests; relying on test tracks and laboratories covering 12 major items of the complete vehicle and over 1,500 verification sub-items to achieve systematic quality verification; GAC AION Intelligent Ecological Factory, as the "Global First New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory", ensures stable volume quality with a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

[GAC Star Spirit Security Protection System]

At the core safety technology level, the Star Spirit security protection system builds four protection dimensions, with eight key systems adopting dual redundant design, having protected nearly 2 million users and avoided 6.28 million potential travel risks; Cassette batteries have cumulatively been installed in 1.5 million vehicles, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers; the service side also increases guarantee simultaneously, GAC was the first in the industry to launch the autonomous brand "Three Responsibilities" policy, actively underwriting battery and intelligent driving assistance issues that users focus on, eliminating users' concerns about using cars. It is exactly these safety defense lines and service commitments that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.

User-Oriented: Building a Full-Cycle Warm Service System

"What users care about, we keep in mind; what users expect, we go all out." Feng Xingya said, this user-centric concept has long been deeply integrated into GAC Group's development genes. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate philosophy of "People-oriented, Trust as Way, Innovation First", among which the core meaning of "People-oriented" is user-oriented.

[GAC "User All Open Mic" Event Site]

On one hand, to face problems directly and listen to users' voices, GAC regularly holds the User All Open Mic activity, inviting users to "home" for face-to-face communication. At the same time, a full-process closed-loop management mechanism is established to ensure that every suggestion is properly handled, and common issues are optimized for all users in the first instance.

Furthermore, GAC has also established an exclusive user insight department, promoting a full-process change from problem discovery to solution, guaranteeing that every user request has a response and every matter has a settlement in terms of organizational mechanisms.

On the other hand, the service network accelerates penetration simultaneously. At the channel end, promoting service network sinking into county levels, planning to add 1,000 county-authorized stores within the year; at the response end, launching the "Super Butler" service to achieve 5-second response and 2-hour request resolution, guaranteeing that user requests are directed and handled quickly. At the energy replenishment end, building a "9 Verticals and 10 Horizontals" energy replenishment network, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, achieving "a station must exist within 1 kilometer straight line" in core urban areas, with self-operated charging pile quantity exceeding 27,000, among which supercharging piles exceed 20,000, providing convenient energy replenishment services for new energy car owners.

[GAC Energy "9 Verticals and 10 Horizontals" Energy Replenishment Network]

The core theme of this gratitude event is to express sincere feedback and thanks for the long-term support of 30 million users. At the event site, Feng Xingya announced that, starting from today, GAC officially launches the "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicles Off-Line · Renewal Gratitude Season", with GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Automotive six passenger car brands launching characteristic policies around new purchase, trade-in to additional purchase respectively, to reward every bit of companionship and support.

[GAC Group 30 Million Vehicles Off-Line · Renewal Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

Tech Centric: Empowering Real Travel with Cutting-Edge Technology

Taking 30 million as a new starting point, GAC will drive innovation and embark on a new journey towards electrification and intelligence, truly transforming cutting-edge technology into user-perceivable peace of mind and convenience.

In the power field, Xingyuan Power developed by the "National Excellent Engineer Team" covers three technologies: Xingyuan Extended Range, Xingyuan Plug-in Hybrid, and Xingyuan Super Dual-Motor, and will be mass-produced in more models. Every product must undergo 100,000 hours of test bench and complete vehicle verification, with equivalent mileage exceeding 10 million kilometers, ensuring that performance remains steady as a rock under all scenarios and all regions.

[GAC Xingyuan Power Allows Users to Choose "No More Settling"]

In the "Three Electrifications" field, GAC continues to tackle industry pain points such as battery ultra-fast charging and low-temperature range, having built an all-solid-state battery pilot production line, launched ultimate energy consumption technology, with the mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor highest efficiency exceeding 99%, which is the highest level in the industry.

In the intelligent connectivity field, the Super Brain Star Spirit Architecture continues to evolve, connecting intelligent driving assistance, intelligent cockpit, power, chassis, body, and internet of vehicles six systems, achieving "One brain unified command", with comprehensive performance improved by 40%; Galaxy Intelligent Cockpit achieves terminal-cloud integration, making the car a true partner "capable of thinking, understanding people's hearts". GAC will also fight alongside top partners such as Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, and Alibaba to build a more powerful AI intelligent ecosystem.

As of now, GAC Group's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion Yuan, and the global R&D team exceeds 6,800 people. Continuous technology investment is driving GAC's products to evolve from commuting tools to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecosystems.

Standing at the new starting point of 30 million vehicles, GAC will continue to take user needs as anchors, quality as the foundation, technological innovation as the core driver, and global layout as the development path, accelerating to advance towards Ecological Tech GAC.