Own Brands Take the Lead! GAC Group's Cumulative Sales Exceed 880,000 Units in the First 7 Months

August 4, GAC Group released the July production and sales announcement. Data indicates that January through July, GAC Group's automotive sales exceeded 886,000 units, up 1.28% year-on-year. New energy vehicle sales reached 311,700 units, up 66.20% year-on-year. Energy-saving and new energy vehicle sales share further increased to 63.96%. Own brand export volume cumulatively reached 145,000 units, up 130%, already surpassing the 2025 full-year level.

This July, GAC Group welcomed an important milestone in development, with cumulative production and sales breaking through 30 million units, entering a new stage of scaled development. At the same time, GAC Group also topped the Fortune Global 500 list for 14 consecutive years.

Strong Growth of Own Brands, Stable Foundation of Joint Venture Brands

Since the beginning of this year, own brands have maintained strong growth momentum, becoming the core growth engine of GAC Group. Cumulative sales of own brands from January to July exceeded 400,000 units, a year-on-year surge of 33.31%. Among them, July sales exceeded 54,200 units, up 19.91% year-on-year.

Hyper and AION Business Unit cumulative sales from January to July reached 210,400 units, surging 62.08% compared to the same period last year, and continuing to maintain double-digit growth momentum in July, with sales increasing 36.37% year-on-year to 28,807 units. Among them, AION i60 monthly sales continued to exceed 10,000; AION N60 launched two months ago, cumulative delivery broke 12,000 units, accounting for 73.3% in the 100,000-150,000 RMB laser radar intelligent driving pure electric SUV segment; Hyper S600 began delivery simultaneously. In addition, AION product matrix upgraded again in July, launching AION Ray series for the first time, injecting new vitality into brand development.

Hyper S600

AION Ray 7

GAC Trumpchi cumulative sales this year have exceeded 187,100 units, up 9.83% year-on-year, with July sales reaching 22,739 units. In July, GAC Trumpchi product lineup welcomed dual car updates. 2027 Trumpchi Wangxiang S7 PHEV officially went on sale, 5th Gen Trumpchi GS4 arrived at a 79,800 yuan accessible price point to cross segments, meeting users' diverse car-buying needs.

Trumpchi Wangxiang S7 PHEV

Qijing is a high-end smart electric vehicle brand jointly created by GAC Group and Huawei Qiankun. The first model, Qijing GT7 officially launched at the end of June, and user deliveries began in July. In the first month after launch, Qijing GT7 sales reached 2,658 units, gaining market and consumer recognition. Enjoy Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 5 upon delivery, leading intelligent driving experience, ultimate handling performance, extraordinary aesthetic design, combined with GAC solid quality and safety endorsement, together becoming core factors to move users to order. On the channel side, Qijing has landed nearly 300 stores in over 90 cities nationwide. With steady delivery of Qijing GT7, brand's second model Qijing GX7 is also speeding up, will be officially released this year, Qijing "One Realm Dual Top Streams" product matrix gradually taking shape, brand officially moving towards a new development stage.

Qijing GT7

Joint venture brands continue to rely on flagship models to solidify the core base. GAC Toyota cumulative sales from January to July have exceeded 402,500 units, with July sales reaching 46,500 units. Camry, Highlander, and Sienna three flagship models monthly sales were 22,843 units, sales share reached 49%; bZ Series continued to maintain monthly sales breaking 10,000 momentum, July sales 12,002 units, share over 25%, main model bZ3X sales 9,546 units, consecutively multiple months firmly ranking in the first tier of joint venture new energy vehicle sales.

GAC Toyota bZ Series

GAC Honda July sales 11,686 units. "2026 First Half China Car Resale Value Research Report" shows Accord with 55.90% three-year resale value rate won joint venture mid-size car champion again; Breeze with 58.19% three-year resale value rate ranked second in joint venture compact SUV. This July, GAC Honda cumulative sales broke 11 million units, at the same time both parties shareholders signed renewal agreement, extending cooperation period to 2038, jointly accelerating electrification and intelligence transformation. According to planning, GAC Honda will launch 5 new models in the next two years, including two localized new energy models and new iteration hybrid products.

GAC Honda Breeze

Own Brands Run "Acceleration" Overseas, Cumulative Exports Break 140,000 Units

Going global is becoming GAC's "First Growth Curve". July, GAC own brand export volume reached 23,575 units, up 119% year-on-year; January-July cumulative export volume 145,000 units, up 130%, already exceeded 2025 full-year level.

This July GAC in global five major regional markets, along localized production, new product launch, policy synergy three dimensions fully accelerated expansion. Among them Americas market terminal sales volume year-on-year increase 139%, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and other markets sales volume all realized multiple-fold growth year-on-year, at the same time approved to join Brazil "Green Mobility and Innovation Plan", deeply integrating into local national green development strategy; CIS region terminal sales volume year-on-year increase 112%, global 7th KD Factory landed in Kazakhstan, GS8 simultaneous offline production.

GAC GS8 Offline Production at Kazakhstan Production Base

In Asia Pacific market, GAC July terminal sales volume year-on-year increase 78%, Thailand factory has cumulatively exceeded 10,000 units whole vehicle offline, multiple new cars landed Philippines; in Middle East and Africa region, GAC terminal sales volume year-on-year increase 51%, July officially landed Morocco market, first batch will launch three SUVs, covering fuel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid diverse power. At the same time, GAC breakthrough steadily in Europe. In Greece pure electric passenger car market, GAC market share has increased to 7.7%, ranked second in market, at the same time multiple country models preheat preparation launch.

Thailand Rayong Factory Completed 10,000th Whole Vehicle Offline

Investment Ecosystem Shows Results, Charging Network Speeds Up Again

GAC Group continues to deepen industrial chain layout around future automotive development trends, consolidate autonomous and controllable foundation in key fields such as chips, autonomous driving, embodied intelligence, aerospace etc. This July, GAC intensively gained multiple industrial investment results.

July 27, GAC invested in domestic DRAM storage chip enterprise CXMT in 2021 landed STAR Market, created A-share within year, STAR Market financing highest record. Early in same month, early invested silicon carbide power device manufacturer Basic Semiconductor, autonomous driving technology company Momenta both landed Hong Kong Stock Exchange, navigation positioning chip manufacturer Herun Electronics ChiNext Board IPO received acceptance.

So far, GAC has invested including Horizon Robotics, GXC Semiconductor, Pony.ai, WeRide, Qingtao Energy etc. over 140 high-quality enterprises, cumulatively cultivated at least 48 invested enterprises listed.

Outside investment layout, GAC simultaneously accelerated charging ecology landing supporting. So far, GAC "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" charging network has covered national 31 provinces 213 cities, achieved core urban areas "straight line 1 km must have station"; self-operated charging piles over 27,000 poles, among them supercharging poles have broken 20,000 poles; additionally, China EV charging pile 3C Certification has implemented from August 1, GAC multiple charging pile products already first obtained 3C Certification, covering public fast charging, heavy truck charging, destination slow charging etc. scenarios, providing convenient and safe charging service for new energy vehicle owners.

GAC Energy "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" Charging Network

Written at the End

Since entering third quarter, GAC Group new car plans continue. Trumpchi first hardcore off-road SUV Yue 7, AION brand new super electric coupe RAY 7, Qijing GX7 etc., second half year multiple heavy weight models all worth expectation. For GAC Group, surrounding "Stabilize Joint Ventures, Strengthen Own Brands, Expand Ecosystem" three core tasks, achieving high-quality development, only then have chance in new round industrial upgrade wave to get new entry ticket! (Article/MANGO)