Geely Automobile August Sales Exceed 270,000 Units; Overseas Exports Break 100,000 for Three Consecutive Months

September 1, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (0175.HK) announced the latest sales data: August sales were 270,194 units, with year-on-year and month-on-month increases for six consecutive months, increasing by 8% year-on-year and 8% month-on-month. Regarding new energy vehicles, August sales (including Geely, Lynk & Co, and Zeekr) totaled 175,877 units, up 19% year-on-year, with the new energy sales share accounting for 65%.

Geely moves towards the "Systematic Globalization" stage, with overseas exports reaching a new high again. August overseas export sales reached 110,094 units, up 205% year-on-year and 3% month-on-month, achieving year-on-year and month-on-month growth for eight consecutive months. New energy product share continues to exceed half, with August new energy product export sales reaching 70,629 units, a surge of 446% year-on-year, accounting for 64%.

Behind the steady growth in sales is the achievement of Geely accelerating the transformation of technological innovation results into product competitiveness. From August 21 to August 30, Geely Automobile Group, bringing Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Geely Galaxy, and the Geely China Star brand matrix, participated in the 2026 Chengdu International Auto Show. More than 49 intelligent products made a collective appearance, covering all energy series including pure electric, hybrid, and fuel, comprehensively showcasing the technological ecosystem and future vision of the "Leader of the AI-Integrated Intelligent Automobile Domain".

Sales and Brand Value Rise Simultaneously; Three Brands Continuously Release Growth Potential

The three brands steadily climb, with main force models performing brightly, jointly promoting the continuous improvement of sales scale and brand value.

The global luxury technology brand Zeekr continues to move upward. August delivery volume reached 36,981 units, up 110% year-on-year. Multiple models lead the sub-market: Zeekr 7X August sales continued to break through 10,000, with global orders exceeding 200,000; Zeekr Shooting Brake sales exceeded 10,000 for 3 consecutive months, with global deliveries exceeding 400,000; Zeekr 9X ranked first in sales of vehicles over 500,000 from January to July; Zeekr 8X ranked first in cumulative sales of hybrid SUVs between 300,000 and 500,000 yuan after three months since listing, and first in reputation for all categories over 300,000 yuan; Zeekr 009 won the dual crown of sales and reputation for pure electric MPVs over 400,000 yuan in mainland China for 3 consecutive months.

On August 21, the Chengdu International Motor Show officially opened. The Zeekr brand brought together 14 products including Zeekr 009, Zeekr 9X, and Zeekr 8X, forming a luxurious product lineup to attract numerous viewers to visit and experience.

The global new energy premium brand Lynk & Co continues to expand. August sales reached 17,027 units, up 4% month-on-month, with new energy product sales of 15,504 units, up 10% month-on-month. Lynk & Co promotes the layout of product width, sports width, and experience width, focusing on developing the sub-market. On August 21, the all-new Lynk & Co 20 appeared at the Chengdu International Auto Show, creating a refined trendy travel new choice for urban users; the all-new Lynk & Co 20 Fly version appeared simultaneously, further strengthening sports attributes with a large carbon fiber rear wing and aerodynamic sport kit.

At the same time, newly listed models such as Lynk & Co 10 and Lynk & Co 07GT were exhibited alongside the Lynk & Co GT concept car Time to Shine, showcasing Lynk & Co's product layout covering multiple energy forms, adapting to diverse travel scenarios, and ultimate performance aesthetics.

Lynk & Co's automotive sports map expanded from track racing to rally racing, starting a new exploration of Chinese brand hybrid rally sports. From August 28 to 30, Lynk & Co took the 07GT Rally Academy Racer to the 2026 China Automotive Rally Championship (CRC) · Huairou Station. Speed Partners-NANA / Speed Partners-Jacky drove this racer to win the CRC S7 Class & Lynk & Co Automotive Rally Challenge Championship.

The Geely brand solidified the foundation of high-quality growth, with August sales of 216,186 units, up 5% year-on-year and 9% month-on-month.

Among them, the mainstream new energy brand Geely Galaxy August sales reached 119,115 units, up 8% year-on-year and 10% month-on-month. Geely Xingyuan August sales reached 60,955 units, with sales exceeding 50,000 for 3 consecutive months, cumulative sales nearing 900,000 units, delivering 1 unit per minute on average, selling more than 1,200 units per day. In addition, in August, Geely Galaxy E5 sales reached 14,132 units.

At the same time, while Geely Galaxy solidifies the mainstream market, multiple new cars reinforce competitive advantages with product power. On August 13, the all-new C-Class AI Pure Electric Sports Sedan Galaxy TT opened for pre-sale, starting from 145,900 Yuan, redefining the value benchmark for 200,000 Yuan class pure electric sports sedans. On August 21, Geely's first AI All-Terrain Hardcore SUV -- Galaxy Warship 700, appeared at the Chengdu International Auto Show. As an embodiment of Chinese-style luxury off-road in the new energy era, it became the focus of the entire show, fully demonstrating the benchmark-level strength of Chinese hardcore off-road, and will open for pre-sale in September.

In the fuel car market, Geely China Star further strengthened its leading position, with August sales of 97,071 units, up 8% month-on-month. Among them, the Twin Bin Family reached 33,515 units, the China Star premium series reached 25,802 units, and the Boyue Family reached 16,656 units.

The fuel car HEV strategy continues to land, with classic products continuously refreshed. The all-new Fourth-Generation Boyue L i-HEV Series landed at the Chengdu Auto Show. The new car is equipped with China's third-generation fuel hybrid technology i-HEV Smart Engine Hybrid, the strongest hybrid dedicated 1.5TD engine in its class, LiDAR, and Qianli Hanhai H5 ADAS solution. With "Great Energy Saving, Great Performance, Great Intelligence" three cross-level strengths, it redefines fuel SUVs, further consolidating Geely Boyue's fuel SUV sales champion status.

On August 31, the all-new flagship model under Geely Automobile -- Xingyue L PLUS was officially announced to appear. The new car adopts a 5-Seat Layout, positioned as a Mid-to-Large Flagship Smart Hybrid SUV, making comprehensive advances in hybrid systems, intelligent configurations, chassis handling, and seating comfort, further consolidating Geely China Star's voice and champion status in the fuel car market, and will debut on September 5.

Accelerate Full-Domain AI Transformation; Inject Growth Power with Technological Innovation

Geely continues to promote full-domain AI transformation, having integrated full-domain AI into the design, R&D, manufacturing, and after-sales full links, achieving "Full-Domain Intelligence", and accelerating the landing of new products and technologies.

On August 28, 2026, Geely Automobile Group officially launched AI New Energy Off-road Technology, gathering GTA Native New Energy Off-road Architecture, AWD AI Electric Hybrid Thunder EM-T, and AI All-Terrain Digital Chassis, three globally first technologies, achieving comprehensive innovation breakthroughs in body structure, power system, intelligent chassis, and full-domain safety, completing systemic reshaping from the technical foundation.

GTA Native New Energy Off-road Architecture breaks the physical space bottlenecks and comfort experience limits of traditional ladder frame structures. With high-rigidity design, it has lightweight advantages, bringing disruptive off-road driving comfort compared to traditional off-road vehicles; AWD AI Electric Hybrid Thunder EM-T combines surging power and precise control, able to calmly cope with various off-road conditions, plus Star Wisdom AI Cloud Power's AI Scenario Engine, providing precise matching of optimal fuel-electric plans, energy consumption optimization of more than 15%; relying on the "AI All-Terrain Digital Chassis" built on the world's first Quantum-level AI Electronic Architecture EEA 4.0, it can identify road conditions ahead through AI, automatically switch intelligent scenario modes, and adjust torque, suspension, and body posture.

New technologies are first mounted on Galaxy Warship 700, breaking traditional off-road technology boundaries and redefining the benchmark for global smart new energy off-road technology.

Accelerate Systematic Globalization Pace; Sprint towards Million Export Sales Target

In August, overseas export sales were 110,094 units, achieving year-on-year and month-on-month growth for eight consecutive months, with exports exceeding 100,000 for three consecutive months. New energy product overseas export sales reached 70,629 units, surging 446% year-on-year, accounting for 64% of total exports.

The three brands continue to break through the global market, topping the front of many sub-markets. Zeekr topped the Australian 1-July luxury pure electric sales list, and also firmly stayed at the Malaysia luxury pure electric brand sales champion for 1-July; Lynk & Co ranked first in Tunisia July premium PHEV brand sales; Geely brand won Panama 1-July and July single-month Chinese brand sales champion, and entered the top three of Ecuador July pure electric brands.

Core model global competitiveness is further显现。January-July, Zeekr 7X topped the Australian mid-size luxury SUV sales champion, Malaysia pure electric luxury SUV first, Zeekr 009 won Thailand and Malaysia pure electric MPV model market first, Singapore luxury pure electric MPV sales champion. Lynk & Co 08 won July Tunisia premium PHEV sales first; Lynk & Co 900 took July Egypt premium new energy market sales first. In July, Geely Xingyuan (Geely EX2) topped Thailand EV sales champion, Jordan pure electric model first, Mexico all-category pure electric sales second; Galaxy Starship 7 EM-i (Geely EX5 EM-i) topped Poland C-Class PHEV sales champion, Spain C-Class SUV first and PHEV second, Mexico PHEV SUV top.

Geely accelerates the globalization pace in multiple markets including Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Africa, continuously improving local sales networks and product layouts.

Regarding the European market, Geely officially announced landing in the Austria market, launching the Austria channel network; Spain market development has entered a rapid growth stage, with national sales network exceeding 50; further deepening cooperation with UK's largest car salary replacement service provider Tusker, enriching Geely Xingyuan's sales channels in the UK market; Geely Xingyuan listed in France.

Regarding Latin America and Southeast Asia, Lynk & Co officially landed in Argentina, with Lynk & Co 01, Lynk & Co 08, and Lynk & Co 06 three models appearing simultaneously; Lynk & Co 01 listed in Chile, and Lynk & Co Chile operations entered a new stage, cultivated by Geely Automobile Chile Company direct operation, achieving comprehensive upgrade from product to service; Lynk & Co 02 (Z20) and Lynk & Co 03 officially landed in the Vietnam market, improving Lynk & Co's full-power product matrix in Vietnam.

Regarding Middle East and Africa markets, Chinese flagship Zeekr 9X landed in the Middle East, and pre-sale has already started; Lynk & Co officially entered the Jordan market, with Lynk & Co 900 appearing as the core model. In addition, Geely's first D-SUV global car Geely Monjaro EM-i started global listing at the end of August, launching the Egypt market, steadily laying out globally.

Out of long-term confidence in overseas growth, Geely Automobile raised the 2026 overseas sales target from 640,000 units to 920,000 units, and sprinting towards an annual sales of 1 million units.

Technical strength and global capabilities continue to advance, with Geely Automobile's operating scale and profit quality steadily improving. On August 17, Geely Automobile released 2026 Mid-Year Performance, with total income of 173.6 billion Yuan, core net profit attributable to parent company reaching 9.68 billion Yuan, achieving "Volume, Price, and Profit All Rise". Relying on the "One Geely" strategy, Geely Automobile will fully leverage the "Leader of the AI-Integrated Intelligent Automobile Domain" momentum, accelerate the full industry chain intelligent transformation, and traverse the cycle with high-quality development determination.