GAC Group Sales Surpass 1 Million Jan-Aug, Branded Cars Growth Rate Reaches 31.44%

September 4, GAC Group released the August production and sales announcement. Data shows that from January to August, GAC Group's car sales reached 1.0126 million units, maintaining positive growth year-on-year. Among them, cumulative new energy vehicle sales surged 63.06% year-on-year to 368,200 units, energy-saving vehicles grew 3.30% year-on-year to 288,700 units. Driven by this, GAC's share of energy-saving and new energy vehicles sales in the same period climbed to 64.86%, a significant increase of over 14 percentage points year-on-year.

This year so far, GAC branded cars maintained strong growth momentum. From January to August, sales exceeded 461,500 units, up 31.44% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the overseas business growth trend continued to rise steeply. From January to August, exports of GAC branded cars reached 172,000 units, up 136% year-on-year.

Branded Car Share Approaches 50%

JV Brands Stabilize and Recover

GAC branded cars continue to contribute core growth momentum for GAC Group. In August this year, GAC branded cars contributed sales of 61,378 units, up 20.43% year-on-year, with sales share further increasing to 48.49%. This year so far, the growth rate of GAC branded cars has maintained double-digit growth for 6 consecutive months.

Hyper Aion BU August sales reached 33,694 units, up 38.56% year-on-year, with growth rate remaining double-digit for 6 consecutive months; from January to August, sales were approximately 244,100 units, up 58.37% year-on-year. Aion i60 August terminal sales exceeded 11,000 units, exceeding 10,000 units for consecutive months, firmly ranking at the forefront of A-class dual-power SUVs; Aion N60 won the top spot in LiDAR SUVs in the 100,000-130,000 yuan range for 4 consecutive months. Meanwhile, GAC Aion welcomed a new partner, Huawei's intelligent electric product line. The new model Ray7 co-developed by both sides debuted. The new luxury smart sports SUV Hyper S600 is also in hot delivery, with introductory price starting from 179,900 yuan.

Aion Ray7

Hyper S600

GAC Trumpchi August sales were 26,584 units, up 16.91% month-on-month. From January to August, sales reached 213,700 units, up 8.47% year-on-year. SUV family monthly sales were 17,813 units, up 22.3% year-on-year. Trumpchi's first full-scenario smart hardcore SUV "Yue 7" opened pre-sales on September 2. As of the end of August, its priority program cumulative orders exceeded 15,000 units. In the high-value MPV track, with the 500,000th Trumpchi M8 officially rolling off the production line, Trumpchi global MPV users broke through 900,000, further consolidating its status as "China's MPV Expert".

Trumpchi Yue 7

Qi Jing is a high-end intelligent car brand created by GAC in partnership with Huawei Qikun. Cumulative sales from July to August neared 4,000 units, with new cars delivered to users sequentially. The brand achieved dual breakthroughs in strategic deepening and product landing in August. GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya met with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei again, reaching an important consensus, marking Qi Jing's shift from "directional consensus" to "deepened development". The second strategic model, the wide five-seat smart flexible SUV Qi Jing GX7, opened pre-sales on September 4. It features the industry's first 20-second one-key pure flat large bed technology, Level 3 autonomous driving architecture, and is the only one in its class equipped with 4 LiDARs. Standard configuration includes CATL batteries, with comprehensive range exceeding 1,500 km.

Qi Jing GT7 and Qi Jing GX7

GAC Toyota continues to solidify its core market with flagship cars. From January to August, cumulative sales exceeded 450,000 units, with 52,700 units in August, a month-on-month increase of 13.33%. Camry, Highlander, and Sienna, the three flagship models, sold 23,540 units monthly, accounting for 44.7%. bZ3X sales have consistently ranked high among joint venture new energy vehicles for multiple months. On August 19, the 2027 model Camry was launched equipped with a new intelligent cockpit and AI voice large model.

GAC Toyota Camry

GAC Honda sales steadily recovered. August sales were 12,080 units, up 3.4% month-on-month. The company is undergoing a major strategic upgrade, comprehensively promoting localization around R&D definition, industrial ecosystem, channel network, and business structure. Five new vehicles are planned for the next two years, including two localized new energy vehicle models.

GAC Honda Breeze

Branded Car Exports Near 27,000 Units

Cumulative Export Volume Grows 136%

In August this year, GAC overseas business, which has become the "First Growth Curve", continued to maintain three-digit growth rate. GAC branded car exports neared 27,000 units, up 177% year-on-year. From January to August, cumulative export volume reached 172,000 units, up 136% year-on-year.

Benefiting from the continuous implementation of globalization strategy, GAC accelerated comprehensively in overseas market breakthrough, localized production, channel integration, etc.

In terms of market expansion, GAC achieved high-speed growth in multiple locations globally in August. Among them, the African region became the fastest growing overseas market, with terminal sales up 881% year-on-year. Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, South Africa, and Libya all recorded multiplied growth year-on-year. Terminal sales in the Americas market increased 93% year-on-year. Core markets such as Uruguay, Costa Rica, Brazil, and Colombia also continuously recorded multiplied growth. Terminal sales in Europe increased 93% month-on-month. UK, Portugal, and Poland increased 89%, 167%, and 33% month-on-month respectively. In the same month, GAC sales ranked second in Greece's pure electric vehicle market. Terminal sales in the Southeast Asia market increased 24% year-on-year. Among them, Philippines sales increased nearly triple year-on-year. Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia all recorded double-digit growth year-on-year. Meanwhile, cumulative users in the Middle East market have already broken through 100,000.

Middle East users visit GAC booth at Middle East Falcon Festival

Regarding localized production and channel construction, GAC continued to make moves in August. The company reached cooperation with Amijie in Egypt, achieving a key leap from exports to localized production; simultaneously landing in West Africa Ghana, with Trumpchi M8, Aion i60, Aion V and other models landing synchronously to cover full-scenario travel needs. In Europe, GAC signed with car retailer Ying Zhijie in Romania to accelerate Eastern European channel layout. Meanwhile, GAC All-Australia Dealer Conference was already held in August, further integrating channel resources to accelerate Australia market expansion.