GAC Group August Sales, NEV Sales Surge 63%, Independent Brands Approaching Half of Total Market

On September 4, GAC Group released its August production and sales announcement. Cumulative sales from January to August reached 1.0126 million units, maintaining positive year-on-year growth. New energy vehicles totaled 368,200 units, a significant 63.06% increase year-on-year; energy-saving vehicles reached 288,700 units, a 3.30% year-on-year growth. The sales share of energy-saving and new energy vehicles rose to 64.86%, a significant increase of over 14 percentage points year-on-year.

Independent brands continue to lead the way. From January to August, sales exceeded 461,500 units, a significant 31.44% year-on-year increase, with growth rates maintaining double-digits for 6 consecutive months. In August, independent brands contributed 61,378 units, a 20.43% year-on-year increase, with sales share rising to 48.49%, approaching half of the total market.

Hyper Aion BU August sales reached 33,694 units, a 38.56% year-on-year increase, with growth rates maintaining double-digits for 6 consecutive months; from January to August, approximately 244,100 units were sold, a significant 58.37% year-on-year increase. Aion i60 August terminal sales exceeded 11,000 units, staying above 10,000 for consecutive months, ranking firmly at the forefront of the A-class dual-power SUV segment; Aion N60 secured the sales champion title in the 100,000 to 130,000 RMB LiDAR SUV category for 4 consecutive months. Aion cooperated with Huawei's intelligent electric vehicle product line, debuting the new model Ray7. The new luxury smart sports SUV Hyper S600 began hot delivery simultaneously, with launch rights prices starting from 179,900 RMB.

GAC Trumpchi August sales 26,584 units, month-on-month growth 16.91%, January to August 213,700 units, year-on-year growth 8.47%. SUV family monthly sales 17,813 units, year-on-year growth 22.3%. The first all-scenario smart enjoyment hard-core SUV "Yue 7" opened pre-sales on September 2, with cumulative orders from the priority access plan exceeding 15,000 units by the end of August. Trumpchi M8 produced the 500,000th unit, global MPV users surpassed 900,000, solidifying the status of "China's MPV Expert".

Qijing is a high-end smart car brand created by GAC in partnership with Huawei Qiankun. Cumulative sales from July to August were nearly 4,000 units. GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya met with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei again to reach an important consensus; Qijing moved from "direction consensus" to "deepening development". The second strategic model, spacious five-seat smart versatile SUV Qijing GX7, opened pre-sales on September 4, featuring the industry's first 20-second one-key pure-flat large bed technology, L3 autonomous driving architecture, the only one in its class with 4 LiDARs, standard CATL battery, comprehensive range exceeding 1,500 kilometers.

GAC Toyota January to August cumulative sales exceeded 450,000 units, August 52,700 units, month-on-month growth 13.33%. Camry, Highlander, and Sienna top three flagship models monthly sales 23,540 units, accounting for 44.7%. Bomi 3X sales have firmly stayed at the forefront of joint-venture new energy vehicles for multiple months. On August 19, the 2027 model Camry equipped with a new smart cockpit and AI voice large model went on sale.

GAC Honda August sales 12,080 units, month-on-month growth 3.4%. The company is undergoing major strategic upgrades, planning to comprehensively promote localization around R&D definition, industrial ecosystem, channel network, and business structure, planning 5 new models for the next two years, including two localized new energy vehicle models.

Overseas business becomes the "first growth curve". August independent brand exports nearly 27,000 units, year-on-year growth 177%; January to August cumulative exports 172,000 units, year-on-year growth 136%. Africa becomes the fastest-growing overseas market, terminal sales increased by 881% year-on-year; Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Libya all grew by multiples. Americas market terminal sales increased 93% year-on-year; Uruguay, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia continued to grow by multiples. Europe terminal sales grew 93% month-on-month; UK, Portugal, Poland increased by 89%, 167%, 33% respectively, same month GAC sales ranked second in Greece pure EV market. Southeast Asia terminal sales increased 24% year-on-year; Philippines grew nearly three times; Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia double-digit growth. Middle East market cumulative users surpassed 100,000.

Localization production and channel construction accelerate. August cooperation reached with Anlujie in Egypt, achieving a key leap from exports to localized production; simultaneously landed in West Africa Ghana, launching multiple models including Trumpchi M8, Aion i60, Aion V. In Europe, signed with car retailer Yinzhi Jie in Romania, accelerating Eastern European channel layout. Australia-wide dealer conference held in August, integrating channel resources to accelerate Australian market expansion.