Original | Li Jun

On July 16, GAC Group's 30 millionth vehicle officially rolled off the production line at the Trumpchi factory in Panyu, Guangzhou. The model is the right-hand drive version of the Trumpchi M8 PHEV. Thus, GAC has become the fifth automotive group in the country to achieve 30 million vehicles rolling off the production line, following FAW, SAIC, Dongfeng, and Changan.

This roll-off ceremony adopted a form of synchronized connection across global production bases. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 served as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles respectively, completing the roll-off sequentially at factories in various locations. The four product lines of Joint Venture, Independent, High-end New Energy, and Smart Selection Cooperation appeared simultaneously at this milestone node, intuitively presenting the results of GAC's current electrification and intelligence transformation. As the milestone vehicle for the 30 millionth unit, this right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV was delivered to Thai kung fu actor Tony Jaa on-site, sending a clear signal that GAC will make the overseas market the growth focus of the next stage.

GAC Group was established in 1997. It took 20 years from the first vehicle rolling off the line to the cumulative 10 millionth. It took only 9 years from 10 million to 30 million. Its development path can be roughly divided into four stages: Early on, Honda and Toyota systems were introduced through joint ventures to establish an industrial foundation; In 2010, the Trumpchi brand was launched, officially beginning the independent vehicle building journey; Around 2020, Aion and Hyper entered the new energy track; In 2024, joined with Huawei to create the Qijing brand, gradually forming a "Joint Venture—Independent—Intelligent—Ecosystem" business landscape.

From the perspective of operational data, in the first half of 2026, GAC Group's cumulative sales reached 773,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles accounted for 62.82%. The independent segment sales were 346,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 35.69%; independent brand exports reached 121,500 units, a year-on-year growth of 132%, approaching the full-year export scale of 2025. Behind this growth is the gradual release of the effectiveness of the "Panyu Action" reform. After launching this reform at the end of 2024, GAC promoted the integrated operation of its independent brands, shifting product development thinking from engineer-oriented to user-oriented, and product iteration efficiency has been significantly improved.

Supporting the 30 million user base is GAC's systematic capability covering the entire chain of R&D, production, safety, and service. According to GAC, on the development end, every new car must go through a complete verification cycle of "Two Winters and One Summer", with the shortest being 18 months and the conventional 21 months. At the same time, it passes the "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" extreme environment assessment, covering 60°C Turpan high temperatures, -40°C Hulunbuir extreme cold, high altitude, high humidity, high salt mist, mountainous complex road conditions, and desert sand environments. The cumulative equivalent test mileage per vehicle exceeds 13 million kilometers. The Aion Intelligent Ecosystem Factory, known as the "World's First New Energy Lighthouse Factory", equips its welding workshop with over 600 industrial robots and an AI vision detection system, achieving millisecond-level response and millimeter-level precision, with production data for key fastening points of the whole vehicle supporting lifetime traceability.

At the safety technology level, the Clip Battery has cumulatively equipped 1.5 million vehicles, and vehicles equipped with this battery have cumulatively traveled safely over 160 billion kilometers. The Star Guard Safety System has served nearly 2 million users, cumulatively preventing potential accidents 6.28 million times. In December 2025, the three major independent brands under GAC, Trumpchi, Aion, and Hyper, launched the "Three Responsibility" service commitment. Three scenarios—powertrain spontaneous combustion, battery degradation exceeding limits, and smart parking accidents—were included in the manufacturer's coverage scope, extending quality assurance from delivery to the full usage cycle.

Regarding R&D investment, as of the end of 2025, GAC's cumulative independent R&D investment exceeded 62 billion yuan, with a global R&D team exceeding 6,800 people, cumulative patent applications over 24,900, including over 11,200 invention patents. The Southern Test Center officially launched in March this year is the first large-scale comprehensive test center approved for airspace usage in the country, capable of meeting testing needs for intelligent connected new energy vehicles and low-altitude aircraft across multiple fields.

In terms of channel construction, as of the end of June 2026, GAC has completed the certification of 600 county-level outlets and plans to build 1,000 county-level authorized stores within the year. The "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" charging network covers 213 cities across the country, with over 27,000 self-operated charging piles, achieving a guarantee of "a station within a 1km straight line in core urban areas."

At the level of overseas layout, GAC is promoting the "OneGAC 2.0" strategy, pushing overseas business from a single product export model to full value chain localization operation covering R&D, production, supply chain, and sales. Its international business has already covered 110 countries and regions in five major sectors: Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Americas, Europe, etc. It has built over 746 sales service outlets, 7 overseas production factories, and 9 overseas parts warehouses.

According to the 2030 development goals announced by GAC Group, at that time its business will enter 120 countries and regions globally, build over 2,000 overseas outlets, and achieve overseas annual sales of 1 million vehicles.

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On July 16, GAC Group's 30 Million User Gratitude Event was grandly held at GAC Trumpchi Factory. Leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya, General Manager Ge Xianqing and the Group's leadership team, industry partners, upstream and downstream suppliers, dealer representatives, owners from home and abroad, enterprise employees, and media representatives gathered on site, jointly witnessing GAC's delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle and an important milestone of gaining the trust of 30 million users.

I. 29 Years of In-depth Cultivation Finally Welcome 30 Million Vehicle Production Line, New Energy Vehicle Matrix Confirms the Path of Electrification Transformation

From the first vehicle off the production line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has walked a 29-year development journey. The number 30 million carries the recognition and trust of hundreds of millions of users, demonstrating GAC's long-term determination to uphold quality and safety, clearly conveying the firm determination of the enterprise to fully transform towards electrification and intelligence, and is also a typical microcosm of the Chinese automobile industry moving from scale expansion to value upgrading and from becoming big to becoming strong.

The event site connected simultaneously with multiple GAC global production bases; GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota BZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC AION N60, GAC Hyper S600 went off the line one by one as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles; on the stage, the right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV officially debuted as the Group's 30 millionth vehicle. The entire line of new energy models appeared together, intuitively demonstrating GAC's implementation results in fully accelerating new energy transformation.

During the ceremony, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed the key of the 30 millionth vehicle to Thai owner Tony Jaa, becoming a warm witness to GAC's in-depth cultivation of the global market and a two-way rush with domestic and overseas users. An honor owner award ceremony was carried out simultaneously on site, where Group General Manager Ge Xianqing presented commemorative trophies to honor owners of all GAC brands from all over the world.

Market data confirms GAC's transformation results: In the first half of 2026, GAC Group's cumulative sales reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%; among them, new energy vehicle sales surged 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports exceeded 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 132%, maintaining a steady growth trend during the industry's deep adjustment cycle.

II. Adhering to Quality Bottom Line, Building Full-Chain Strict Control and Full-Area Safety Technology System

Feng Xingya clarified in his speech: Quality is the core bottom line that GAC will never yield. For years, GAC has adhered to the core criterion of "Quality First", integrating Honda's TQM Total Quality Management, Toyota's TPS Lean Production Mode, and Lingnan local culture to create a "Integration and Innovation" characteristic quality management system, with all R&D and manufacturing work revolving around creating safe, worry-free, and comfortable travel products.

Full-Process Strict Manufacturing Verification Standards

GAC has built a quality control system covering the entire R&D and production chain:

1. Before new car launch, high cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous area, dust and sand "Five Highs One Mountain One Dust" extreme environment tests must be completed, and two rounds of winter, one round of summer actual vehicle road tests must be completed;

2. Enterprise test grounds and laboratories cover 12 major categories of vehicles and over 1,500 verification items, achieving full-dimensional standardized quality verification;

3. GAC AION Intelligent Eco-Factory, as the world's first new energy vehicle lighthouse factory, relies on a digital intelligent manufacturing system to stably control the quality of mass-produced vehicles.

On site, GAC frontline production craftsmen, National Excellent Engineers Powertrain R&D team, and Vehicle Styling Design Team took the stage one by one to share the enterprise's development journey of in-depth quality cultivation, independent innovation, and iterative design, conveying the brand core of "Craftsmanship in Heart, Quality in Action", and making a development commitment of continuous breakthroughs and never settling for users.

Star Spirit Security System Builds a Barrier for Travel Protection

GAC created the Star Spirit Security Guard System, covering four protection dimensions: intelligent driving assistance safety, intelligent chassis safety, active-passive fusion safety, and battery safety, with eight core systems adopting dual redundancy design. This system has guarded nearly 2 million users, cumulatively avoiding 6.28 million potential driving risks; self-developed magazine batteries have been installed in 1.5 million vehicles cumulatively, with total safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers.

Supporting guarantee policies were synchronized on the service side, where GAC took the lead in launching the self-owned brand "Three Responsibilities" service policy, proactively covering the two key user concern areas of batteries and intelligent driving assistance, comprehensively eliminating user concerns about using the vehicle.

III. User-Centered, Building a Full-Cycle, Full-Scenario Warm Service Ecosystem

GAC has always practiced the corporate philosophy of "People as the Foundation, Trust as the Way, Innovation as the Priority", taking user-centricity as the core gene of development and perfecting the full-cycle service system from three dimensions: communication channels, offline services, and charging/refueling networks.

Regularly listen to user demands and hold offline communication meetings called "All Users Open Microphone", inviting users to visit the corporate headquarters for face-to-face communication, establishing a full-process closed-loop processing mechanism for user suggestions, and quickly optimizing all series of products for common problems; simultaneously established an independent user insight department, ensuring from the organizational structure that every user demand receives a response and every matter is settled.

Downward channels + ultra-fast response service channel level accelerated downward county market, planning to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores within the year; online launch of "Super Butler" exclusive service, achieving 5-second fast response, 2-hour completion of user requests, shortening service processing links.

Full-area charging network covering the country built a "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" national charging network, as of June 2026, charging stations reached 2,099, total charging piles 27,107 (super charging piles 20,323), V2C piles 386, covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, domestic core urban areas achieve that there must be a charging station within a straight 1 kilometer, fully meeting the charging needs of new energy vehicle owners.

To thank the 30 million users for their long-term support, GAC officially launched the 30 Million Vehicles Off Line・Renewal Gratitude Season at the event site (event period from today to the end of August). GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Auto six passenger car brands will launch exclusive preferential policies for new car purchases, vehicle trade-ins, and additional purchase scenarios to fully return user trust.

Driven by Technology Forward, Consolidating Electrification and Intelligence Underlying Technology Strength, Planning Long-term Development

Taking 30 million users as a new starting point, GAC will continue to take technological innovation as the core grasp, accelerate the implementation of electrification and intelligence, and transform cutting-edge technology into peace of mind and convenient experiences perceptible by users.

1. Star Source Power Full Coverage of Diverse Travel Needs

Relying on the National Excellent Engineers team to create the Star Source Power technology platform, including Star Source Extended Range, Star Source Plug-in Hybrid, Star Source Super Dual Engine three major technology routes, which will be massively equipped on all series of models in the future. The entire power system has undergone 100,000 hours of bench testing, equivalent to over 10 million kilometers of whole vehicle verification mileage, guaranteeing stable output performance in all regions and scenarios.

2. Continued Breakthroughs in Three-Electric and Intelligent Connected Technology

Three-Electric Field: Tackling battery ultra-fast charging and low-temperature range industry pain points, building a full-solid-state battery pilot production line; mass production Quark electric drive motor highest efficiency breakthrough 99%, reaching industry top level;

Intelligent Architecture: Star Spirit Architecture continues to iterate and upgrade, connecting Intelligent Driving, Cockpit, Power, Chassis, Body, and Vehicle Networking six major systems, whole vehicle comprehensive performance increased by 40%; Galaxy Smart Cockpit achieves terminal-cloud integration, creating an intelligent mobile space with perception and thinking capabilities;

Ecological Co-construction: Jointly with Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba and other leading enterprises to co-build the automotive AI intelligent ecosystem.

3. Long-term R&D Investment Builds a Solid Foundation for Innovation

As of now, GAC Group's cumulative R&D investment has exceeded 62 billion yuan, with the global R&D team scale exceeding 6,800 people. Continuously increasing investment in technological innovation, promoting the products under its brand from basic commuting tools to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecological carriers for comprehensive evolution.

V. Future Development Direction

Facing the next stage of development, GAC will continue to anchor user real needs, take extreme quality as the foundation of development, take autonomous technological innovation as the core driving force, rely on global market layout to expand steadily, accelerate transformation into an eco-type technology enterprise, join hands with tens of millions of users worldwide, and rush to a new intelligent and green travel future.

29 years, 30 million vehicles, this is a dual achievement of scale and trust for GAC Group.

On July 16, the GAC Group 30 Million User Gratitude Event was held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. As a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV rolled off the production line and was handed to Thai owner Tony Jaa, GAC officially crossed the 30 million user milestone.

From the first vehicle rolling off the line to now, GAC took 29 years to go from 0 to 10 million vehicles. Moreover, GAC is accelerating forward, taking only 9 years to go from 10 million to 30 million vehicles, achieving "GAC Speed". At the event site, multiple global production bases were connected simultaneously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota BZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC AION N60, and GAC Hyper S600 rolled off the production line one after another as vehicles No. 29,999,995 to No. 29,999,999. The new energy matrix as a whole made a collective debut.

To repay 30 million users, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya announced the launch of the "Renewal Gratitude Season" on site. From today until August 31, GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Auto's six major brands will simultaneously launch new purchase, trade-in, and additional purchase triple benefits.

In the new purchase session, GAC Honda P7 launched a limited-time price; Accord and Breeze gasoline versions are eligible for "3 years, 80,000 yuan, 0 interest"; GAC Toyota, Trumpchi, AION, Hyper, and Qijing mainstream models offer purchase subsidies ranging from 5,000 to 50,000 yuan. Regarding trade-ins, GAC old owners trading in or upgrading to select Trumpchi, Hyper, and Qijing models receive additional subsidy boosts; families purchasing an additional Qijing GT7 can enjoy exclusive benefits, further lowering the upgrade threshold for users.

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never compromise." Feng Xingya stated in the summary. The trust of 30 million users is supported by quality control across the full chain from R&D to manufacturing. Before the vehicle goes on sale, it must undergo extreme environment tests of "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" and at least "Two Winters, One Summer" validation, covering 12 major items and over 1,500 verification sub-items.

Mag Battery has been installed in 1.5 million vehicles, accumulating over 160 billion kilometers of safe driving; The Xingling Safety Guard system serves nearly 2 million users, cumulatively preventing 6.28 million potential accidents. GAC also pioneered the "Three Responsibilities" policy in the industry, actively backing the three-electric systems for self-ignition, battery power decay beyond limits, and intelligent parking accidents, extending the quality commitment throughout the entire vehicle usage cycle.

In technology and service, GAC accelerates the transformation from engineer thinking to user thinking. Relying on the "Panyu Action", the independent brand has been fully renewed. The high-end brand Qijing jointly created with Huawei Qunkun's first model GT7 has gone on sale. Xingyuan Power covers range extension, plug-in hybrid, and super hybrid; Quark Electric Drive mass-produced motors have broken 99% maximum efficiency, with cumulative R&D investment exceeding 62 billion yuan.

Service network is also expanding downwards, planning to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores this year; The "9 Vertical, 10 Horizontal" energy replenishment network covers 213 cities nationwide, with over 27,000 self-operated charging piles; Online "Super Butler" promises 5-second response and 2-hour completion.

At the event, a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV rolled onto the stage as the 30 millionth vehicle. GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed the keys to Thai owner Tony Jaa. The 30 million vehicle milestone, highlighted by a right-hand drive vehicle and one overseas user, is not a coincidence. Overseas markets are becoming a new engine for growth.

In the first half of this year, GAC Group sales reached 773,100 vehicles, up 2.35% year-on-year, of which new energy vehicle sales increased significantly by 68.8% year-on-year; Independent brand exports reached 121,500 vehicles, up 132% year-on-year, approaching the full year of last year. Taking the Thai market segment as an example, June sales increased by 207% month-on-month.

Currently, GAC has entered 110 countries and regions, built 746 sales outlets, 7 overseas factories, and 9 parts warehouses, moving from product export to a full value-chain system export. The scene of the right-hand drive M8 PHEV delivery is a microcosm of GAC's accelerated globalization.

The author of this article is Sun Xiaoshu of Tichebang

July 16, the GAC Group 30 million user gratitude event was held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. Relevant leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Feng Xingya, Chairman of GAC Group; He Xianqing, General Manager; and other leadership team members, industry partners, suppliers, dealer representatives, as well as representatives from overseas and domestic car owners, employees, and media, attended together, jointly witnessing the milestone moment of GAC welcoming its 30 millionth user.

At the event venue, GAC connected multiple global production bases simultaneously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, GAC Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 rolled off the line sequentially as GAC's 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles respectively. Finally, the right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a brilliant appearance on the stage at the venue as the 30 millionth complete vehicle. The collective appearance of the matrix of new energy vehicles on the production line became the direct proof of GAC fully accelerating its electrification and intelligence transformation.

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

This trust spanning mountains and seas is exactly the confidence of GAC breaking through amid industry changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group sales volume was 773,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%. Among them, new energy vehicle sales grew 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports exceeded 120,000 units, a significant year-on-year increase of 132%, maintaining a steady pace during the period of deep industry reshaping.

Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never compromise on. Feng Xingya stated in his concluding speech. In GAC's development, scale growth has always kept quality as the foundation. From the R&D end to the manufacturing end, GAC has established a rigorous full-chain quality control system: Each new car must undergo extreme environment tests before launch, including high cold, high heat, high plateau, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, and sand dust, etc., known as "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", completing "Two Winters, One Summer" on-site road tests; Utilizing test tracks and laboratories covering 12 major items and over 1,500 validation sub-items of the whole vehicle to achieve systematic quality verification; GAC Aion Intelligent Ecosystem Factory, as the "world's first new energy vehicle lighthouse factory", guarantees stable mass production quality through a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

At the level of core safety technology, the Star Spirit Safety Guardian System constructs four protection dimensions. Eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, having protected nearly 2 million users and avoided 6.28 million potential travel risks; Cassette Batteries have been installed in 1.5 million vehicles cumulatively, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers; The service side synchronously strengthens guarantees. GAC pioneered the autonomous brand "Three Responsibilities" policy in the industry, proactively covering issues regarding batteries and intelligent driving assistance that users care about, eliminating user concerns about using the vehicle. It is exactly these lines of safety defense and service commitments that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales volume.

"What users care about, we keep in our hearts; what users expect, we go all out for." Feng Xingya stated. This user-centric philosophy has long been deeply integrated into the development genes of GAC Group. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate philosophy "People Oriented, Trust as Way, Innovation First". Among them, the core essence of "People Oriented" is precisely putting users first.

On one hand, to face problems directly and listen to users' voices, GAC routinely holds "User Open Mic" activities, inviting users to "home" for face-to-face communication. At the same time, establishing a dedicated user insight department and promoting a full-process transformation from problem discovery to resolution, ensuring from the organizational mechanism that every user request receives a response and every matter finds a solution.

On the other hand, service networks synchronously accelerate penetration. At the channel level, promoting the sinking of service networks into counties, with plans to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores this year; at the response level, launching "Super Butler" service, achieving 5-second response and 2-hour request resolution, guaranteeing direct and fast handling of user requests. At the energy replenishment level, building a "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" energy network, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities across the country. Core urban areas achieve "there must be a station within 1 kilometer". Own-brand charging piles number exceeds 27,000, among them ultra-fast charging piles exceed 20,000, providing convenient energy replenishment services for new energy car owners.

The core theme of this gratitude event is to express sincere thanks and feedback for the long-term support of 30 million users. At the event site, Feng Xingya announced that effective immediately, GAC officially launches "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicles Roll-out · Renewal Gratitude Season". GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper, and GAC Qijing six passenger car brands will introduce special policies for new purchase, trade-in, and additional purchase, etc., to return every bit of companionship and support.

July 16, GAC Group held a special gratitude event at the Trumpchi Factory to commemorate its milestone of welcoming the 30 millionth user. On site, leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng (Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers), GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya, General Manager Ge Xianqing, and other management members, as well as representatives from the supply chain, channels, domestic and overseas car owners, employees, and media, gathered together to witness this historic moment.

From the first vehicle rolling off the production line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle today, GAC has walked a full 29 years. Behind this number lies the trust of millions of users for the brand, reflecting GAC's long-standing obsession with quality and safety, and the determination to move forward decisively in the wave of electrification and intelligence. More profoundly, it is also a vivid footnote to the Chinese automobile industry evolving from large to strong, and shifting from scale expansion to value leap.

Global Connection, Intelligent New Energy Array Presents Transformation Foundation

At the event, GAC showcased GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 sequentially through global multi-base live connections, serving as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles off the line. Subsequently, the right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV officially appeared as the 30 millionth vehicle. This collective appearance of the full-line new energy vehicles intuitively presents GAC's acceleration rhythm on the electrification and intelligence tracks.

In the delivery segment, Feng Xingya personally handed the key of the 30 millionth vehicle to Thai owner Tony Jaa. This moment not only froze a number but also became an emotional footnote for GAC's "two-way rush" with global users.

This trust spanning national borders also constitutes the confidence for GAC to move forward steadily during the industry's deep adjustment period. Data shows that in the first half of this year, GAC Group's cumulative sales reached 773,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8%; overseas exports broke 120,000 units, a surge of 132% year-on-year, running its own rhythm amidst changes.

Quality Establishes the Foundation, Building Confidence for Millions of Users' Travel

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never retreat on," Feng Xingya emphasized in his speech. In GAC's growth logic, scale expansion has never been detached from the cornerstone of quality. For years, the group has adhered to the policy of "Quality First," integrating Honda's Total Quality Management, Toyota's Lean Production Methods, and the essence of Lingnan culture, gradually forming a distinctive quality management model centered on "Integrated Innovation." The ultimate goal of all efforts points to only one thing — building cars that let users drive with peace of mind, use with ease, and ride with comfort.

From R&D to manufacturing, GAC has established a rigorous quality control system covering the entire chain: before the launch of every new car, it must undergo extreme environment verification such as extreme cold, high temperature, plateau, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, sand and dust, completing "Two Winters and One Summer" actual road tests; relying on test sites and laboratories, covering 12 major items and over 1,500 test sub-items, forming a systematic quality verification closed loop. And GAC Aion Smart Eco Factory, as the "world's first new energy vehicle lighthouse factory," ensures the stability of mass production quality through digital intelligent manufacturing systems.

In terms of core technology safety, the Xingling Security Guardian System builds four-dimensional protection dimensions, with eight key systems adopting dual redundancy design, cumulatively protecting nearly 2 million users and successfully avoiding 6.28 million potential travel risks; Prism Battery installations reached 1.5 million units, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers. Service side also adds support, GAC was the first in the industry to launch the proprietary brand "Three Responsibility Guarantee" policy, actively providing bottom-line guarantees for user concerns related to batteries and intelligent driving assistance. It is these invisible safety lines of defense and visible service commitments that support the brand trust behind 30 million sales.

User First, Creating a Full-Cycle Warm Service System

"What users care about, we remember in our hearts; what users expect, we go all out for." Feng Xingya stated that the user-centric concept has long been integrated into GAC's development genes. The enterprise always follows the values of "People First, Integrity as the Way, Innovation as Priority," and the core of "People First" is being user-centric.

On one hand, GAC regularly holds "User All Microphone Open" activities, inviting users to the site for face-to-face communication, and establishes a full-process closed-loop management mechanism to ensure every suggestion is properly responded to, and common issues are optimized to all users immediately after going online. At the same time, the group has established a dedicated user insight department to promote full-chain transformation from problem discovery to solution, guaranteeing user demands are "answered for every item and implemented for every matter" at the organizational level.

On the other hand, the service network is also sinking fast. At the channel end, 1,000 county-level authorized stores are planned to be added this year; at the response end, launch "Super Butler" service, achieving 5-second response, 2-hour completion, allowing user demands to reach quick handling; at the energy replenishment end, build a "9 Vertical, 10 Horizontal" energy replenishment network, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities in the country, realizing "1 kilometer straight line must have a station" in core urban areas, self-operated charging piles exceeding 27,000 units, of which supercharging piles exceed 20,000 units, providing efficient and convenient energy replenishment experience for new energy car owners.

The core of this gratitude event is precisely to express sincere thanks to the 30 million users for their long-term companionship. On site, Feng Xingya announced the launch of "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicles Off-Line · Renewal Gratitude Season" from today, GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Motors six brands will respectively launch special policies for new purchase, replacement, additional purchase and other scenarios to reward every trust.

Technology Grounds, Letting Frontier Innovation Serve Real Travel

Starting from 30 million vehicles as a new starting point, GAC is using innovation as an engine, accelerating towards the future of electrification and intelligence, letting frontier technology truly convert into user-perceivable peace of mind and convenience.

In the power field, Star Source Power created by the "National Excellent Engineer Team" covers three technology routes: Star Source Range Extender, Star Source Plug-in Hybrid, and Star Source Super Dual Engine, which will be successively equipped on more mass production models. Each power product must pass 100,000 hours bench and whole vehicle verification, equivalent mileage over 10 million kilometers, ensuring performance remains stable and reliable in all scenarios and regions.

In terms of three-electrics, GAC continues to tackle pain points such as ultra-fast charging and low-temperature range, has built a full solid-state battery pilot production line, launched extreme energy consumption technology, mass-produced Quark Electric Drive motor highest efficiency exceeds 99%, reaching industry leading level.

In intelligent connected vehicle field, Super Brain Xingling Architecture continues to iterate, connecting intelligence driving, cockpit, power, chassis, body, vehicle networking six systems, realizing "One Brain Management", comprehensive performance increased by 40%; Star River Smart Cabin realizes end-cloud fusion, letting vehicles truly become "thinking, understanding human heart" travel partners. At the same time, GAC will join hands with Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba and other top partners to build a more powerful AI smart ecosystem.

As of now, GAC Group cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, global R&D team scale exceeds 6,800 people. Continuous technical deep plowing is pushing GAC products to evolve comprehensively from commuting tools to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecosystems.

Facing the future, GAC will continue to take user needs as coordinates, quality as foundation, technological innovation as core driving force, and global layout as path, steadily advance towards ecological tech GAC, march shoulder to shoulder with more users, achieve each other, and jointly drive towards a smarter, greener, and broader new journey.

On July 16, 2026, GAC Group officially welcomed the milestone of cumulative production and sales reaching 30 million units, simultaneously launching the 30 Million User Gratitude Event, rewarding global million owners' trust with 29 years of craftsmanship achievements, #30MillionTrustWithQuality #GACGroupDelivers30000000thVehicle #GACGroup30MillionUserGratitudeEvent three topics launched online simultaneously for full network dissemination.

Since its founding in 1997, GAC has achieved a bright "GAC Speed": the first 20 years completed the first 10 million vehicle delivery, the second 2000 million vehicles took only 9 years. Relying on the "Panyu Action" to fully turn to user thinking, superimposed with full-link strict quality control and global system overseas layout, GAC smoothly achieved a 30 million user volume, becoming a benchmark for high-quality development of China's automotive industry.

Quality is the core confidence behind 30 million choices. All new GAC vehicles must undergo "two winters and one summer" ultra-long cycle validation, "five highs, one mountain, one dust" full-environment extreme testing; Magazine Battery and Xingling Safety Guard System continuously ensure travel safety; industry-first "Three Responsibilities" service commitment, providing comprehensive backing for three-electric systems and smart parking vehicle usage risks; AION took the top spot in new energy quality for three consecutive years, and multiple models under its brand lead the sub-segment resale value list for years.

This celebration breaks the convention of single model production line stop. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota Platinum 7, Trumpchi M8 PHEV, AION N600, Hyper S600, and Qijing GT7 six main force models went offline simultaneously in 7 domestic and overseas factories. Among them, Qijing GT7 jointly created by GAC and Huawei Qiankun, as a high-end intelligent shooting brake equipped with Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 5, received extremely high order attention upon listing, representing GAC's top-tier strength in intelligent transformation.

To reward global owners, July 16 – August 31 GAC Renewal Gratitude Season majorly launched three benefits online, covering GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, Trumpchi, AION, Hyper, and Qijing six brands: New purchase enjoys direct price reduction subsidy, 0% interest financing plan; Existing owners trade-in extra added subsidy; Family additional purchase of Qijing GT7 enjoys exclusive benefits, covering fuel, hybrid, pure electric, extended range models, lowering the threshold for public car buying.

Globalization layout continues to release growth momentum. Relying on the One GAC 2.0 system overseas strategy, GAC business covers 110 countries and regions, built 746 overseas outlets, 7 overseas factories; H1 2026 independent brand exports reached 121,500 vehicles, surging 132% year-on-year, Thailand, Europe, America markets sales all went high, 2030 target entering 120 countries, 1 million annual sales, creating a benchmark for Chinese intelligent manufacturing globalization.

From starting with joint ventures to independent rise, from domestic deepening to global layout, 30 million is not the end, but a brand new starting point. GAC stated that in the future it will continue to increase R&D investment, deepen county-level channels, and perfect the national "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" charging and energy supply network, with long-termism quality and full-cycle warm service, accompanying every user to embark on life's journey.

On July 16, engine sounds and applause intertwined inside the GAC Trumpchi plant. When a right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly rolled off the production line and the spotlight hit the car body, GAC Group officially announced that it had welcomed its 30 millionth user in its development history. This day, leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Feng Xingya, Chairman of GAC Group, He Xianqing, General Manager, and other core management personnel, along with global suppliers, dealers, owners from home and abroad, and media representatives were all present to witness this historic snapshot defined as "from scale expansion to value leap".

From GAC's establishment in 1997 to the first whole vehicle rolling off the line, and to today's breakthrough of the 30 million level, GAC took 29 years. If we break down this timeline: from 0 to 10 million vehicles, it took 20 years; from 10 million to 30 million vehicles, it took only 9 years. This acceleration is not just the enterprise's own growth curve, but also a microcosm of the Chinese automobile industry from joint venture introduction, self-owned rise to global breakthrough. But beyond flowers and numbers, through this "30 Million User Gratitude Event", we can see more clearly a veteran automotive group's persistence and shift during the deep reshaping period of the industry.

The Significance of 30 Million: Not a Single Myth, but Matrix Synergy

There was a highly symbolic detail at the event site: GAC's multiple global production bases connected synchronously, GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota BZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, GAC Hyper S600, respectively rolled off the line as vehicles numbered from 29,999,995 to 29,999,999, subsequently the 30 millionth whole vehicle — right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV appeared at the center of the stage. The full line of new energy vehicle matrix appeared collectively, which is not common in past milestone celebrations.

This arrangement reveals two signals: Firstly, GAC's 30 million volume does not rely on any "god car" or single sector to pull, but the result of joint ventures (GAC Honda, GAC Toyota), self-owned (Trumpchi, Aion, Hyper), new sequences (Qijing), and new energy transformation parallel lines; Secondly, the 30 millionth vehicle chose a right-hand drive plug-in hybrid MPV and was delivered to Thai owner Tony Jaa (famous movie star "Ong Bak" leading actor), clearly tying together the two main threads of "new energy transformation" and "globalization and going overseas". This is not only for domestic users to see, but also to convey confidence to the global market: GAC's product structure has thoroughly crossed the boundaries of the pure fuel era.

Data supports this shift. In the first half of 2026, GAC Group cumulative sales reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year growth of 2.35%; among them, new energy vehicle sales reached 260,200 vehicles, a significant year-on-year increase of 68.8%, the proportion of energy-saving and new energy vehicle models has been raised to 62.82%; overseas exports also broke through 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year growth of 132%, simultaneous high growth in five major regions: Americas, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Against the background of pressure on the industry overall market, new energy and going overseas have become GAC's dual engines to cross the cycle.

"Old-school Stubbornness" on the Quality Bottom Line: Slowing Down in a Fast Era

In the speech, one sentence by Feng Xingya was repeatedly quoted: "Quality is the bottom line GAC will never cede." "Some things can seek speed and newness, some things absolutely cannot seek quantity or strength." Today when intelligentization, price wars, and iteration speed are infinitely amplified, this statement seems somewhat "old-fashioned", but precisely it is the foundation behind the 30 million sales.

GAC's quality philosophy has its historical origins. As one of the earliest car enterprises in China to systematically introduce joint venture experience, GAC absorbed Honda's Total Quality Management (TQM) and Toyota's Lean Production Method (TPS) early on, then integrating Lingnan pragmatist culture, built an "Integration and Innovation" quality management model. This gene has been continued to independent R&D and manufacturing links: before each new car hits the market, it must undergo extreme environment tests such as "high cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, sand and dust" known as "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", complete "Two Winters, One Summer" field road tests; whole vehicle verification covers 12 major items and over 1,500 sub-items; GAC Aion Smart Ecological Factory as the world's first new energy vehicle "Lighthouse Factory", ensuring mass production consistency with digital intelligent manufacturing.

In safety technology, GAC proposed "Safety must be defined by automakers". Xingling Safety Protection System builds four major protection dimensions, eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, has protected nearly 2 million users, avoided 6.28 million potential travel risks; Magazine Battery cumulative installation of 1.5 million vehicles, safe driving over 160 billion kilometers. Targeting user anxiety, GAC took the lead in the industry to launch the self-owned brand "Three Commitments" policy, actively underwriting for battery and intelligent driving assistance issues. These invisible investments constitute the implicit costs for the 30 million users to "drive with peace of mind".

From Engineer Thinking to User Thinking: The Turn of Organizational Mechanism

"In the past, we always stood from the engineer's perspective to polish technology, today we must completely stand from the user's perspective to examine experience." Feng Xingya summarized the 30 million moment with four words: "Gratitude, Persistence, Sincerity, Co-journey", among which "Sincerity" points directly to the reconstruction of user relationships.

This reconstruction is not a slogan. GAC regularly holds "User All Open Mic" events, inviting users to headquarters to "nitpick" face-to-face, and establish a full-process closed-loop management mechanism, ensuring every suggestion is traceable, common issues fully optimized; organizationally established a dedicated User Insight Department, promoting the full-process transformation from problem discovery to solution. Service network is also sinking: planned to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores this year, currently 600 recognized; online and offline "Super Butler" service, committed to 5-second response, 2-hour request handling; recharging end built "9 Verticals, 10 Horizontals" network, covering 31 provinces, 213 cities, self-operated charging piles over 27,000, in core urban areas a station must be within 1 km straight line. From the frontline where guns can be heard to backend mechanisms, GAC attempts to bring "people-oriented" down to executable details.

Long Slope and Thick Snow: From Commuting Tool to Ecosystem Tech

30 million is a milestone, and also a new starting point. On the electrification and intelligence tracks, GAC presents a systematic technology matrix rather than point breakthroughs:

Power Field: "National Excellent Engineer Team" developed Xingyuan Power covers Xingyuan Range Extender, Xingyuan Plug-in Hybrid, Xingyuan Super Twin three technologies, every product passed 100,000 hours bench and equivalent over 10 million kilometers verification;

Three Electrics Field: Completed all-solid-state battery pilot production line, Quark Electric Drive Motor maximum efficiency broke through 99%, tackling ultra-fast charging and low-range endurance pain points;

Intelligent Connectivity: Super Brain Xingling Architecture 4.0 connects intelligent driving, cockpit, powertrain, chassis, body, and vehicle networking six domains, comprehensive performance improved by 40%; Galaxy Smart Cockpit Terminal-Cloud Integrated, integrating Qianwen Large Model, letting cars evolve from commuting tools to "thinking partners";

Open Ecosystem: Co-building AI Intelligent Ecosystem with Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba, etc., cumulative R&D investment over 62 billion yuan, global R&D team over 6,800 people.

The direction of these technology investments is very clear: GAC aims to advance from traditional manufacturing enterprise to "Ecosystem Tech GAC", products will extend from mobile space to green energy ecosystem.

When Feng Xingya handed the 30 millionth vehicle key to Thai owner Tony Jaa, what the lens froze was not just a number, but the crossing-the-sea moment of Made in China from "sold out" to "trusted". 30 million users are a mirror, revealing GAC's 29 years of persistence and transformation, also revealing the exam question of the next stage: in the future of global competition, tech iteration, and user needs fragmentation, how to use the same quality determination and user sincerity to run the next 30 million well?

The answer might be written in the "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicle Rollout · Renewal Gratitude Season" launched that day — six major brands simultaneously launched new purchase, trade-in, and additional purchase feedback policies, responding to companionship with tangible benefits. But a longer-term answer than short-term feedback is hidden in those extreme environment test mileages, in Xingling Architecture's redundancy design, in county store signboards, and in every suggestion seriously handled after every "User All Open Mic".

30 million is not the end, but the next starting line of "mutual journey" between GAC and global users.

On July 16, 2026, under the spotlight of the GAC Group Trumpchi Factory, the 30 millionth vehicle — the GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly rolled off the production line, delivered into the hands of international action star Tony Jaa. This scene lacks flowery rhetoric, but it was like a heavy hammer, ringing out a strong note of Made in China.

30 million vehicles are not cold numbers, but the solid footprints GAC has made over 29 years, stepping forward with every step in the wave of electrification and intelligence. Behind this lies a story of trust co-authored by countless owners and GAC, and even more a vivid microcosm of China's automotive industry moving from a "catcher" to a "leader".

Hardcore Vehicle Dismantling Reveals "Made with Chinese Quality"

GAC Group has engraved "Quality First" into its corporate genes, constructing a rigorous full-chain quality control system covering R&D, production, and supply chains. As GAC's star model, the first generation of GAC Trumpchi GS4 once created a record of "running 500,000 kilometers without major repairs." In the recent hardcore dismantling experiment in GAC's livestream room, this GS4, driven over 500,000 kilometers, was verified after dismantling; core components such as the engine and transmission are still in good condition, confirming the reliable quality of GAC products with ironclad facts.

This extreme pursuit of product durability stems from GAC's relentless refinement of manufacturing processes: adopting globally leading intelligent manufacturing technology, every vehicle must simulate ten years of user driving at the test site, from the extreme cold of Mohe to the intense heat of Turpan, from cobblestone roads to steep slopes, not missing a single one. It is precisely this "dedication" that makes GAC cars the "Trumpchi that can't be broken" in the eyes of users.

Under the wave of electrification and intelligence, GAC continues to consolidate its quality advantages through technological innovation. GAC AION's "Magazine Battery" system achieves a breakthrough in battery safety performance through structural optimization and material innovation, remaining fire-free and explosion-free in penetration tests; GAC's "Star Spirit Safety Protection System" integrates intelligent driving and passive safety technologies to create all-around protection for users. It is precisely this long-term adherence to quality that has allowed GAC to win market reputation in both fuel and new energy vehicle sectors, becoming a cornerstone of user trust.

Systematic Global Expansion: From Product Export to Value Export

In the Southeast Asian market, GAC precisely identifies local needs and launches adapted models; in the European market, GAC focuses on high-end intelligent electric vehicle models, seizing market heights with technical strength. GAC's global expansion is not simply "selling cars", but taking technology, standards, and even service teams to take root together.

Many people only see that GAC's global expansion speed is fast, but fail to see how stable its foundation is. In recent years, many Chinese brands have expanded overseas, but many are just in a "porter" model. Although this model shows results quickly in the short term, it has a clear ceiling in the long run, and its "pressure resistance" is very low; once a price war breaks out, it completely loses its advantage.

Meanwhile, GAC Group deeply integrates into the local ecosystem, establishing new energy factories in Thailand and jointly building charging networks with local partners to achieve "local R&D, local production, and local sales." This seemingly "clumsy work" can stabilize the market in the long run, achieving a breakthrough after long accumulation.

Guided by the "1551" overseas strategy and the "Panyu Action" three-year plan, GAC International has consistently adhered to winning through value, persisting in "Quality Globalization", "Technology Globalization", "Service Globalization", and "Ecosystem Globalization", forging a high-quality globalization path with GAC characteristics. GAC's globalization practice provides a model for Chinese automakers, moving from "going out" to "going up", and pushes China's automotive industry from "product export" to a new stage of "value export".

As GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya said at this event: "Our cars have already driven from Guangzhou to the world; by the end of this year, 1,000 overseas sales and service outlets will be established. The consecutive commissioning of overseas factories has allowed GAC Intelligent Manufacturing to truly take its place on the world stage."

Long-termism Brand Management

If a systematized layout is the basic platform for building sustained growth, then long-termism is the brand core that determines how far it can go. Facing the challenge of new energy transformation, GAC adheres to a dual-track approach of "Fuel Vehicles + New Energy Vehicles", stabilizing the foundation with classic models while heavily investing in electrification R&D, launching multiple pure electric SUVs, and accelerating intelligence-electrification transformation. In the field of intelligence, GAC cooperates deeply with technology companies such as Huawei, tackling core technologies like autonomous driving and vehicle networking to ensure technological leadership.

GAC further fulfills brand responsibility through social responsibility, actively promoting green manufacturing. Its factories widely apply technical processes such as PV + Energy Storage, Digital Twin, and "Lights-Out Production" to reduce production carbon footprints. This long-term investment in technology, environment, and user value allows GAC to always maintain the initiative in industry transformation, building a moat that transcends the economic cycle.

Final Thoughts

Looking back from the new starting point of 30 million vehicles, GAC's success has no secret: it treats users as family, quality as life, and technology as a weapon. From the 500,000 km journey of Trumpchi GS4 to the technical breakthrough of AION's Magazine Battery; from the trust of 30 million users to the deep cultivation of the global market, GAC has interpreted the true meaning of "Long-termism" with 29 years of time.

In the future, GAC Group will continue to be driven by innovation, accelerating forward on the new tracks of electrification and intelligence, allowing the quality, technology, and brand of Chinese cars to shine globally, and returning the trust of 30 million users with more excellent products and services to create a better mobile life for global users. The off-the-line of 30 million vehicles is just the beginning, but also another bugle call for GAC's globalization journey.

#30 Million Trust Walks with Quality #GAC Group Delivers 30 Millionth Vehicle #GAC Group 30 Million User Appreciation Event

On July 16, 2026, GAC Group officially welcomed the 30 million user milestone. After 29 years of deep dedication, from initial establishment to intelligent manufacturing breakthroughs, from local deep cultivation to global layout, the 30 million users' trust is both a heavy achievement in GAC Group's path of electrification and intelligence transformation, and a vivid microcosm of high-quality development of China's automotive industry and the upward breakthrough of independent brands. Taking this as an opportunity, GAC Group officially launched the 30 million user appreciation event, with full-series sincere gifts, ultimate quality strength, and all-domain thoughtful services to give back to every long-term trust.

Based on the industry change wave, GAC always adheres to long-termism and craftsmanship quality. In 1997, amidst outside skepticism, GAC took root in the automotive industry against the trend, walking out on the characteristic growth path of "small-scale start, low investment, fast output, rolling development", running out the eye-catching "GAC Speed": from 0 to 10 million vehicles took 20 years, while from 10 million to 30 million vehicles took only 9 years. Over 20 years of deep cultivation, GAC has accumulated the recognition of 30 million global users with ultimate quality control, hard-core technology, and solid services, building the core foundation of enterprise development.

Quality as the foundation, craftsmanship for long distance. GAC has built a full-link, high-standard product verification and intelligent manufacturing system. Every new car must go through "Two Winters One Summer" 18-21 months extreme environment verification, "Five Highs One Mountain One Dust" full-scenario strict testing, cumulative equivalent test mileage exceeding 13 million kilometers, covering high temperature, extreme cold, high altitude, sand dust and other extreme working conditions. Relying on global leading vehicle wind tunnel laboratories, the first airspace-approved southern comprehensive test site in China, and global new energy vehicle lighthouse factories, combined with over 600 industrial robots and AI visual full-process quality inspection systems, realizing vehicle manufacturing millimeter-level precision and key component full lifecycle traceability, guarding the quality bottom line from the source.

Safety and service dual support, casting long-term trust. On the technology level, GAC Mag Battery cumulative assembly 1.5 million vehicles, driving over 160 billion kilometers, Xingling Safety Guard System serving nearly 2 million users, cumulative avoiding 6.28 million potential risks. On the industry level, GAC was the first to launch independent brand "Three Responsibilities" service commitment, targeting three core pain points of three-electric spontaneous combustion, battery degradation, and smart parking accidents to provide bottom-line guarantees, breaking industry service boundaries. Relying on hard-core quality strength, GAC won the China Quality Award Nomination, its multiple brand models stable in the quality list and resale value list front, AION has topped new energy vehicle quality list for three consecutive years.

Customer-centric is GAC's unchanging development core. Relying on the "Panyu Action" deep reform, GAC completed a thorough leap from engineer technology thinking to all-domain customer thinking, building a full-process customer co-creation system. Through the "Users Open Mic" mechanism to face user car pain points directly, converting real demands accurately into the core direction of product iteration and service upgrade. At the same time, GAC continuously improves the all-domain service ecosystem. As of June 2026, 600 county-level service network recognition completed, this year will expand to 1000,打通 the service last mile of the down-market; layout "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" national charging network, covering 213 cities, over 27,000 self-operated charging piles, core urban area realizes "1 kilometer charging circle", thoroughly alleviating new energy user charging anxiety. Online "Super Butler" 24-hour duty, 5-second response, 2-hour solve user demands, comprehensively improve car usage experience.

Tech empowerment product innovation, GAC continuously increases self-research investment, cumulative research and development investment over 62 billion yuan, patent applications over 24,900 items, built Star Spirit Architecture 4.0, Star River Smart Cabin, Star Source Power, Starship Body four core technology systems, realizing intelligence, power, safety, cockpit all-round advancement. Among them, with Huawei Qiankun jointly built high-end smart brand Qijing GT7, full series equipped with Huawei Qiankun Smart Driving ADS 5, setting high-end smart shooting brake benchmark; AION N60, Trumpchi M8 PHEV, GAC Toyota Breeze 7 and other six main models, relying on full-equipment strength, level-up experience to go offline simultaneously, with diversified product matrix covering all-circle layer user demands.

Deep cultivation local, layout global, GAC globalization development momentum is rapid. Relying on "One GAC 2.0" strategy, GAC realized from single product export to full value chain systematic overseas upgrade, business covers global 110 countries and regions, layout 7 overseas factories, 9 parts warehouses, 746 overseas sales service network points. In the first half of 2026, GAC independent brand export volume reached 121,500 vehicles, year-on-year surge 132%, close to 2025 full year export total volume, Thailand, Americas, Europe and other core overseas market sales continue to climb, becoming brand new growth curve. According to planning, 2030 GAC will cover global 120 countries and regions, build 2000 overseas network points, realize annual export sales 1 million vehicles, create China automotive globalization benchmark.

To thank the 30 million users' company along the way, July 16 - August 31, GAC Group brings GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, Trumpchi, AION, Hyper, Qijing six brands, launches all-dimension appreciation return gifts. New purchase users can enjoy model direct price drop, 0% interest finance, 5,000 to 50,000 yuan gradient subsidy; old owners trade-in can enjoy exclusive added subsidy, lock family exclusive welfare; family user additional purchase Qijing GT7 can enjoy exclusive rights, multiple welfare coverage new purchase, trade-in, additional purchase all scenarios, low threshold, high sincerity return millions of owners.

From one car to 30 million trusts, from product intelligence manufacturing to temperature companionship, 29 years of persistence and innovation, let cold industrial numbers precipitate into temperature brand assets. In the future, GAC Group will continue to adhere to long-termism, with quality as root, with customer as base, with innovation as wings, continuously deep cultivation technology, upgrade service, expand global layout, with millions of users side by side, run towards higher quality travel new journey.

On July 16, GAC Group's 30 million user gratitude event was held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. From the first complete vehicle off-line to the 30 millionth delivery, GAC has undergone a 29-year development history. Behind this number 30 million is the choice and trust of millions of users, GAC's steadfastness in upholding quality and safety, its determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and also a microcosm of the Chinese automotive industry growing from large to strong, from scale expansion to value leap.

All New Energy Off-line Vehicle Matrix Debuts Together

On-site, GAC's multi-site production bases were connected synchronously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota Platinum Wisdom 7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 went off-line one by one as GAC's 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles. Finally, the Right-Hand Drive version of GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a bright debut on the on-site stage as the 30 millionth complete vehicle. The collective debut of the all-line new energy off-line vehicle matrix became direct evidence of GAC's full-speed promotion of electrification and intelligence transformation.

[GAC 30 Millionth Vehicle — GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV Right-Hand Drive Version Rolls Off Production Line]

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Makes a Bright Debut]

Subsequently, Feng Xingya handed the key of the 30 millionth vehicle into the hands of Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. The moment captured was not just a number, but a touching witness of the mutual dedication between GAC and global users.

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

[Ge Xianqing (Far Left) Awards GAC Group All-Brand Honorary Owners]

This trust spanning mountains and seas is precisely the confidence GAC has for breakthrough 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 which new energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports exceeded 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year surge of 132%, running a steady rhythm during the industry's deep restructuring period.

Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise on

Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise on. Feng Xingya stated in the concluding speech. In GAC's development, scale growth has always been based on quality. For many years, GAC Group has always upheld the philosophy of Quality First, integrating Honda Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota Production System (TPS), and Lingnan Culture to build a quality management mode centered on Integrated Innovation. The final destination of everything is to build good cars that allow users to drive with peace of mind, use with ease of mind, and sit with comfort.

[Witnesses of Key Nodes in GAC's Development History Tell the Story of GAC Walking with Quality]

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

[GAC Styling Design Team Tells the Design Innovation Journey]

[GAC Aion Intelligent Eco Factory]

From the R&D end to the manufacturing end, GAC established a full-chain rigorous quality control system: before each new car launches, it must undergo extreme environment tests including high cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous, and sandy conditions, completing two winters and one summer of on-site road testing; relying on test fields and laboratories covering 12 major categories and over 1,500 verification sub-items of the complete vehicle, achieving systematic quality verification; GAC Aion Intelligent Eco Factory, as the world's first New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory, guarantees the stable quality of mass-produced vehicles with a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

[GAC Xingling Safety Protection System]

In terms of core safety technology, the Xingling Safety Protection System constructs four dimensions of protection, eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, have guarded nearly 2 million users, and averted 6.28 million potential travel risks; Magazine Batteries cumulatively installed on 1.5 million vehicles, safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers; Service side also adds support, GAC launched the self-owned brand Three Responsibilities policy in the industry first, actively covering issues users care about like batteries and intelligent driving assistance to eliminate user concerns about vehicle use. It is precisely these security lines and service promises that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.

People-based, Trust-based, Innovation-first

What users care about, we keep in our hearts; what users expect, we go all out. Feng Xingya stated that this user-centric philosophy has long been deeply integrated into the development DNA of GAC Group. For many years, GAC Group has always upheld the corporate philosophy of People-based, Trust-based, Innovation-first, among which the core meaning of People-based is precisely being people-oriented.

[GAC User Open Mic Event Site]

On one hand, to face problems directly and listen to users' voices, GAC normally holds User Open Mic events, inviting users to the home, communicating face to face. At the same time, establish a full-process closed-loop management mechanism to ensure every suggestion can be properly handled, common issues optimized for all users immediately.

In addition, GAC also established an exclusive user insight department, promoted full-process reform from problem discovery to resolution, guaranteeing user demands are responded to and everything has a result from the organizational mechanism.

On the other hand, service network penetrates in sync. At the channel end, promoting service network sinking to county levels, planning to add 1,000 county authorized stores within the year; at the response end, launching Super Butler service, achieving 5-second response and 2-hour claim completion, guaranteeing user demands reach and are handled quickly. At the energy replenishment end, building a 9 Vertical 10 Horizontal energy replenishment network, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, core urban areas achieving 1 kilometer in a straight line must have a station, self-operated charging pile quantity exceeding 27,000 units, among which super charging piles exceed 20,000 units, providing convenient energy replenishment services for new energy vehicle owners.

The core theme of this gratitude event is to express sincere returns and gratitude to 30 million users' long-term support. On-site, Feng Xingya announced that starting from today, GAC officially launches GAC Group 30 Millionth Vehicle Off-line · Renewal Gratitude Season. GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Automobile six passenger car brands will launch characteristic policies around new purchase, trade-in, to add-on purchase respectively, returning for every company and support.

[GAC Group 30 Millionth Vehicle Off-line · Renewal Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

Finally: With 30 million as a new starting point, GAC will drive innovation and move towards a new journey of electrification and intelligence, allowing frontier technology to truly translate into peace of mind and convenience perceptible by users. In the Three Electrics field, GAC continues to attack battery super-fast charging, low temperature range and other industry pain points, has built an all-solid-state battery pilot production line, launched ultimate energy consumption technology, the mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor highest efficiency breaks through 99%, reaching the highest level in the industry. Facing the future, GAC will continue to anchor user needs as the anchor point, quality as the foundation, technological innovation as the core driver, global layout as the development path, accelerating towards the advancement of eco-technology GAC, walking side by side with more users, achieving each other, jointly rushing towards a smarter, greener, and broader future.

GAC's brilliance will continue!

[Car Channel Industry] Let's review the major events that happened in the automotive world on May 20, 2026.

Automotive Event 1: GAC Group First Left-Hand Drive Export Model Rolls Off Production Line in Malaysia Deepening Southeast Asia Strategic Layout

Recently, GAC International officially announced that the first left-hand drive export model for Malaysia has rolled off the production line, marking a milestone step in GAC's local production process in Malaysia. According to the image, the model rolled off is the Trumpchi GS3.

This time, GAC Group General Manager He Xianqing led a team to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore to conduct market research and cooperation exchange activities, inspect the local market environment, deepen strategic synergy with partners, and promote quality and efficiency improvements in the Southeast Asia market layout.

Automotive Event 2: Fangchengbao Cumulative Sales Break 400,000 Units

 On May 20, Fangchengbao Auto announced the achievement of 400,000 Fangchengbao sales and 150,000 Titan 7 sales. On May 1, Fangchengbao Auto released April sales data, overall sales were steady, total brand sales 29,138 units, up 190% year-on-year, up 12.4% month-on-month, showing strong growth momentum.

Automotive Event 3: Dongfeng to Establish Joint Venture with Stellantis Group Responsible for Voyah Europe Sales Business

Recently, Dongfeng Group and Stellantis Group signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, comprehensively deepening strategic cooperation, and accelerating the global expansion. According to the agreement, both parties intend to establish a joint venture in Europe. Both parties are discussing having the joint venture responsible for Voyah's sales and distribution business in designated European markets.

Both parties also preliminarily discussed the possibility of localizing production of Dongfeng's new energy vehicles at Stellantis Group's factory in Rennes, France, to comply with European regulations and "Made in Europe" framework requirements.

Automotive Event 4: SAIC Group and SAIC-GM-Wuling Donate 2 Million Yuan to Liunan Earthquake Disaster Area

 From May 17 to 20, Liunan District experienced multiple earthquakes. After the disaster occurred, SAIC Group and SAIC-GM-Wuling responded quickly, donating 2 million RMB to the disaster area, specifically for emergency relief of affected people, daily necessities supply, temporary resettlement, and subsequent post-disaster reconstruction work.

SAIC Group and SAIC-GM-Wuling practice social responsibility with practical actions, conveying the firm belief of "weathering the storm together, watching out for each other", and helping the disaster area return to normal life order early and rebuild a beautiful home.

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