July 16, 2026, GAC Group welcomed a major development milestone since its establishment 29 years ago, as the 30 millionth vehicle officially rolled off the assembly line.

Since its establishment in 1997 as GAC Group Co., Ltd., and through 29 years of development, GAC Group has carved out a successful path of "market-oriented, small input, fast output, rolling development, and technology synchronized with the world". From China to the global stage, from the 1st vehicle to the 30 millionth, it has created a remarkable "GAC Speed".

GAC Group's 30 millionth vehicle rolling off the assembly line is not just a milestone of 30 million production volume, but also a strategy marking GAC Group's shift from joint venture reliance to independent driving, from product expansion to system rooting, and completing a self-reform. It holds significant importance in three aspects.

After 29 years of development, GAC Group has moved from initially relying mainly on joint ventures to a new path of comprehensive development, placing equal emphasis on joint ventures, independent brands, and exports.

In the first half of this year, against the backdrop of a generally sluggish domestic joint venture market, GAC Group's independent brand sales surged 35.69% year-on-year, with exports reaching 121,500 vehicles, a massive 132% year-on-year increase. Independent brands such as Trumpchi and Aion are becoming new growth points for the group.

Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, stated at the off-line ceremony: GAC Group's success fully proves that Chinese automobile enterprises can achieve coordinated development between joint ventures and independent brands, successful transformation between fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles, and mutual promotion through dual circulation between domestic and overseas markets. These 30 million vehicles are not only important phase results on the road to GAC's scaled, electrified, and intelligent development, but also a vivid miniature of the high-quality development and globalization advancement of China's automotive industry.

Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Fu Bingfeng

Secondly, the "Panyu Action" reform has taken effect, achieving a major shift in market orientation. In response to the new market situation, GAC Group moved its headquarters to the Panyu frontline and implemented the "Panyu Action" reform. The organizational structure was completely reorganized, the new vehicle development cycle was shortened to 18-21 months, and decision-making efficiency increased by 85%, achieving a mindset shift from "engineers decide" to "users decide". As Feng Xingya, Chairman of GAC Group, said in his speech at the off-line ceremony, in the past, we always polished technology from the engineer's perspective; today, we must thoroughly stand from the user's perspective, examine experiences, and warm hearts.

Thirdly, the shift from overseas "selling cars" to "system going global". The overseas market is no longer simple car sales, but rooting the entire value chain. Business has covered 110 countries and regions globally, built 746 outlets and 6 overseas factories, achieving localized production and calibration.

At this off-line ceremony, GAC officially delivered the 30 millionth vehicle, a GAC Trumpchi M8 Plug-in Hybrid version, to international movie star Tony Jaa, reflecting its determination to deeply cultivate the Southeast Asian market.

Feng Xingya (left) hands over the new car keys to Thai owner Tony Jaa (right)

By the end of the year, GAC Group will establish and complete 1,000 overseas sales and service outlets. Overseas factories will go into production one after another, bringing "GAC Smart Manufacturing" truly onto the world stage.

Feng Xingya stated that 30 million is not the end, but a brand new starting point. GAC is ready. We continue to tackle industry pain points such as battery ultra-fast charging and low-temperature range, having built a pilot production line for all-solid-state batteries and launched ultimate energy consumption technology; the Super Brain Star Spirit Architecture continues to evolve, and the Star River Smart Cockpit achieves terminal-cloud integration, making cars truly "capable of thinking and understanding human hearts". We are also fighting side by side with top partners such as Huawei, ByteDance, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba, JD.com, iFLYTEK, etc., jointly building an AI intelligent ecosystem.

Fu Bingfeng believes that facing the "15th Five-Year Plan", GAC, relying on its autonomously controlled core technologies, rapid response systematic capabilities, continuously iterating high-value products, high-quality services for users, and the advantage of steadily expanding global markets, can fully grasp the opportunities of the era of global smart transportation and achieve greater development. (Written by "One Final Word" Zhang Yi)