GAC Cumulative Sales Jan-July Hit 886,000 Units, Export Volume Surpasses Last Year's Total

August 4, GAC Group released the July 2026 production and sales summary. Data shows, this July, GAC Group's monthly car production was 103,284 units, down 19.62% YoY; sales were 112,934 units, down 5.48% YoY; Jan-July cumulative production was 900,062 units, down 3.24% YoY; cumulative sales were 886,019 units, up 1.28% YoY.

The new energy segment remains the core driving force. In July, the group's new energy vehicle sales were 51,520 units, up 54.20% YoY; cumulative sales for the first 7 months reached 311,678 units, a YoY increase of 66.20%, with new energy penetration rate rising from about 28% last year to about 35%. Additionally, the combined proportion of fuel-saving and new energy vehicles has risen to 63.96%.

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Domestic Brand Growth Leads, Joint Venture Camp Shows Divergence

Domestic brands have become the main growth pole of GAC Group. Jan-July, GAC's domestic brand cumulative sales exceeded 400,000 units, up 33.31% YoY; July single-month sales exceeded 54,200 units, up 19.91% YoY.

GAC AION July sales were 28,807 units, up 36.37% YoY; Jan-July cumulative sales 210,386 units, up 62.08% YoY. AION Y series monthly sales maintained over 10,000 level; AION V series listed for two months cumulative deliveries broke 12,000 units, occupying 73.3% share in the 100,000-150,000 RMB class LIDAR smart driving pure electric SUV market. In July, AION officially released the new Ray series models, Hyper S600 also started deliveries simultaneously.

GAC Trumpchi July sales were 22,739 units, down 5.57% YoY, but Jan-July cumulative sales still reached 187,112 units, up 9.83% YoY. This month Trumpchi Wish S7 PHEV launched for sale, fifth-generation GS4 entered the market with starting price of 79,800 RMB.

The high-end smart electric brand Qijing Automotive co-created by GAC and Huawei Kunlun, first model GT7 listed at end of June, July started user delivery, first month sales 2,658 units. Nationwide over 90 cities have established nearly 300 stores, second model GX7 planned release within the year, product matrix gradually taking shape.

Regarding the joint venture sector, GAC Toyota July sales were 46,500 units, down 19.84% YoY; Jan-July cumulative sales 402,500 units, basically flat YoY. Camry, Highlander, Sienna three flagship models July combined sales 22,843 units, accounting for 49% of Toyota brand sales that month. Toyota bZ series new energy vehicles July sales 12,002 units, proportion over 25%, among which Toyota bZ 3X monthly sales 9,546 units, ranking at the forefront of joint venture NEV sales for consecutive months.

GAC Honda July sales were 11,686 units, down 27.11% YoY; Jan-July cumulative sales 80,004 units, down 53.13% YoY. In terms of residual value, Accord ranked first among joint venture mid-size sedans with 55.90% three-year residual value, Breeze ranked second among joint venture compact SUVs with 58.19% three-year residual value.

Worth mentioning, in July, GAC Honda cumulative sales broke 11 million units, both shareholders signed extension agreement extending cooperation period to 2038, and plan to launch 5 new cars in the next two years, including two localized new energy vehicles and iterative hybrid products.

Exports Up 130% YoY, Investment and Charging Ecology Advance Simultaneously

Export business continues high growth trend. July, GAC domestic brand export volume 23,575 units, up 119% YoY; Jan-July cumulative exports 145,000 units, YoY increase reached 130%, already exceeding total export volume of 2025 full year.

GAC GS8 rolled off production line at Kazakhstan production base; Image Source: GAC Group

Looking by region, July Americas market terminal sales up 139% YoY, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil markets sales all achieved multiple-fold growth, GAC simultaneously approved to join Brazil "Green Mobility and Innovation Plan". CIS region terminal sales up 112% YoY, global 7th KD factory put into production in Kazakhstan, GS8 model rolled off line. Asia-Pacific market terminal sales up 78% YoY, Thailand Rayong factory cumulative roll-off total vehicles over 10,000; Philippines multiple new cars completed introduction. Middle East and Africa region terminal sales up 51% YoY, July officially entered Morocco market, first batch launched three SUVs, covering fuel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid. Europe side, in Greece pure electric passenger car market, GAC market share increased to 7.7%, ranked second, multiple countries models in launch preparation phase.

As of now, GAC international business has covered 110 countries and regions globally, built 6 overseas production factories, 9 overseas parts warehouses and over 746 sales service outlets, planned to expand to 1000 outlets within the year.

At the industrial chain investment level, GAC Group continues layout around chips, autonomous driving, embodied intelligence, aerospace and other fields. July 27, GAC invested in 2021 domestic DRAM storage chip company CXMT listed on STAR Market, created A-share annual and STAR Market largest fundraising record. Same month, early invested SiC power device manufacturer Basic Semiconductor, autonomous driving company Momenta both listed on HKEX, navigation positioning chip manufacturer Herun Electronics ChiNext IPO accepted.

As of now, GAC has invested in including Horizon Robotics, Yixin Semiconductor, Pony.ai, WeRide, Qingtao Energy etc. over 140 enterprises, accumulated cultivating at least 48 invested enterprises successfully listed.

Charging infrastructure construction accelerating simultaneously. GAC "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" charging network has covered 31 provinces 213 cities nationwide, achieved core urban area "straight 1 km must have station" density; self-operated charging piles over 27,000, among which supercharging piles broke 20,000. In addition, multiple charging pile products first obtained 3C certification, covering public fast charging, heavy truck charging, destination slow charging etc. scenarios.

According to plan, second half of this year GAC will launch Trumpchi first hard-core off-road SUV, AION new pure electric coupé, Qijing GX7 etc. multiple new models. Facing industry stock competition intensified and new energy penetration rate continuous climbing trend, GAC Group is simultaneously advancing "Stabilize Joint Venture, Strengthen Domestic Brand, Expand Ecology" three major tasks, with overseas expansion and industrial chain deep layout solidify mid-to-long term competitiveness foundation.