May 28, 2026, SAIC Motor "Global 100 Millionth User Handover Ceremony" was held at the World Living Room at the North Bund in Shanghai. SAIC Motor's more than a dozen complete vehicle brands, 19 models, adopted a "Global Relay Delivery" approach, crossing seas and mountains, spanning continents, and connecting globally. SAIC Motor thus became the first Chinese automotive group to accumulate production and sales exceeding 100 million vehicles, creating a new milestone for the Chinese automotive industry.
From "Phoenix" to "IM": 100 Million Vehicles Witness the Stride and Original Aspiration of China's Automotive Industry
In 1955, the Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company was established, and the Shanghai Automotive Industry started from here. In 1958, workers hammered out the first "Phoenix" brand sedan with a hammer, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in Shanghai sedan manufacturing. Over the past 70+ years, SAIC has witnessed and promoted the entire process of China's automotive industry from nothing to something, from weak to strong: The Santana rolled off the line in 1983, opening up joint venture cooperation; Shanghai GM was established in 1997, creating the "Shanghai Speed" of building a factory and producing a car in 23 months; In 2006, the independent brand Roewe was born; In 2016, the world's first internet car Roewe RX5 was launched; In 2020, the high-end smart electric brand IM Motors was established.
What runs through this journey is SAIC's always upheld user concept of "Understand Cars, Understand You Better". Understanding Cars is the ultimate pursuit of core technologies; Understanding You is precisely implementing every cutting-edge technology into a tangible and enjoyable mobility experience for users. From the Santana localization community to Joint Venture 2.0 technology co-creation, from internet cars to full steer-by-wire chassis, solid/semi-solid state batteries, and AI large models on vehicles — every leap is an upgrade of "Understanding Cars" capability, and a continuity of the original aspiration of "Understanding You". 100 million vehicles are also a concentrated fulfillment of 100 million units of user trust.
100 Millionth Vehicle: IM LS9 Hyper, Culmination of SAIC's 70+ Years of Technology
The 100 millionth handover vehicle, the IM LS9 Hyper, is the culmination of SAIC's 70+ years of technical accumulation, opening a new era for new energy vehicles "New Three Major Components". It is equipped with next-generation chassis technology, the industry's first full steer-by-wire four-wheel steering; next-generation smart driving hardware, 520-line ultra-vision LiDAR + NVIDIA Thor chip, next-generation three-electric systems — Full-domain 800V high-voltage platform and Star Super Range Extender. It fully pre-installed redundancy capabilities for continuous evolution towards L3 and above high-level smart driving. At the same time, the IM LS9 Hyper is the first to equip the SAIC Gold Label Hurricane Three-Motor, calmly joining the 3-second performance club; It also collaborated with Zijinshan Laboratory to globally debut the "Intrinsic Security" technology, expanding automotive security boundaries from "Physical Security" to "Information and System Security", which is an essential security cornerstone of the AI era.
The 100 millionth user, Momenta CEO Cao Xudong, is exactly a core strategic partner of SAIC in the smart driving field. The smart driving technology co-created by both parties has empowered multiple independent and joint venture brands. "Partners become Owners" is not only a satisfactory delivery from manufacturer to user, but also a deep resonance among smart car ecosystem partners.
System Strength: Global Relay Delivery of SAIC's Full Brand Matrix
Behind the 100 million vehicles is SAIC's full value chain closed loop covering six major sectors: complete vehicles, parts, mobility and services, finance, international operations, and innovation technology. From January to April 2026, SAIC's cumulative sales reached 1.302 million units, ranking first among Chinese automakers for four consecutive months. Among them, independent brand sales reached 910,000 units, accounting for nearly 70%; New Energy Vehicle sales reached 412,000 units; Overseas market sales reached 459,000 units, surging 50.2% year-on-year.
At the handover ceremony scene, SAIC's full brands and full product matrix exerted collaborative effort. Independent brands went all out: Shangjie Z7, Huajing S, Roewe M7, MG4 Semi-Solid State Battery Edition, Wuling Starlight 560, Maxus eDeliver5, Hongyan Heavy Truck, Yuejin Da-na T1, Sunwin Pure Electric Bus, Iveco Juzing EV, etc., were delivered successively, covering diverse scenarios such as personal mobility, family life, commercial operations, and logistics transportation. Joint venture brands centrally displayed "Joint Venture 2.0" achievements: Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X will make its global debut equipped with Momenta R7 Reinforcement Learning World Model, with deliveries exceeding 7,000 units one month after launch; AUDI E7X plans to become Audi's first model globally to achieve L3 level autonomous driving implementation; Buick Zhijing E7 is built on the "Xiaoyao" Super Fusion Architecture, with deliveries exceeding 10,000 units one month after launch.
Departing from the Shanghai main venue, handover scenes in multiple domestic cities such as Nanjing, Liuzhou, Taiyuan and countries such as the UK, Indonesia, and Singapore were continuously lit up, creating a new narrative way for Chinese automotive brands. Behind this is the deep roots of SAIC's global layout. SAIC is a pioneer of Chinese automotive enterprises "Going Global": It has over 100 parts production bases, over 3,000 dealer networks, built 3 major R&D innovation centers including London and 4 production and manufacturing centers in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan; SAIC Logistics owns 42 ro-ro ships, 8 international routes covering Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Nowadays, SAIC's products and services cover over 170 countries and regions, with cumulative overseas sales exceeding 7 million vehicles. SAIC MG has held the top spot among Chinese brands in Europe for 11 consecutive years, with European annual sales exceeding 300,000 units in 2025, becoming the first Chinese automotive brand to exceed 1 million cumulative sales in Europe and the UK. In March this year, MG held a Technology Day in Frankfurt, Germany, globally debuting semi-solid state batteries and Hybrid+ hybrid technology; the Hybrid+ family's overseas single-month sales have already exceeded 20,000 units. In 2025, SAIC released the overseas "Glocal Strategy" (Global + Local), accelerating from "Product Going Global" to "Value Chain Going Global", making "Made in China Smart Manufacturing" go to the world even further.
From "Understanding Cars" to "Understanding You": A Handover Grandeur Where Users are the Protagonists
The ultimate landing spot of "Understand Cars, Understand You Better" is the mobility life of every real user. Luo Zhenyu, founder of Dedao APP, as the No. 001 Experience Officer of Huajing S, went from praising Huawei Qiankun Smart Driving at the New Year's Eve speech to visiting the factory to witness production; Former German National Team Player Yang Chen chose the ID.ERA 9X, because its Golden Range Extender and Long-termism coincide; After Cao Kailiang's family ordered a car, his idol Jay Chou happened to become the Buick MPV family spokesperson; Charity Blogger Liu Jia has been cutting hair and delivering companionship for left-behind children in Guangxi mountainous areas for five consecutive years, Buick provided immediate assistance, and he was moved by Zhijing E7's "Full-score Cockpit". From self-media bloggers to village party secretaries, from charity guardians to logistics enterprises — every user is a microcosm of real life, this is the most vivid interpretation of "Understand Cars, Understand You Better".
100 million vehicles is a phased answer sheet for SAIC's 70+ years of development, but also a brand new starting line for SAIC's "Second Entrepreneurship" towards the smart and electric future. In 2014, SAIC actively implemented the important instruction that "Developing new energy vehicles is the only path for China to move from a car nation to a car power", leading comprehensive transformation first. Twelve years later, from "Leading the Pack" in Smart and Electric Transformation to "Horses Galloping" in Independent/Joint Venture, Passenger/Commercial, Domestic/Overseas, SAIC will continuously use "Understand Cars, Understand You Better" as the user concept, making technological innovation truly benefit every user.
From 1955 to 2026, from the first user to the 100 millionth user, from initial exploration to industry leadership — SAIC will continue to travel together with hundreds of millions of global users and partners, co-creating a new future of beautiful mobility.
