On November 15, 1977. A customized gas-powered Fairmont Futura rolled off the line at the New Jersey plant. This was Ford's 100 millionth vehicle produced in the US. Under the pressure of the CAFE mandate, the influx of Japanese cars, and controversies over excessive cost-cutting, Ford decided not to sell this car. Instead, it used it to kick off a cross-coast tour to celebrate.

When the Detroit Three and Toyota were staging a showdown of the century in the world's largest auto market, a bold idea appeared on the banks of the Huangpu River, 11,460 kilometers away. The accumulation of handmade Phoenix sedans became the momentum for Shanghai-brand sedans entering a steady development phase. Even with an annual output close to 3,000 units, this still could not meet the soaring demand. The concept of adopting Ford's assembly line operations for China's sedan production was brought back to the agenda.

Joint venture cooperation with transnational automakers became the most realistic option. Across the domestic automotive industry, there was only one place capable of mass-producing sedans and having an assembly line: Shanghai. Next, the story of China's auto industry entered the SAIC Volkswagen (now known as: SAIC Volkswagen) era. Amidst the acclaim of "driving a Santana anywhere is safe", transnational car companies rushed to China to seek fortune. The craze of sedans entering ordinary households caused the world's largest auto market to shift accordingly. After the fierce competition of the fuel vehicle era, the machine changing the world gradually switched to the smart-electric track.

On the afternoon of May 28, 2026. Inside the World Living Room of North Bund, Shanghai. SAIC Group Chairman Wang Xiaoqiu handed an IM LS9 Hyper exclusive custom model to Momenta CEO Cao Xudong. Applause erupted, they shook hands, and SAIC Group's 100 millionth vehicle delivery was frozen in time. Over 70 years of vehicle building journey converged in the giant waves of Shanghai's new era, making SAIC the first Chinese vehicle group to enter the global 100 million-level auto camp: Leading the charge at the forefront of the tide.

In January 1997. Toyota welcomed its 100 millionth car after 50 years. Cross Ford's assembly line operations, Toyota used its unique lean production method to pull the efficiency of the fuel vehicle era to the peak. In the shadow of the Heisei recession and the Asian financial crisis, Japanese cars completed the disassembly of the Euro-American auto myths. Amidst a chorus of praise, Toyota did not indulge in the steel dividends piled by 100 million fuel vehicles. Less than 10 months later, Toyota shocked the world again. The Economist wrote at the turn of the century: When Detroit was still obsessed with the roar of large-displacement SUVs, this Eastern automaker knocked on the door of green and low-carbon early with the Prius.

Now, SAIC IM LS9 Hyper is accelerating the transformation of the auto world with a Chinese way. This car is equipped with the next-generation Star Super Extended-Range Power System, the next-generation Full-Line-by-Wire Four-Wheel Steering System, and the next-generation Intelligent Driving Technology. Every item points to the highest standards of the next generation of electric vehicles. It is both the culmination of SAIC's 70 years of vehicle building foundation and technology, and more importantly, a declaration of China's new energy to the auto world. If the Prius was a gentle reform of the fuel vehicle order, then SAIC IM LS9 Hyper is a breakthrough reshaping of the global automotive gravitational field. Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Wu Wangxing said that LS9 Hyper implants China's original endogenous safety system into the car, which is a very important highlight moment for the whole world: it is the flagship benchmark for the Chinese automotive industry entering the "Fourth Generation Electric Vehicle" era.

Looking back, from a golden phoenix hatched from a grassy nest, to SAIC Volkswagen taking root in Anting, to SAIC GM rising in Pudong, MG, Roewe, IM, Wuling, Baojun, Maxus, etc. have become the backbone of independent brands, Shangjie and Huajing are forging new roads for vehicle building; from fuel vehicles to pure electric; from passenger cars to commercial vehicles; Shanghai's open-mindedness that accepts hundreds of rivers has made SAIC Group different: no technical walls, no ecological islands.

In May 2005. With a silver Touran rolling off the production line, Wolfsburg's 100 millionth car pushed the Volkswagen brand to the 100 million automobile brand club. It is the highest harvest of human mechanical manufacturing system on hardware replication consistency. The golden age of China's automobiles provided even richer dividends for Volkswagen. Crossing the threshold of 100 million automobile scale has never been in the soil of coincidence. In the slice of auto history, it corresponds to three hardcore indicators: anti-risk ability in the face of external changes, industrial consistency under a modern manufacturing system, and strategic agility.

20 years later, these three hardcore indicators welcome a redefinition of smart electrification. Entering 2026, the new energy penetration rate of China's auto market continues to climb. Among them, the penetration rate of passenger cars in April broke through 60 percent for the first time. Standing at the new starting point of cumulative 100 million vehicles, SAIC Group has demonstrated strategic agility in capability output to the global auto market.

This May, SAIC Group's vehicle sales reached 349,000 units, continuing to hold the top position in the industry. In the first five months, independent brand cumulative sales reached 1.173 million units, up 8.6% year-on-year; new energy vehicle sales reached 595,000 units, up 13.2% year-on-year; overseas market sales reached 589,000 units, up 45.9% year-on-year. Independent joint ventures, passenger and commercial vehicles, domestic and overseas working in the same direction, promoting SAIC to continue upward while navigating the cycle.

It is worth mentioning that SAIC's joint venture new energy sector also welcomed new growth points. Joint venture new energy made a strong comeback in May. SAIC GM's new energy vehicle sales in May reached 13,000 units, up 75% year-on-year, with Zhijing E7 deliveries breaking 10,000 in its first month after launch. SAIC Volkswagen's new energy vehicle sales in May reached nearly 10,000 units, up 34.3% year-on-year; the newly launched ID.ERA 9X cumulative deliveries exceeded 7,000 units.

SAIC GM Buick's Series 7 models adopt the locally self-researched Xiaoyao Super Architecture, with the Zhenlong Hybrid Power System. From the three-electric system to high-level intelligent driving with LiDAR redundancy, the underlying R&D logic is realized through localization. SAIC's technology output allowed the Buick brand to be reborn. SAIC Volkswagen's flagship SUV model for the Volkswagen brand, ID.ERA 9X, and Audi's AUDI E7X, are all aggregating global resources and precisely customizing for Chinese users' smart-electric needs.

At this year's Greater Bay Area Auto Show, the AUDI E7X officially launched with a starting price of 269,800 RMB, becoming a new answer for BBA solving the China puzzle. With the dense landing of these models, the cooperation between SAIC Group and General Motors and Volkswagen has completed a transgenerational transition from introducing technology to joint development, to the current "Joint Venture 2.0". Volkswagen's 100 million units in 2005 was built on the fuel dividends of 23 million Golfs and 13 million Passats, erecting the peak of hardware replication consistency.

SAIC Group's 100 million units in 2026, one of its most core contents, is through its own technology and architecture output, restructuring the cooperative division of labor of joint venture brands. This has become the optimal solution for transnational automakers to establish themselves in the Chinese market. This round of new energy transformation in the global auto industry is stormy with uncertainties. Holding the trump cards of technology, SAIC has gradually established a position as a rule maker in the future smart-electric era: Ignore the sound of wind and rain through the woods; why not chant aloud and walk leisurely?

In September 2024. After 57 years of building the factory, a Hyundai IONIQ 5 produced at the Ulsan plant pushed its production record to 100 million. This is the Han River Miracle, a new narrative in the history of the world auto business. The Hyundai Motor Group, therefore, became one of the most globalized automakers. After the export volume of Chinese automakers climbed to the scale of 8 million units, Korea and Japan's auto export records were rewritten. The example of Hyundai and Toyota advancing globally has a new protagonist.

On May 30, 2026. After SAIC Group stood on the first 9-digit delivery volume, the first user of the next 100 million appeared in the UK. London doctor Natalia exchanged her grandfather's MGB from memory for the new generation MG4 EV Urban. The ticking pointer brings a new story. In Shanghai Pudong, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in Lantian, Shaanxi, in Singapore DHL Supply Chain Advanced Regional Center, in Taiyuan, Shanxi, in Hechi, Guangxi, the delivery of 15 brands under SAIC Group is laid out by the second.

Along with the alternating pictures on the screen, SAIC Group's Glocal strategy extends a new outline. It is no longer traditional commodity foreign trade and one-way export of products, but using the whole value chain's Chinese smart-electric core to comprehensively fit the specific lives of different global time zones: Every car of SAIC must turn China's best intelligent technology into steady happiness within reach for every family in the world.

In Oceania, MG's small cars rank at the head of the niche market; in Thailand, MG has become the most stable growing Chinese brand; in 7 countries of South America, MG's sales are approaching the 10,000 unit mark; in Europe, MG has held the European sales champion of Chinese brands for 11 consecutive years, and is also the first Chinese automobile brand with sales breaking 1 million.

In the first five months of this year, cumulative sales exceeded 150,000 units, up 20% year-on-year, continuing to lead Chinese brands. The glory of 100 million+, rushes forward along the Huangpu River. In London's rain, in Bangkok's sunset, in the waves of the Suez Canal, in every corner where Chinese smart-electric solutions take root, it is a new answer sheet of a more international SAIC Group: Stars hang low over the vast plains; the moon surges with the flow of the great river.

On May 28, SAIC Group held the "Global 100 Millionth User Delivery Ceremony" at the North Bund World Living Room in Shanghai. How grand was this event? More than ten vehicle brands and nineteen car models under SAIC Group relayed from Shanghai all the way to Nanjing, Liuzhou, Taiyuan, and even crossed national borders to the UK, Indonesia, and Singapore – all live globally. But upon closer inspection, the "starting whistle" for all this was blown by two Shangjie units.

The 999,999,996th and 999,999,997th units cumulatively delivered by SAIC Group were both Shangjie brand vehicles.

Two cars, an electric purple-pink Shangjie Z7 and an amber gold-green Z7T, were personally handed to two young owners by SAIC Group Chairman Jia Jianxu. The numbers themselves are worth mulling over – falling short of 100 million units, just three or four steps away. In other words, the moment all eyes focused on Shangjie, the milestone of 100 million units was just behind a sheet of paper.

This is obviously no coincidence.

SAIC leaving such an important "pre-billion night" to Shangjie sends a very clear signal: This brand is not just a casual endeavor. It is a true "deep interlock" between SAIC and Huawei – not a brand sticker or shell fitting cooperation, but a collaboration where both teams worked together from underlying R&D to production line planning, from three-electric architecture to intelligent driving solutions.

Now, all of these assets are bet on Shangjie. SAIC Group's attitude is very clear, the most mature production lines, the best technology, the best talent, "All in Shangjie".

Why the effort? Because with new energy penetration rates already reaching 60%, SAIC needs a brand capable of tearing open a gap in the mainstream market. Zhiji targets the high-end, Roewe and MG have their own positions, but the biggest and most competitive cake between 150,000 and 250,000 lacks a truly capable role. Shangjie is that role.

And Huawei's addition completes the final piece of the puzzle. Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving, HarmonyOS Cockpit, Smart Mobility Solutions – placing these tags into the mainstream price range makes a different impact. Not to mention, just look at the expressions of those two young people receiving keys at the delivery site, and you know this combination punch hit the right spot for someone.

Before delivery of the Shangjie Z7 and Z7T, 1,300 vehicles participated in testing, cumulatively driving 11 million kilometers, from the freeze of Mohe to the roast of Turpan, from the Tibetan Plateau into the Hainan rainforest, leaving tire marks in 75% of the province within the country. The body uses 91% high-strength steel and aluminum alloy, 14 places of 2,000 MPa hot-formed steel – at this level, few dare to compare the numbers on the table. Even the car paint was not sloppy, collaborating with the WGSN Color Institute to create 10 trending colors, not decided on a whim, but finalized after truly pondering what tone young people want.

More critically, it's the pace. After the Z7 series opened large pre-orders, relying on SAIC Group's manufacturing strength, production capacity is already ramping up, and bulk delivery can begin by the end of May. From order to delivery, there were no delays. This speed relies not on slogans, but on the entire manufacturing system supporting it from behind.

Back to the number of 100 million units. It is certainly huge, huge enough to be abstract. But if you break it down – the 999,999,996th and 999,999,997th units were Shangjie,

SAIC handed over the "last kick" of 100 million units to Shangjie. Delivered were not two cars, but an attitude: On the road to the next 100 million units, Shangjie must lead the way.

Another historic moment in the Chinese automotive industry was frozen in Shanghai! — But the real highlight of this ceremony was not the numbers themselves, but how SAIC handed the "stage" over to users.

On May 28, 2026, at the World Living Room, Shanghai North Bund. When the IM LS9 Hyper drove onto the stage as the 100 millionth vehicle produced by SAIC Motor, this constantly running Chinese automotive group achieved an unprecedented accomplishment in the history of the Chinese automotive industry: cumulative production and sales officially exceeded 100 million units.

Undoubtedly, this is a number worth recording in industry history. But what deserves more attention from the outside world is the presentation method of this delivery ceremony.As the "pioneer" among Chinese car companies to first achieve this accomplishment, SAIC left a sample for all subsequent car companies that have not yet "crossed the line" with a creative delivery ceremony.

Ten-plus complete vehicle brands, nineteen car models, fifteen delivery nodes, relayed live across Asia and Europe, constitute a phenomenon-level roadshow centered around the "full value chain". In the current situation where the Chinese automotive industry is generally trapped in anxiety over single product blockbusters, SAIC instead turned this ceremony into the best expression of systemic capabilities.

And the ultimate direction of systemic capabilities has never been about how strong the enterprise itself is, but what the user feels. The true innovation of this delivery ceremony lies precisely in transforming "systemic confidence" into a narrative experiment led by the user.

From Single Product Explosion to System Stability: SAIC's "Long Road of Struggle"

In the past few years, the most familiar successful model in the Chinese automotive industry has been "blockbuster driven": a certain car selling over 10,000 units, a certain technology debuting first, a certain press conference dominating the feeds, almost constituting the KPI for all car companies' communication work. Admittedly, this narrative logic was extremely effective during the window period of new forces rising; it amplified the dramatic nature of single-point breakthroughs and allowed consumers to quickly establish cognitive recognition of new brands.

However, entering 2026, the industry rules have quietly changed. The new force dividend period is nearing its end, the marginal effect of single-point breakthroughs is diminishing, and more and more car companies are finding that having blockbusters alone cannot save the overall downward slide of the sales curve, and talking only about technical parameters is hard to move increasingly calm consumers anymore.

SAIC's delivery ceremony at this juncture happened to land exactly at this node. It did not focus the spotlight on a certain new car, nor did it explode topics by relying on a single celebrity endorser, but used a "family portrait" of nineteen car models, ten-plus brands, covering price tiers from 50,000 to 500,000, covering passenger and commercial, covering domestic and overseas, presenting a complete industrial cross-section to the outside world.

When the IM LS9 Hyper appeared at the main venue, Huajing S was delivered in Liuzhou, MG4 EV Urban was delivered in London, Maxus eDeliver 5 was delivered in Singapore, Hongyan i Jieshi was delivered in Taiyuan, Yuejin Danna T1 was delivered in Yangzhou. The strong signal SAIC wanted to convey to the outside world — delivering 100 million units based on strength was already very clear.

A car company capable of mobilizing so many brands, so many categories, and so many overseas nodes to complete relay delivery today, and able to let the industry see actual results landing, there is only one in China — SAIC Motor.

Behind this, in addition to the rising independent brands, SAIC's joint venture brands that were painstakingly cultivated also played a key role in this ceremony.

Volkswagen ID.ERA 9X, AUDI E7X, Cadillac Kaiwei De, Buick Zhijing E7, Buick Zhijing Shijia appeared collectively. When joint venture models and independent models shared discourse power on the same delivery stage, the outside world saw a more diverse SAIC.It is both the initiator of joint venture cooperation in the fuel vehicle era, the output provider of new energy intelligence technology at present, and the integrator of global technical platforms.

For all Chinese joint venture car companies undergoing the transition of "Electrification + Intelligence" and currently seeking solutions, this is undoubtedly a timely and persuasive answer.

In fact, behind the breakthrough of 100 million new car deliveries of SAIC Motor, besides the main track of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles are also a key "paving stone". This silent cornerstone filled the last piece of the puzzle in SAIC's layout of complete vehicles. Names of bulk users such as DHL, Jiading Bus, Henglong Sheng Industry and Trade, Di Shang Tie appearing at the main venue means SAIC is willing to leave a position for commercial business in the highest specification communication event, telling everyone that SAIC Group's comprehensive layout and system narrative focus on balance without bias.

Handing the stage back to users: What did this ceremony get right?

If defined in one sentence, this one hundred million vehicle delivery ceremony should be: it is not a press conference, but a "flowing history public class" with users as the protagonist and global relay as the form.

Traditional automotive industry milestone activities are often "enterprise shows" of leader speeches, product presentations, and data displays. But SAIC this time completely subverted this inherent mode. Starting from the main venue at the World Living Room, Shanghai North Bund, connected to domestic multi-cities and overseas delivery sites such as the UK, Indonesia, Singapore via Oriental TV global live broadcast, crossing the Asia-Eurasia continent, spanning multiple time zones, completing a truly meaningful "decentralized" relay delivery.

The core innovation of this ceremony lies in three "Firsts":

First, let users become the absolute protagonist. The 100 millionth user was Momenta CEO Cao Xudong — the setting of "Partner turns into Car Owner" expanded the concept of "User" from consumers to ecosystem partners; the "Ten-Year Trust Agreement" of two generations of Roewe owners, London intern doctor Natalia inheriting her grandfather's MG sentiment, post-85s Village Secretary Pang Fuqiang delivering food for left-behind elderly people using Wuling Rongguang... Behind every delivery action was a true life story. SAIC did not arrange any leader's long speech; all time was handed over to the "delivery" core action and user narrative behind the delivery.

Secondly, replace "centralized stage" with "global relay delivery". From 99,999,996th to 100,000,013th "relay delivery" created real-time suspense and participation; users of different skin colors, different languages, different models appearing successively under the same theme constituted a brand communication event with great impact. This "decentralized" ceremony design has no precedent in Chinese car brands.

Third, define the delivery ceremony itself as "content". Ceremony is news, is communication. SAIC did not rely on traditional press releases, but let the images of global relay, users' true emotional resonance, and the visual spectacle of full category stage presence become the most communicative content themselves. This pioneered a new narrative method of integration between Chinese car brands and media — from "What enterprise says, media writes", to "What media and users jointly witness, what moves them".

The underlying logic of this ceremony is the concentrated fulfillment of SAIC's "Knows Cars and Knows You Better" user concept: not the enterprise standing in the center of the stage telling users "how strong I am", but inviting users onto the stage, letting the world see "how far we have walked together".100 million vehicles is not a cold industrial number, but the total temperature of 100 million trusts. This activity creativity centered on users, with emotional resonance as the core, and global relay as the form, left a "SAIC Sample" with great reference value for how Chinese car brands should do milestone communication.

More Difficult than Delivering 100 Million Vehicles is the "Sustainability" of System Growth

Behind this grand new car delivery ceremony, the author believes that the truly scarce place in SAIC's "100 million milestone" lies in the "sustainability" of system growth.

In fact, SAIC's legendary car making story began with the breakthrough from zero to whole, and was formed through strategic maneuvering and open cooperation.

From the establishment of Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company in 1955, to the successful trial production of Phoenix sedan in 1958, to the manual assembly and delivery of the first Santana in 1983, 23 months factory construction and vehicle production by Shanghai General Motors in 1997, 2006 Roewe birth, 2016 Roewe RX5 opened the internet car era, 2020 IM Motors establishment. Every node on SAIC's timeline corresponds to an industrial upgrade of the Chinese automotive industry.

Nowadays, this continuous "startup" already belongs to "rare assets" in the current Chinese automotive industry.

Most car companies either start from joint ventures, or start from new forces, or start from a certain major transformation. But there are few leading enterprises that can tell the complete development story of "from nothing to something, from weak to strong" in the independent and joint venture dual lines with technology, brand, products, and even more subdivided behind them.SAIC's 70-plus years of development history, condensed, is almost a development history of the Chinese automotive industry, and it is precisely this point that constitutes the heaviest historical footnote of the 100 million new vehicle delivery milestone.

Among them, the historical node that determined SAIC's big stride towards the "Electrification + Intelligence" transformation was the crucial year 2014. That year, when senior leaders investigated SAIC's development, they clearly proposed the general policy of "Developing new energy vehicles is the only way for China to move from an automotive giant to an automotive power". This general policy was deeply understood and put into action by SAIC senior leadership, and SAIC immediately launched a comprehensive new energy transformation. This thus opened the prelude to SAIC Group and even the national automotive industry "changing lanes to overtake".

12 years later in 2026, SAIC officially welcomed the user delivery of the 100 millionth new car globally. Behind this, the efforts SAIC made and the results achieved in the new energy sector can be said to be world-renowned.

Looking back 12 years ago, new energy transformation had not yet formed a consensus in the domestic industry circle. Disputes over technology routes, changes in subsidy policies, and shallow market acceptance made many companies hesitate on the transformation rhythm.SAIC decisively chose this path of early transformation. Its R&D investment, capacity layout, and the establishment of innovation systems have always been at the forefront of the industry.

Sprinting in the new energy track has achieved SAIC Group leading today in the intelligence and electrification new era.

Latest data shows that from January to May 2026, SAIC Motor achieved cumulative complete vehicle sales of 1.651 million, continuing to firmly stay at the industry head. Among them, independent brands January-May cumulative sales 1.173 million, year-on-year growth 8.6%, the proportion of group total sales broke 70% for the first time, reaching 71.1%; new energy vehicles January-May cumulative sales 595,000, year-on-year growth 13.2%; overseas market January-May cumulative sales 589,000, year-on-year surge 45.9%. Independent, new energy, and overseas working together simultaneously, pushing SAIC to continue upward during cycle crossing, and also writing a powerful footnote for the new journey after the 1st hundred million delivery. These numbers answer the question of whether long-termism can still run faster in the Chinese automotive industry.

In addition, another supporting point of SAIC's strategic determination comes from its deeply internalized global layout. Over 100 parts production bases overseas, over 3,000 dealer networks, 4 overseas production centers, and Anji Logistics with 42 own roll-on roll-off ships. Most of these assets were not formed suddenly in the past two or three years, but the result of continuous investment over the past ten years or even twenty years.

And from the brand side, MG won the Chinese brand sales champion in Europe continuously for 11 years. In 2025, annual sales in Europe broke 300,000 units. In March 2026, MG released SolidCore semi-solid-state battery and Hybrid+ hybrid technology at Frankfurt, marking that SAIC's globalization logic switched from "product going global" to "technology and value chain output". Without over ten years of local operation accumulation, this switch cannot be accomplished.

In addition, the 100 millionth user SAIC chose is just its current most dazzling supply chain partner Momenta CEO Cao Xudong. Giving the milestone user role to the founder of a intelligence driving technology company, the signal SAIC wants to convey is very clear, that is, SAIC does not understand "User" narrowly as consumers, but includes ecosystem partners together into the user ecosystem.

And this posture can also be seen as a continuation of the Shanghai-style cooperation culture foundation established by SAIC since the Santana localization community period: Open, Co-creation, Mutual Foundation.In the current industry more inclined to "Vertical Integration" and "Full-Stack Self-Research", SAIC chose to take down the technology walls, letting partners become part of the community. Alone you go fast, together you go far. The truth of this seems to become even more weighty on this 100 million milestone commemoration.

Final Thoughts:

In this milestone event that can be called a grand event of Chinese automotive industry, the 100 million new car delivery achieved by SAIC, although it is a specific number, but the meaning it possesses in the entire industry cannot be summarized by a specific measurement.

And behind the achievement of delivering 100 million new cars, SAIC, like other Chinese automotive enterprises, is also facing new questions. In new competition dimensions, whether able to mobilize full categories, whether able to cross passenger and commercial, whether able to integrate domestic and overseas, whether able to let joint venture and independent coordinate under the same roof, will become a new ruler to measure car companies' real strength.

For SAIC itself, delivering the 100 millionth new car is just a stage answer, and also a new starting line. The market after 2026 will not be exceptionally tolerant of it because of this number, but for SAIC itself, it also does not need "special treatment", but strives to prove through this ceremony, this Chinese automotive leading enterprise that has walked for over 70 years, still maintains the strategic determination of open cooperation, and still has the practical ability to transform strategic intent into industrial action.

On May 28, SAIC Motor completed the global 100 millionth new vehicle delivery ceremony, becoming the first automotive manufacturer in China to break 100 million in sales. From the establishment of the Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company in 1955 to 1958, workers hammered out the first "Phoenix" brand sedan off the production line. Having gone through more than 71 years of development, SAIC Motor now possesses more than 10 whole vehicle brands, with products covering categories from sedans, SUVs, MPVs, to commercial vehicles.

From January to April 2026 alone, SAIC's cumulative sales reached 1.302 million units, ranking as the sales champion among Chinese automakers for four consecutive months. Among them, independent brand sales were 910,000, accounting for nearly 70%; new energy vehicle sales were 412,000; overseas market sales were 459,000, a surge of 50.2% year-on-year.

As a pioneer among Chinese automotive enterprises in "going global," SAIC Motor owns more than 100 parts production bases and more than 3,000 dealer networks overseas, having built 3 major R&D innovation centers including London, and 4 production and manufacturing centers in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan. Today, SAIC's products and services are distributed in over 170 countries and regions, with cumulative overseas sales breaking 7 million units.

At the delivery ceremony site, the 100 millionth vehicle model delivered was the flagship SUV — IM Motors LS9 Hyper — which was delivered to the 100 millionth user, Momenta CEO Cao Xudong.

The new car is equipped with full line-by-wire four-wheel steering, a 520-line LiDAR + NVIDIA Thor chip, providing L3 level hardware capabilities. In addition, the new car is built with a whole-domain 800V architecture, adopts an extended-range electric system, and can achieve a 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3 seconds.

At the delivery ceremony site, all SAIC brands and the entire product matrix coordinated their efforts. 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 Dana T1, Sunwin Pure Electric Bus, Iveco Juxing EV, etc., were delivered successively, covering multiple scenarios such as personal travel, family life, commercial operations, and logistics transportation.

Joint venture brands concentrated on displaying "Joint Venture 2.0" achievements: Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X will debut globally equipped with Momenta R7 Reinforcement Learning World Model, delivering over 7,000 units within one month of launch.

Audi E7X plans to become the first Audi model globally to implement L3 level autonomous driving; Buick Zhijing E7 is built based on the "Xiaoyao" Super Fusion Architecture, delivering over 10,000 units within one month of launch.

[June 13th], Beijing Off-road Honored Owners Collective Delivery and 618 Group Buying Event was grandly held at Beijing Off-road Changde Huashengda 4S Store. The center completed centralized vehicle delivery for Beijing Off-road owners on site, jointly starting the journey of glory. Owners left their exclusive marks on the sign-in wall, received keys symbolizing glory, with confidence and joy on their faces.  Ms. Li, who participated in this centralized delivery, stated: Choosing Beijing Off-road means choosing a lifestyle. Today I received this special delivery ceremony, feeling the brand's dedication.

 Owner Mr. Liu said on site: It is a great honor to become a Beijing Off-road owner, and I am more grateful for the delivery ceremony carefully prepared by Beijing Off-road. The product strength and trade-in policy of BJ30 moved me very much. The service in the store was also very professional and thoughtful. From entering the store to picking up the car, every link was smooth. Looking forward to exploring broader horizons with car friends in the future.

 As the model that fastest reached 150,000 units in China's light off-road SUV category. BJ30 Traveler relies on Beijing Off-road's more than 60 years of professional accumulation, with hardcore strength of super off-road, super large, and super fuel-saving, making the world see China. To further promote off-road equity and allow more families to enjoy light off-road life, the BJ30 Traveler series launched a 30,000 yuan trade-in policy, with super trade-in price starting from 69,900 yuan.

 "Super Off-road" is the confidence to start. Beijing Off-road built an industry-leading "Three-Engine Four-Wheel Drive Six-Mode HEV Hybrid Architecture" and applied it first to BJ30 Traveler, becoming the first HEV hybrid model in the Chinese Box-style SUV category. Three-engine power consists of a 41% thermal efficiency hybrid dedicated engine, front drive motor and rear drive motor, each good at long-distance energy saving, real-time replenishment and instant burst; Intelligent four-wheel drive response speed reaches 30 milliseconds, 0.5 seconds to explode peak torque. Six modes can automatically select the optimal working method, power is always in the best state. Coupled with energy center lock, four-wheel electronic limited slip and smart electric ATS all-terrain control system, easily cope with mud, sand and other scenes.

 "Super Large" is the calmness of travel. BJ30 Traveler has three-row seven-seat layout, with 2820mm super long wheelbase, 66% super high space utilization rate, and 1496 liters super large trunk, rear row pure flat fold down seconds into 1.92 meters big bed. B-class Box-style super wide third-row space, let 1.8 meters adult sitting still spacious. Whole car 38 storage spaces, personal items have exclusive positions. Whole family travel freedom, everyone does not compromise.

 "Super Save" is long-term companionship. BJ30 Traveler achieves saving money, saving time, saving worry. Recently, car bloggers from five countries including South Africa, Indonesia, UAE, Poland, Mexico, tested the fuel consumption of domestic SUVs, BJ30 Traveler ran a result of not exceeding 5 liters per 100 kilometers in every country, one tank of fuel range more than 1,000 kilometers. No need to find charging piles, refueling and go, saving dozens of hours of energy replenishment time every year. At the same time, the first owner enjoys whole vehicle lifetime warranty, no high-voltage battery pack safety hazards, maintenance is simple and parts are sufficient, making every departure worry-free.

 BJ30 Traveler is both a Box-style that can take you to the mountains and a city commute SUV that can let you enjoy life comfortably. Light off-road SUVs are all alike, BJ30 Traveler is one in ten thousand!

May 28, SAIC Motor completed delivery of its 100 millionth new vehicle, becoming the first domestic automotive group to exceed 100 million in cumulative production and sales, resetting the production and sales record of Chinese automakers.

The vehicle model delivered this time is the IM LS9 Hyper, the top-spec version of the IM LS9. It features a full wire-controlled four-wheel steering system, equipped with a 520-line ultra-vision LiDAR, Nvidia Thor chip, and the Momenta intelligent driving large model.

Regarding power, the vehicle is built on an all-domain 800V high-voltage platform, equipped with the Star Super Range Extender System, and features the Gold Badge Hurricane Three-Motor System. The peak power of the motors reaches 160kW (Front), 195kW (Rear Left), and 195kW (Rear Right) respectively. The comprehensive range exceeds 1400 kilometers.

In 1955, the Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company was established, marking the formal start of the Shanghai automotive industry; in 1958, the first "Phoenix" sedan went off the line, achieving a zero breakthrough in Shanghai sedan manufacturing. In the 1980s, SAIC introduced the Santana model through joint ventures and cooperation, promoting the scaled development of China's sedan industry. In 1997, Shanghai GM was established, setting a record of 23 months from factory construction to vehicle delivery. The Roewe brand was born in 2006, and the first Internet car, Roewe RX5, was launched in 2016. In 2020, IM Motors was established, positioning itself in the high-end intelligent electric vehicle track.

In terms of overseas markets, SAIC Motor has already established over 100 parts production bases and a dealer network of more than 3000, with products and services covering more than 170 countries and regions globally. Additionally, 3 major R&D and innovation centers, including London, have been built, along with 4 production and manufacturing centers in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan. The owned Anji Logistics operates 42 various Ro-ro ships, with 8 international routes covering Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Sodium-ion battery energy storage is transitioning from demonstration and verification to the fast lane of scaled application.

In the past, sodium-ion batteries were viewed as "spare tires" or "supplements", but at the June Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) "Sodium-ion Battery Energy Storage Industry Technology and Application Survey Exchange Activity" meeting, representatives from all links of the industry chain, from material innovation to system integration and further to downstream applications, gave completely different judgments.

Synchronized maturity at the material, manufacturing, system, and application ends.

The era of sodium batteries has truly arrived.

The most solid advantage of sodium-ion batteries is not technology, but the geopolitical immunity of resource endowments.

Lithium resources are extremely unevenly distributed globally, and China's dependence on external lithium raw materials has long exceeded 60%. Cobalt and nickel resources are also highly concentrated in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia.

This concentration of resources exposes the lithium battery industry chain to continuous geopolitical risks and price volatility risks.

Sodium resources are completely different, with a crustal abundance of about 2.3%, over 1,000 times that of lithium; reserves in seawater and salt lakes are almost infinite; China is the world's largest producer of crude salt, with crude salt production exceeding 100 million tons in 2025.

This means the raw material supply for sodium battery cathode materials is completely free from international resource political constraints.

Breakthrough at the Material End

Recreating the LFP Miracle

Whether sodium-ion batteries can be applied on a large scale depends on materials and costs.

"Sodium-ion batteries are recreating the Lithium Iron Phosphate path of 2020." Wang Zunzhi, General Manager of the Sodium Battery Division of Ronbay Technology, judged.

He provided specific data support:

Currently, the pressed density of sodium battery cathode sheets has increased to 2.5g/cm³, the cycle life of composite sodium ferrous phosphate (NFPP) exceeds 15,000 times, and production stability is constantly being verified.

As the leader in cathode materials, Ronbay Technology is vigorously promoting the polyanion route centered on NFPP.

Wang Zunzhi revealed that the company, through its pioneering adaptation of sodium battery processes and equipment, innovatively reduced the processing cost of polyanion sodium battery materials by 30%-50%, which is undoubtedly a key move to accelerate sodium battery mass production.

In terms of capacity layout, Ronbay has landed 6,000 tons of polyanion cathode material capacity in Xiantao, Hubei, which will expand to 28,000 tons in 2026. By 2027, it plans to build a 300,000-ton sodium battery production line according to market demand.

There is also good news for anode materials.

The cost reduction rate of hard carbon anodes has exceeded market expectations, and is expected to drop from 60,000 to 70,000 Yuan per ton in 2024 to 35,000 to 40,000 Yuan in 2026, with a long-term goal aimed below 25,000 Yuan/ton.

Wei Dong, General Manager of the Marketing Center of Wanhua Chemical Battery Industry Company, stated that opening up two engineering hard carbon technology routes based on coal and resin fundamentally solves the supply limitations and performance fluctuations caused by early reliance on natural biomass raw materials.

The coal-based route has prominent cost advantages, suitable for price-sensitive scenarios, while the resin-based route performs better in product consistency and comprehensive performance.

Specifically, the NFPP (composite sodium ferrous phosphate) route promoted by Ronbay Technology has sodium phosphate and ferrous sulfate as its core raw materials, which are bulk chemical products with extremely mature supply chains.

The coal/resin-based hard carbon route opened by Wanhua Chemical, the raw materials come from coal chemical by-products and petrochemical products, both of which have sufficient domestic supply in China.

Cathode cost halved, anode cost halved, the cost reduction curve at the material end is clear.

Sodium-ion Battery

Has Welcomed Full Productization

The maturity of the material end has provided battery and system integrators with the possibility of stepping onto the stage.

Lin Jiubiao, CTO of CATL's domestic energy storage solutions, stated: "Sodium-ion batteries have ushered in the era of full productization."

CATL has made rapid progress in sodium-ion batteries.

Sodium-ion battery characteristics reconstruct electrochemical models, tackling mass production difficulties such as hard carbon electrode moisture control and gas production, and the products have wide temperature ranges and 15,000 times ultra-long cycle life.

Lin Jiubiao introduced that CATL adopts a "One Shell, Two Cores" platform solution, maintaining the same dimensions as lithium battery systems and achieving convenient switching.

A complete energy storage unit composed of a 3MWh DC cabin and a 3MW step-up converter integrated machine has been launched, with a system lifespan of 20 years.

Lin Jiubiao also revealed the mass production and delivery schedule.

CATL is promoting cost reduction in two aspects: product design and manufacturing production, and a dedicated sodium-ion battery production line has been built and put into production. At the same time, since sodium battery materials do not contain lithium, cobalt, or nickel, it does not need to bear the premium of these strategic metals.

In September this year, the company will deliver the first batch of sodium-ion battery energy storage systems to customers, achieving GWh-level shipments for the full year. This marks that sodium battery energy storage has truly entered the commercial delivery stage.

GWh-level shipments mean that sodium-ion battery energy storage is no longer megawatt-level demonstration, but has truly entered the track of scaled commercial delivery.

Large Orders Locked

Wang Lei, General Manager of HiTHiSTOR Experimental Test Center, gave a clear application scenario:

Sodium-ion battery energy storage has significant differentiation advantages in large-scale independent energy storage power stations, computing-power synergy and other new high-energy-consuming scenarios, 4-6 hours and above long-duration energy storage, high-cycle frequency energy storage projects, and projects with operational cycles of more than 15 years.

At a large wind-solar base in Northwest China, a lithium-sodium fusion energy storage power station was built supporting it. During the day, solar power generates, and the lithium battery system is responsible for high-frequency frequency regulation response; at night, when 4-6 hours of stable power support is needed, sodium batteries with cost advantages and long cycle life begin to play a role.

This "Lithium-Sodium Fusion" mode not only exerts the high energy density and fast response advantages of lithium batteries, but also utilizes the economy and long-duration energy storage capabilities of sodium batteries, achieving the maximization of overall system benefits.

In addition, with the development of AI large models, "computing-power synergy" has become a highly promising scenario.

Data center power demand surges and requires uninterrupted, high-quality power supply. The excellent wide temperature range performance and inherent safety of sodium-ion batteries make it an ideal choice for data center backup power and peak-valley arbitrage.

Seeing the potential demand, the market has voted with its feet. HiTHiSTOR will promote the scaled application of sodium-ion battery energy storage and build a lithium-sodium fusion energy storage power station demonstration project, with the first batch of projects to be implemented and landed within 2026.

CATL and HiTHiSTOR have signed a 3-year sodium-ion battery energy storage order with a scale of 60GWh. This super-large order has injected strong confidence into the entire sodium battery industry chain.

Future

Industry confidence also comes from the support of top-level design.

Liu Yafang, adjunct professor at Zhejiang University and chief expert at China Energy Society, pointed out that looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan", the sodium-ion battery energy storage industry should take advantage of policy tailwinds to accelerate R&D and industrialization landing, and actively expand large base, computing-power synergy and other application scenarios.

Of course, challenges still exist.

Zhou Bo, General Manager of the Research Center of the Power Battery Application Branch of China Association for Chemical and Physics Power Sources, suggested that the industry needs to quickly promote the establishment of standards and certification systems for the full lifecycle and accelerate the industrialization process.

Ronbay Technology's 300,000-ton capacity plan, Wanhua Chemical hard carbon anode cost moving towards 25,000 Yuan/ton, CATL's GWh-level shipment and "One Shell, Two Cores" platform design, HiTHiSTOR's 60GWh order lock.

15,000 times cycle life technology verification, 20-year system life commercial commitment, sodium-ion battery energy storage industry is completing the key leap from "technically feasible" to "commercially feasible".

From cost reduction breakthroughs at the material end, to GWh-level delivery at the system end, to the 60GWh large order lock at the application end, sodium-ion battery energy storage is no longer a "concept" or "alternative".

The key point is that HiTHiSTOR proposed "building a lithium-sodium fusion energy storage power station demonstration project", and CATL adopted the "One Shell, Two Cores" scheme to achieve lithium-sodium same dimension switching.

The true advantage of sodium-ion battery energy storage is not to replace lithium iron phosphate, but to form a complementary combination with lithium batteries in a large-scale energy storage system:

Lithium batteries undertake the main role of high energy density and high power density.

Sodium batteries undertake the auxiliary role of long-duration energy storage, high cycle frequency, and low-temperature environments.

Through unified platform design (same dimensions, same interface), reduce the complexity of system integration and switching costs.

This "Lithium-Sodium Fusion" architecture can optimize the asset portfolio of the entire energy storage system:

Use sodium batteries to cover operating conditions that lithium batteries are not good at or uneconomical, thereby improving the full lifecycle returns of the entire power plant. Under this framework, the advantages of sodium batteries are not absolute, but relatively complementary.

Cars in winter, that's the guarantee~

June 14, Beijing Off-road Honor Owner Group Delivery and 618 Group Buying Event was held at Xiamen Hongwen Store, the largest dealer of Beijing Off-road in the Fujian region. On-site, concentrated delivery was completed for 8 batches of owners. Owners left their marks on the sign-in wall and received keys symbolizing glory. Mr. Xiong Wan, representative of old owners, stated that choosing Beijing Off-road is choosing a lifestyle, and also trust in the brand. New owners expressed recognition of BJ30's product strength, trade-in policy, and professional in-store service.

As the model that reached 150,000 units in sales fastest among China's light off-road SUVs, BJ30 Explorer relies on Beijing Off-road's over 60 years of professional expertise, with "Super Wild, Super Spacious, Super Economical" as core selling points. To further promote off-road equality, the official launched a whole-series 30,000 yuan trade-in policy, with super trade-in prices starting as low as 69,900 yuan.

In terms of "Super Wild", BJ30 Explorer is equipped with the industry-leading "Triple Powertrain 4WD 6-Mode HEV Hybrid Architecture", becoming the first HEV hybrid model in the Boxy SUV category. The triple powertrain consists of a hybrid dedicated engine with 41% thermal efficiency, a front drive motor, and a rear drive motor, specializing in long-distance energy saving, real-time recharging, and instantaneous power delivery; the intelligent 4WD response speed reaches 30 milliseconds, peak torque can be unleashed within 0.5 seconds; six working modes can automatically select the optimal scheme, combined with electronic center locking, four-wheel electronic limited slip and intelligent electric ATS all-terrain control system, capable of calmly coping with complex road conditions such as mud and sand.

"Super Spacious" is reflected in space design. BJ30 Explorer adopts a 3-row 7-seat layout, wheelbase is 2820 mm, space utilization rate is as high as 66%, trunk volume reaches 1496 liters, rear seats can be folded flat to form a 1.92-meter bed. B-class Boxy SUV's extra wide third-row space, even adults 1.8 meters tall find it spacious to sit; the whole car has 38 storage spaces, satisfying item storage needs for family trips.

"Super Economical" focuses on usage costs. Recent real-world tests by automotive bloggers from five countries - South Africa, Indonesia, UAE, Poland, Mexico - show that BJ30 Explorer's fuel consumption per 100km did not exceed 5 liters under road conditions in each country, range per tank exceeds 1000 kilometers. BJ30 Explorer does not need to find charging stations, refuel and go, saving a lot of recharging time every year, first owners also enjoy lifetime warranty for the entire vehicle, no high-voltage battery safety hazards, maintenance parts are sufficient, ensuring worry-free travel.

BJ30 Explorer is both a Boxy SUV capable of traveling to mountains and fields, and a vehicle suitable for city commuting. This delivery event not only demonstrated Beijing Off-road's sincerity to owners but also further strengthened its product competitiveness in the light off-road market. Currently, the trade-in policy for this model is ongoing.

Recently, XCMG signed a procurement agreement for 300 new energy commercial vehicles with OCR, a leading distributor in Thailand, in Bangkok. The first batch of 100 units has been delivered. Xia Yongyong, Deputy General Manager of XCMG Group, Party Secretary and General Manager of XCMG Automobile, attended the ceremony.

This strategic cooperation between XCMG and OCR is not limited to complete vehicle sales, but covers lifecycle value management including technical services, spare parts supply, and financial support. This means XCMG is simultaneously embedded in the local service network and parts guarantee system, helping users reduce operating costs and improve operational availability.

Deep Cultivation: Building Long-term Value with Full-cycle Service

In 2005, XCMG's first piece of equipment arrived at a Thai port, planting the seeds of cooperation with OCR Company.

In June 2025, Chairman Yang Dongsheng attended the 20th anniversary celebration of the cooperation between XCMG and OCR. Through the in-depth integration of "Product + Scenario", the two sides are jointly promoting the green transformation of the Thai construction machinery industry and building a new ecosystem for green and sustainable industrial development.

In Southeast Asia, XCMG has established a perfect service network and spare parts warehouse. It is this capability upgrade from "selling products" to "full lifecycle" that became the reason for OCR choosing to cooperate with XCMG to develop the transportation market.

Overcoming Challenges: Establishing a Firm Footing in the Southeast Asian Market with Technical Strength

Thailand is a logistics hub in Southeast Asia, currently ushering in an acceleration period for the green transformation of transportation. However, the local hot and humid climate characteristics, combined with diverse and complex working conditions such as trunk logistics, ore material transfer, and urban construction transportation, pose tests for new energy commercial vehicles far beyond general markets.

As a senior force in the local commercial vehicle sector in Thailand, OCR Company actively guides traditional fleets towards green transformation. XCMG Automobile is a leading enterprise in China's new energy commercial vehicles, with new energy heavy truck sales ranking first in the industry for three consecutive years. Relying on a mature localized service network and good user reputation, combined with the product's excellent safety, reliability, and economy, XCMG has truly won OCR's recognition.

Relying on XCMG's independently developed core battery, motor, and electronic control technologies, combined with overseas exclusive vehicle calibration and high quality control, XCMG's products maintained stability and economy in actual operations with high temperature, high humidity, and complex road conditions, gradually becoming a demonstration benchmark for local green transport capacity.

Currently, the demand for new energy commercial vehicles in Thailand is accelerating.

In the process of global transportation green and low-carbon transformation, XCMG new energy commercial vehicles have transformed from product providers to value creation builders. XCMG will take this cooperation as a fulcrum to replicate and promote the "Product + Scenario" integrated solution to more countries and regions.

On May 28, 2026, SAIC Group held the "World's First 100 Millionth User Delivery Ceremony" at the World Living Room of Shanghai North Bund, becoming the first automotive group in the history of China's automotive industry to exceed 100 million cumulative production and sales. Previously, only the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea, etc. had "100-million-level automakers." SAIC's breakthrough marks a new historical step for China's automotive industry.

Over 70 Years, From Hand-Built to Leading

SAIC's starting point was the Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company, established in 1955. In 1958, workers hammered out the first "Phoenix" sedan in an alley factory, achieving the "zero breakthrough" for Shanghai's sedan manufacturing.

Subsequent key milestones: The first Santana rolled off the line in 1983,开启 a new era of joint cooperation; Shanghai GM was established in 1997, creating the "Shanghai Speed" of 23 months from factory construction to vehicle launch; 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. Over 70 years, SAIC has experienced and driven the entire process of China's automotive industry from nothing to something, from weak to strong.

IM LS9 Hyper, SAIC's Culmination of Technology

The 100 millionth vehicle delivery model is IM LS9 Hyper, known as the culmination of SAIC's technical strength. It is equipped with three major core technologies:

Full Steer-by-Wire Four-Wheel Steering: The first fully steer-by-wire steering technology in China verified by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, pre-installed with redundancy capabilities for L3 and higher-level intelligent driving.

Maximized Intelligent Driving Hardware: 520-line super-vision LiDAR + NVIDIA Thor chip, paired with Momenta end-to-end reinforcement learning large model.

Three-Electric Systems: Global 800V high-voltage platform + Star Super Range Extender, with comprehensive range exceeding 1400 km; First equipped with SAIC Golden Label Hurricane Three-Motor, joining the "3-Second Club".

It is worth mentioning that IM LS9 Hyper launched the "Endogenous Security" technology jointly with Purple Mountain Labs globally, expanding the automotive safety boundary from physical security to information and system security.

The 100 millionth user is Cao Xudong, CEO of Momenta — SAIC's core strategic partner in the intelligent driving field. "Partner becomes owner" is a microcosm of deep technological co-creation.

January to April Sales 1.302 Million Vehicles, Four Consecutive Months Champion

The foundation of 100 million vehicles is solid market performance. From January to April 2026, SAIC Group cumulatively sold 1.302 million vehicles, ranking first among Chinese automakers for four consecutive months. Among them, independent brand sales were 910,000, accounting for nearly 70%; New energy vehicle sales were 412,000; Overseas market sales were 459,000, a year-on-year surge of 50.2%.

Regarding R&D investment, in the past decade, SAIC has cumulatively invested over 150 billion yuan in new energy and intelligent connected fields, forming nearly 26,000 valid patents. In 2014, the sales proportion of SAIC new energy vehicles was less than 0.1%, while in 2025, this proportion exceeded one-third.

Global Layout, Products Spanning Over 170 Countries and Regions

SAIC is a pioneer in China's automotive industry "going global." Currently, it has over 100 parts production bases and over 3,000 dealer networks overseas, with 3 major R&D innovation centers including London, and 4 production centers in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan. SAIC Logistics owns 42 roll-on/roll-off ships, with 8 international routes covering Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

As of now, SAIC's products and services cover over 170 countries and regions, with cumulative overseas sales exceeding 7 million units. MG has won the champion of European sales for Chinese brands for 11 consecutive years; in 2025, European annual sales exceeded 300,000, becoming the first Chinese automotive brand to accumulate over one million sales in Europe and the UK.

In 2025, SAIC released the overseas "Glocal Strategy" (Global + Local), accelerating the shift from "Product Going Global" to "Value Chain Going Global".

Final Thoughts

100 million vehicles is not the end point, but a new starting line for SAIC to "start a second entrepreneurship" towards the future of smart electricity. From 1955 to 2026, from the first user to the 100 millionth user, from "hand-built" manufacturing to global technology leadership, SAIC's development history is itself a condensed history of the rise of China's automotive industry. SAIC has already proved the depth and resilience of China's automotive industry with 100 million vehicles. Who will be the next 100-million-level automaker?

The first in China, SAIC Group's cumulative production and sales exceed 100 million vehicles! On May 28, at the Shanghai North Bund World Living Room, SAIC Group took this place as the origin to launch a global-reaching "First 100 Millionth User" vehicle delivery ceremony, becoming the first automotive group in Chinese automotive history to break 100 million cumulative production and sales. As a global leader in new energy commercial vehicles, SAIC Commercial Vehicles, with Maxus, Keya, IVECO, Hongyan, and Sunwin five brands, completed the global delivery relay from the 100,000,009th to the 100,000,013th vehicle, jointly creating a milestone in the Chinese automotive industry and engraving a historical coordinate for the Chinese commercial vehicle industry.

Behind the 100 million vehicles lies the long-term accumulation and explosive growth of SAIC's 70-plus years of deep cultivation, and it is also a vivid miniature of Chinese commercial vehicles moving from scale leadership to value leadership. Relying on the group's global resource empowerment, SAIC Commercial Vehicles has built the industry's most complete commercial vehicle matrix covering heavy trucks, buses, light trucks, light vans, pickups, MPVs, and RVs, continuously leading the Chinese commercial vehicle industry with a 35% new energy penetration rate and seizing opportunities in the global carbon neutrality wave. With reliable quality, cutting-edge technology, and a complete ecosystem, products are sold in over 100 countries and regions, winning deep trust from top global partners such as DHL, becoming the core force for Chinese commercial vehicles going global, moving in, and moving up.

Continuously leading Chinese brands to go global, Maxus drives global green logistics upgrade with benchmark strength. In Singapore, Maxus delivered eDeliver 5 (domestic Dana V1) to international logistics giant DHL, welcoming the group's 100,000,009th user. This is another milestone moment since both parties joined hands in 2017. Years of deep cultivation, Maxus not only won the largest procurement order of Chinese brands in DHL's European region, but also firmly stayed in its list of preferred partners for green transformation, with cooperation footprints covering Europe, America, Asia, and Oceania. Nowadays, relying on leading product strength and global strategy, Maxus light vans and high-end pickup export volumes firmly rank first in China, building five 10,000-unit level core markets; won C-NCAP, Euro NCAP, ANCAP global three major five-star safety certifications, continuously leading exports in high-end markets such as Singapore, Europe, Australia, and successfully joined the preferred cooperation camp of global top enterprises such as FedEx, DPD, JD.com, SF Express, Cainiao Logistics, with global strength to strongly expand the 100 million user map.

Based on the domestic market, the four brands deeply cultivate two major tracks of livelihood and infrastructure with green capacity. Keya delivered Dana T1 to Dizhantie in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, relying on high load-bearing, long range, and intelligent connectivity advantages to cover green urban distribution scenarios. In 2025, Keya delivered nearly 10,000 units cumulatively to Dizhantie, unblocking urban-rural logistics "capillaries". Sunwin delivered 10-series low-floor pure electric buses in Shanghai, empowering urban public transport smart upgrade with zero-carbon travel. Hongyan delivered i Jieshi dump trucks in Taiyuan, Shanxi, calmly mastering complex mountain operating conditions with military foundation and powerful performance, deeply protecting the construction of a strong country in infrastructure. IVECO delivered Juxing EV in Luoyang, Henan, 100-degree large capacity battery solved the mountain operation range problem, setting a new benchmark for green passenger transport. The four brands relay delivery, welcomed the group's 100,000,010 to 100,000,013th users, jointly casting a 100-million level milestone with hardcore strength.

From domestic core cities to key overseas markets, from logistics delivery and infrastructure engineering to public travel and tourist passenger transport, every delivery of the five brands is a vivid practice of SAIC Commercial Vehicles "Hand in Hand with Chinese Power, Driving the World's Pulse". 100 million users are not the end point, but a new starting point of trust. Facing the future, SAIC Commercial Vehicles will continue to take technological innovation as the core, user value as the guide, lead green transformation, deepen global layout, and write the brilliant chapter of the Chinese commercial vehicle industry on the new journey.

On May 28, SAIC Group held the "Global 100 Millionth User Delivery Ceremony" at the North Bund World Living Room in Shanghai. How grand was this event? More than ten vehicle brands and nineteen car models under SAIC Group relayed from Shanghai all the way to Nanjing, Liuzhou, Taiyuan, and even crossed national borders to the UK, Indonesia, and Singapore – all live globally. But upon closer inspection, the "starting whistle" for all this was blown by two Shangjie units.

The 999,999,996th and 999,999,997th units cumulatively delivered by SAIC Group were both Shangjie brand vehicles.

Two cars, an electric purple-pink Shangjie Z7 and an amber gold-green Z7T, were personally handed to two young owners by SAIC Group Chairman Jia Jianxu. The numbers themselves are worth mulling over – falling short of 100 million units, just three or four steps away. In other words, the moment all eyes focused on Shangjie, the milestone of 100 million units was just behind a sheet of paper.

This is obviously no coincidence.

SAIC leaving such an important "pre-billion night" to Shangjie sends a very clear signal: This brand is not just a casual endeavor. It is a true "deep interlock" between SAIC and Huawei – not a brand sticker or shell fitting cooperation, but a collaboration where both teams worked together from underlying R&D to production line planning, from three-electric architecture to intelligent driving solutions.

Now, all of these assets are bet on Shangjie. SAIC Group's attitude is very clear, the most mature production lines, the best technology, the best talent, "All in Shangjie".

Why the effort? Because with new energy penetration rates already reaching 60%, SAIC needs a brand capable of tearing open a gap in the mainstream market. Zhiji targets the high-end, Roewe and MG have their own positions, but the biggest and most competitive cake between 150,000 and 250,000 lacks a truly capable role. Shangjie is that role.

And Huawei's addition completes the final piece of the puzzle. Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving, HarmonyOS Cockpit, Smart Mobility Solutions – placing these tags into the mainstream price range makes a different impact. Not to mention, just look at the expressions of those two young people receiving keys at the delivery site, and you know this combination punch hit the right spot for someone.

Before delivery of the Shangjie Z7 and Z7T, 1,300 vehicles participated in testing, cumulatively driving 11 million kilometers, from the freeze of Mohe to the roast of Turpan, from the Tibetan Plateau into the Hainan rainforest, leaving tire marks in 75% of the province within the country. The body uses 91% high-strength steel and aluminum alloy, 14 places of 2,000 MPa hot-formed steel – at this level, few dare to compare the numbers on the table. Even the car paint was not sloppy, collaborating with the WGSN Color Institute to create 10 trending colors, not decided on a whim, but finalized after truly pondering what tone young people want.

More critically, it's the pace. After the Z7 series opened large pre-orders, relying on SAIC Group's manufacturing strength, production capacity is already ramping up, and bulk delivery can begin by the end of May. From order to delivery, there were no delays. This speed relies not on slogans, but on the entire manufacturing system supporting it from behind.

Back to the number of 100 million units. It is certainly huge, huge enough to be abstract. But if you break it down – the 999,999,996th and 999,999,997th units were Shangjie,

SAIC handed over the "last kick" of 100 million units to Shangjie. Delivered were not two cars, but an attitude: On the road to the next 100 million units, Shangjie must lead the way.

Recently, Geely announced its May overseas sales figures. Overseas export sales exceeded 85,000 units, hitting a new record, with a year-on-year increase of 184%.

In April, Geely's overseas new energy vehicle sales increased by 624.5% year-on-year, ranking first among Chinese new energy vehicle brands for overseas growth rate again.

In segmented markets, Geely's sales performance continues to flourish across multiple areas. Among them, only 14 months after entering the Australian market, delivery volume surpassed 10,000 units, becoming one of the fastest-growing Chinese automakers locally; meanwhile in the Brazilian market, sales climbed to over 4,000 units, refreshing the highest single-month sales record in that country. The Mexican market accumulated sales of 16,000+ units from January to April, creating a new historical record.

The Geely EX2 achieved B-segment hatchback new energy vehicle sales Top 1 in multiple markets including Mexico, Indonesia, and Costa Rica; The Geely EX5 became the sales champion in the pure electric SUV-C market in the first quarter in multiple countries such as Australia, the UAE, and Uruguay. Zeekr models 7X and 009 became the sales champions in the segmented markets, among which the Zeekr 7X topped the sales chart in the Australian market again, surpassing the long-time market leader Tesla Model Y.

Facing pressure from surging orders, Geely relied on the Ningbo overseas export hub, simultaneously deploying Ro-Ro vessels, container ships, and international railway trains to conduct sea-land intermodal transport, fully guaranteeing complete vehicle delivery. The head of international business at Geely Auto Group Logistics Center stated in an interview that currently multiple transport routes have been urgently added, forming a capacity resource layout of 4 major rail ports and 6 major sea ports, equipped with two self-owned Ro-Ro vessels, and multiple new cross-border transport lines have been opened to continuously supplement various capacity resources, capable of stably shipping nearly 10,000 new vehicles to core European ports monthly. The China-Europe Railway Express Geely special train operates regularly, reducing transport time by 40 days compared to sea transport. In the future, to cope with the explosive growth in overseas sales, Geely will continue to expand its overseas transport scale and further optimize vehicle delivery timelines.

The surge in Geely's overseas sales intuitively demonstrates Geely's strong product capabilities and the implementation of its localization strategy, and further reflects the strong strength of Chinese automobiles in the field of high-end and technology exports.

On May 28, 2026, the Shanghai North Bund World Reception Hall hosted a delivery ceremony to be recorded in the history of China's automotive industry. As an IM LS9 Hyper drove out, SAIC Motor officially welcomed its 100 millionth user globally. At this moment, SAIC Motor became the first automotive company in China's industry to surpass 100 million cumulative production and sales, setting a new milestone for the development of China's automotive industry. This delivery ceremony was not limited to a single venue; instead, through the form of "Global Relay Delivery," the delivery scene extended from the main venue in Shanghai to domestic cities such as Nanjing and Liuzhou, as well as overseas markets like the UK, Indonesia, and Singapore. This was not only a delivery spanning continents but also a concentrated display of the globalization operational capability of Chinese automotive brands.

SAIC's 100 million journey almost spanned the entire process of China's modern automotive industry from nothing to something, from weak to strong. The establishment of the Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company in 1955 marked the beginning of Shanghai's automotive industry; in 1958, workers hammered out the first "Phoenix" brand sedan with hammers, achieving a zero breakthrough in domestic sedan manufacturing. Over the subsequent decades, SAIC has always walked at the forefront of industry transformation: the launch of the Santana in 1983 opened the precedent for Chinese automotive joint venture cooperation; the establishment of Shanghai General Motors in 1997 created the "Shanghai Speed" of "plant construction and vehicle production within 23 months"; the birth of the Roewe brand in 2006 marked the rise of independent innovation; in 2016, the Roewe RX5 took the lead in defining the "Internet Car". Today, the establishment of the high-end smart electric brand IM is the mark of SAIC's comprehensive entry into the smart electric era. What runs through this long journey is SAIC's consistent adherence to the concept of "Understanding Cars and Understanding You More," transforming breakthroughs in core technologies into travel experiences perceptible to users.

As the model for the 100 millionth unit off the line, the IM LS9 Hyper embodies over 70 years of SAIC's technical accumulation. This flagship model is equipped with a full-line-by-wire four-wheel steering chassis, a 520-line super-vision LiDAR, and the NVIDIA Thor chip, combined with a global 800V high-voltage platform and the Star Super Range-Extending Technology, achieving breakthroughs in handling, intelligent driving, and range. It is worth mentioning that the 100 millionth user is exactly Momenta, the core strategic partner of SAIC in the field of intelligent driving - Cao Xudong, CEO of Momenta Company. This delivery model of "ecosystem partners becoming users" also confirms the new paradigm of technical co-creation in China's automotive industry.

Behind the scale of 100 million units is the support of SAIC's powerful full-value-chain ecosystem. Data shows that in the first four months of 2026, SAIC Motor led the Chinese car market with 1.302 million units in sales, among which overseas market sales increased by more than 50% year-on-year. Currently, SAIC has established over 100 parts bases, more than 3,000 sales outlets overseas, as well as 8 international logistics routes covering Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas. From early product exports to the release of the "Glocal" Global Localization Integration strategy, SAIC is accelerating the transformation from "product going global" to "value chain going global". The MG brand has held the title of best-selling Chinese brand in the European market for eleven consecutive years, the IM AD intelligent driving system covers five continents globally, and cutting-edge technologies such as semi-solid-state batteries have also landed in the global market. Standing at the new starting point of 100 million scale, SAIC is using technological innovation as a pen to re-write the narrative method of China's automotive industry participating in global competition.

At the delivery site, in addition to the full-scale offensive of independent brands, the performance of joint venture brands was equally bright. Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X, Audi E7X, and Buick Zijing E7 models were displayed together, marking the entry of SAIC joint venture cooperation into the "2.0 era". In this stage, SAIC's technical role has changed from early "local adaptation" to "technical definition". For example, the Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X globally first deployed Momenta R7 Reinforced Learning World Model, and the Audi E7X plans to become the first Audi global model to achieve landing of L3-level autonomous driving. This ability of technical reverse output is a powerful proof of SAIC's over 70 years of technical accumulation.

"Understanding Cars and Understanding You More" is not an empty slogan, but is reflected in the story of every real user. From the tech blogger moved by Stelato Z7 Huawei Intelligent Driving, to the London intern doctor who inherited their grandfather's sentiment and chose MG; from former national football player Yang Chen who chose Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X, to public welfare blogger Liu Jia who was moved by Buick Zijing E7 cockpit. Whether it is white-collar workers commuting in the city, players who love off-roading, or strivers working on the logistics front line, every user is a witness to SAIC's development process.

100 million units is both a milestone and a new starting point. In 2014, SAIC was the first to respond to the national new energy vehicle development strategy, opening the "second entrepreneurship" of smart electric transformation. Today, SAIC has formed a development pattern of coordination between independent and joint ventures, parallel progress between passenger and commercial vehicles, and resonance between domestic and overseas. With the in-depth promotion of the "Glocal Strategy", SAIC is continuously perfecting the overseas product matrix covering SUV, sedan, MPV, pickup and other full categories, promoting Chinese smart manufacturing to go further to the world. From the 1955 initial exploration to the 2026 industry leadership, SAIC will continue to walk the 100 million journey with global users and co-create a new future for better travel.

On June 1, Changan Automobile announced deliveries of 209,100 units in May, including 70,700 units delivered overseas, a year-on-year increase of 38%. New energy deliveries totaled 92,400 units, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. 

Among its sub-brands, Changan Qiyuan delivered 34,528 units in May, the flagship new Q05 delivered 15,812 units, with orders in Thailand exceeding 3,000 within three days of launch; Deepal Auto sales reached 33,243 units in May, up 30% year-on-year, overseas cumulative sales from January to May totaled 28,704 units, up 167% year-on-year; Avatr delivered 7,336 units in May, the Avatr 07L appeared in the MIIT announcement, will be the first to carry Huawei Qiankun ADS 5; Changan Automobile (Gravity) delivered 48,900 units in May, CS75PLUS&Eado Blue Whale Super Engine dual-car launch delivery, launch special price starting from 79,900 yuan; Changan Kaicheng delivered 21,100 units in May, new energy sales up 21% year-on-year. 

Behind the steady climb in sales is the solid advancement of Changan Automobile's three major strategies. In May, Changan Automobile officially announced becoming the Global Official Partner of the Portuguese National Football Team, another step taken in the global "Inclusive" Plan 2.0; Changan's self-developed Tianzhu Leading End-to-End Technology is about to be mass-produced on vehicles, the intelligent "Beidou Tianzhu 2.0" plan secures another victory; Changan Blue Whale Super Engine dual-car launch delivery starts in hundreds of cities and thousands of stores across the country, the new energy "Shangri-La" plan achieves a 50% reduction in fuel consumption for blue-plate vehicles.

On May 28, 2026, SAIC Group held the "World's First 100 Millionth User Delivery Ceremony" at the World Living Room of Shanghai North Bund, becoming the first automotive group in the history of China's automotive industry to exceed 100 million cumulative production and sales. Previously, only the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea, etc. had "100-million-level automakers." SAIC's breakthrough marks a new historical step for China's automotive industry.

Over 70 Years, From Hand-Built to Leading

SAIC's starting point was the Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Parts Manufacturing Company, established in 1955. In 1958, workers hammered out the first "Phoenix" sedan in an alley factory, achieving the "zero breakthrough" for Shanghai's sedan manufacturing.

Subsequent key milestones: The first Santana rolled off the line in 1983,开启 a new era of joint cooperation; Shanghai GM was established in 1997, creating the "Shanghai Speed" of 23 months from factory construction to vehicle launch; 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. Over 70 years, SAIC has experienced and driven the entire process of China's automotive industry from nothing to something, from weak to strong.

IM LS9 Hyper, SAIC's Culmination of Technology

The 100 millionth vehicle delivery model is IM LS9 Hyper, known as the culmination of SAIC's technical strength. It is equipped with three major core technologies:

Full Steer-by-Wire Four-Wheel Steering: The first fully steer-by-wire steering technology in China verified by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, pre-installed with redundancy capabilities for L3 and higher-level intelligent driving.

Maximized Intelligent Driving Hardware: 520-line super-vision LiDAR + NVIDIA Thor chip, paired with Momenta end-to-end reinforcement learning large model.

Three-Electric Systems: Global 800V high-voltage platform + Star Super Range Extender, with comprehensive range exceeding 1400 km; First equipped with SAIC Golden Label Hurricane Three-Motor, joining the "3-Second Club".

It is worth mentioning that IM LS9 Hyper launched the "Endogenous Security" technology jointly with Purple Mountain Labs globally, expanding the automotive safety boundary from physical security to information and system security.

The 100 millionth user is Cao Xudong, CEO of Momenta — SAIC's core strategic partner in the intelligent driving field. "Partner becomes owner" is a microcosm of deep technological co-creation.

January to April Sales 1.302 Million Vehicles, Four Consecutive Months Champion

The foundation of 100 million vehicles is solid market performance. From January to April 2026, SAIC Group cumulatively sold 1.302 million vehicles, ranking first among Chinese automakers for four consecutive months. Among them, independent brand sales were 910,000, accounting for nearly 70%; New energy vehicle sales were 412,000; Overseas market sales were 459,000, a year-on-year surge of 50.2%.

Regarding R&D investment, in the past decade, SAIC has cumulatively invested over 150 billion yuan in new energy and intelligent connected fields, forming nearly 26,000 valid patents. In 2014, the sales proportion of SAIC new energy vehicles was less than 0.1%, while in 2025, this proportion exceeded one-third.

Global Layout, Products Spanning Over 170 Countries and Regions

SAIC is a pioneer in China's automotive industry "going global." Currently, it has over 100 parts production bases and over 3,000 dealer networks overseas, with 3 major R&D innovation centers including London, and 4 production centers in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan. SAIC Logistics owns 42 roll-on/roll-off ships, with 8 international routes covering Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

As of now, SAIC's products and services cover over 170 countries and regions, with cumulative overseas sales exceeding 7 million units. MG has won the champion of European sales for Chinese brands for 11 consecutive years; in 2025, European annual sales exceeded 300,000, becoming the first Chinese automotive brand to accumulate over one million sales in Europe and the UK.

In 2025, SAIC released the overseas "Glocal Strategy" (Global + Local), accelerating the shift from "Product Going Global" to "Value Chain Going Global".

Final Thoughts

100 million vehicles is not the end point, but a new starting line for SAIC to "start a second entrepreneurship" towards the future of smart electricity. From 1955 to 2026, from the first user to the 100 millionth user, from "hand-built" manufacturing to global technology leadership, SAIC's development history is itself a condensed history of the rise of China's automotive industry. SAIC has already proved the depth and resilience of China's automotive industry with 100 million vehicles. Who will be the next 100-million-level automaker?

100 million vehicles. China's automotive industry witnessed its first "hundred-million club".

On May 28, at the World Living Room at North Bund in Shanghai, with the keys to the IM LS9 Hyper handed to Momenta CEO Cao Xudong, SAIC Motor officially welcomed its global 100 millionth user. Oriental TV broadcast the event live in full. No lengthy speeches, no parameter PPTs, just a "Global Connected Delivery" spanning the Eurasian continent and involving multiple locations—from passenger cars to commercial vehicles, from independent brands to joint ventures, from China to the UK, Indonesia, and Singapore.

This is indeed worth celebrating. But more worth questioning than the number is: After 100 million vehicles, where does SAIC plan to go next?

The answer lies in the signal from the ceremony itself: How to convert the user base, technical reserves, industrial depth, and global network behind the 100 million vehicles into systemic competitiveness for the next journey.

The Value of 100 Million Users

Not Inventory, But Insights and Understanding

For SAIC, 100 million vehicles represent scale, and more importantly, a user base formed by long-term service to different markets, scenarios, and usage needs.

Equal emphasis on passenger and commercial vehicles, dual-wheel drive of independent and joint ventures, coordination between domestic and overseas markets—this "family portrait" structure gives SAIC rare user insight depth among Chinese automakers. What kind of tool vehicle does a rural grassroots worker need? Why did an overseas athlete choose a Chinese brand? How does a multinational logistics company evaluate new energy commercial vehicles? The answers to these questions cannot be derived solely from market research company questionnaires; they come more from the continuous feedback of 100 million vehicles in real-world scenarios.

This is the real context of SAIC's "Understanding Cars and Understanding You Better". "Understanding Cars" is the engineering capability, quality system, manufacturing standards, and industrial foundation accumulated by SAIC over more than 70 years; "Understanding You" is converting these capabilities into user-perceivable, usable, and trustworthy product experiences, precisely responding to users' real needs.

Therefore, 100 million vehicles are not the end point, but the starting point for SAIC to re-activate user value. Future competition will be measured not by "who has more products", but by "who can better convert user insights into product appeal".

Technology Democratization

Progression from "Having It" to "Having It Well"

In the intelligent electrification era, various technologies emerge one after another and iterate rapidly; "competing on parameters" has become something every automaker must do. When everyone shouts "technology democratization", the real dividing line is: How long does it take for technology to go from the lab to the driver's seat? How much functionality is lost from multi-million flagship models to tens-of-thousands national cars?

This is the key to what SAIC proposed as "Equity-driven Progression". Equity is far more than downgrading configurations; it is about letting more people enjoy advanced technology. Progression is not just technological innovation, but requires truly improving user experience.

The models involved in this delivery perfectly present the different levels of SAIC's technology conversion. The 100 millionth IM LS9 Hyper concentrated on showing SAIC's next-generation technology reserves: Star Super Range Extender, Full-Line-by-Wire Four-Wheel Steering, Lizard Digital Chassis 3.0, Momenta Intelligent Driving Large Model. But more worth noting is that these capabilities are being explored towards broader price ranges and usage scenarios: HuaJing S brings the Huawei Qiankun Smart Family Bucket into the 150,000-level family SUV market, making high-level intelligence no longer strongly bound to high prices; Wuling Rongguang Pure Electric Version puts a 100kW Silicon Carbide Rear-Wheel Drive Motor and a 32.6 kWh Shenlian Battery with replaceable cells into a 69,800 yuan level wealth-creation micro-van; Roewe M7 Dark Horse Version is equipped with the DMH 6.0 Super Hybrid System, responding to family users' demand for quality travel with long range and low energy consumption. High-level technology is no longer exclusive to high-end models, but enters the daily travel of more users through SAIC's product matrix.

This is SAIC's true technology moat: Relying on R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality systems, converting complex technology into safe, reliable, and convenient daily experiences. Here, "parameters" are no longer footnotes on a launch event PPT, but core value that truly meets user expectations and solves real pain points.

Open Ecosystem

Why Him as the 100 Millionth User?

Cao Xudong standing on the delivery stage was the most thought-provoking moment of the entire ceremony.

He is not a "car owner" in the traditional sense. As Momenta CEO, his relationship with SAIC has long gone beyond ordinary business cooperation - IM and Momenta were "Foundational Lighthouse Partners" from the very beginning of the brand's birth, jointly refining IM's full-series intelligent driving solutions. Now, the partner actively becomes a car owner and announces that L3-level autonomous driving will land at SAIC first, planning to use this LS9 Hyper for validation testing, turning "Open Co-creation" from an industry slogan into a touchable business reality.

This open posture has been consistent throughout SAIC's more than 70 years of development. From the Santana localization community, to joint ventures like SAIC Volkswagen and SAIC GM, to independent brand building, SAIC has always learned in openness, accumulated in cooperation, and grown in innovation. Entering the intelligent electrification era, open cooperation is entering a new stage.

On one hand, the connotation of joint venture cooperation is upgrading. In the past, Joint Venture 1.0 more meant the introduction of advanced products, manufacturing systems, and management experience; today, Joint Venture 2.0 emphasizes co-creation of technology. The delivery of SAIC Volkswagen ID.ERA 9X is a representative of this change. It is not a simple electrification of traditional joint venture products, but integrates Chinese intelligent technology, Chinese speed, and local user insights on top of German automotive heritage, presenting a new look of joint venture brands on the new intelligent electrification track.

On the other hand, SAIC's cooperation with technology partners such as Huawei, Momenta, OPPO, Doubao, and Horizon Robotics has also extended the boundary of openness from the traditional industrial chain to new fields such as intelligent driving, intelligent cockpits, AI ecosystems, and software experiences. The Huawei Qiankun ADS 4.1 on Shangjie Z7, the Huawei Qiankun Family Bucket on HuaJing S, and the deep collaboration between IM and Momenta — behind these delivery models lies an "open wall-less" industrial rainforest.

Whether it is the deep binding of joint venture partners or the ecosystem synergy of cross-industry technology companies, it is the industrial connotation of SAIC's "Beauty Shared Together" concept. 100 million vehicles are not just SAIC's 100 million vehicles, but the result jointly nurtured by this open ecosystem network.

Globalization

From "Selling Out" to "Taking Root"

At the London delivery site, intern doctor Natalia formed a deep bond with this century-old brand because of her grandfather's classic MGB, and firmly chose the MG4 EV Urban. Two generations, the same brand, spanning the technological change from fuel to pure electric, witnessing Chinese intelligence endowing the British heritage with a whole new era connotation.

This story just happens to answer the ultimate question of the outside world regarding Chinese automotive going global: Can a century-old brand operated by a Chinese automaker still win over the new generation of overseas consumers? MG answered this with the achievement of being the first Chinese brand to break one million cumulative sales in Europe.

This is also the core of SAIC's overseas strategy "Glocal 3.0": Achieve "Global thinking, local action", forming personalized and intelligent product plans for different regional markets. 3 major overseas R&D centers, 4 production bases, over 3000 dealer networks, 42 self-operated Ro-Ro ships, SAIC has built a full industrial chain going global capability that is rare among Chinese automakers. True globalization is far more than just selling cars globally. In every market, deeply combining technical advantages, industrial chain advantages, and operational experience with local needs is the only way to achieve the leap from scale going global to value going global.

After 100 Million Vehicles

It is a Test of "Systemic Resilience"

Standing at the 100 million vehicle node, SAIC is facing competition that is no longer single-dimensional. Product appeal, technological strength, institutional vitality — these three aspects jointly constitute the systemic competitiveness for the future.

The true value of this delivery lies in the signal it conveys: When the market is still trapped in short-term zero-sum games, SAIC has already given an answer with a "family portrait" spanning the globe — the ultimate end of the automotive industry is never a solo act of a single enterprise or brand, but a contest regarding systemic strength.

From the Phoenix brand to the first 100 million vehicles, SAIC took more than 70 years to witness and participate in the historical leap of China's automotive industry. The next 100 million vehicles will test not just speed, but resilience, depth, and the degree of "Understanding You". It writes a new chapter for Chinese automotive brands moving from scale leadership to innovation leadership, and from the Chinese market to the higher end of the global value chain. Everything has just begun.

On June 1, Changan Automobile announced deliveries of 209,100 units in May, including 70,700 units delivered overseas, a year-on-year increase of 38%. New energy deliveries totaled 92,400 units, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. 

Among its sub-brands, Changan Qiyuan delivered 34,528 units in May, the flagship new Q05 delivered 15,812 units, with orders in Thailand exceeding 3,000 within three days of launch; Deepal Auto sales reached 33,243 units in May, up 30% year-on-year, overseas cumulative sales from January to May totaled 28,704 units, up 167% year-on-year; Avatr delivered 7,336 units in May, the Avatr 07L appeared in the MIIT announcement, will be the first to carry Huawei Qiankun ADS 5; Changan Automobile (Gravity) delivered 48,900 units in May, CS75PLUS&Eado Blue Whale Super Engine dual-car launch delivery, launch special price starting from 79,900 yuan; Changan Kaicheng delivered 21,100 units in May, new energy sales up 21% year-on-year. 

Behind the steady climb in sales is the solid advancement of Changan Automobile's three major strategies. In May, Changan Automobile officially announced becoming the Global Official Partner of the Portuguese National Football Team, another step taken in the global "Inclusive" Plan 2.0; Changan's self-developed Tianzhu Leading End-to-End Technology is about to be mass-produced on vehicles, the intelligent "Beidou Tianzhu 2.0" plan secures another victory; Changan Blue Whale Super Engine dual-car launch delivery starts in hundreds of cities and thousands of stores across the country, the new energy "Shangri-La" plan achieves a 50% reduction in fuel consumption for blue-plate vehicles.