From thousands of selections to millions of trusts, every choice is the best testimony to brand growth. On July 16, the GAC Group 30 Million User Gratitude Ceremony was grandly held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. Government and enterprise leaders, industry giants, industry chain partners, domestic and overseas owners, media, and employee representatives gathered on site to jointly witness the highly significant 30 million whole vehicle delivery milestone in GAC's development history, unlocking a brand new chapter of high-quality development of Chinese car brands.

[Meeting Guests Witness GAC Welcoming 30 Million User Milestone Moment]

After 29 years of hard work, GAC has progressed from the first whole vehicle rolled off the line to a cumulative 30 million whole vehicles delivered. The digital leap is not only a breakthrough in scale but also an accumulation of reputation from millions of users. This milestone is not only proof of GAC's adherence to the original quality intention and accelerated smart new energy transformation, but also a vivid vignette of the Chinese automotive industry moving from scale expansion to value leap.

This ceremony showed GAC's strong transformation vitality and global strength in the form of all-domain linkage. At the event, GAC's multiple global production bases were linked via cloud, and GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC AION N60, GAC Hyper S600, and many other new energy models rolled off the line sequentially, fully presenting GAC's full-coverage, diversified smart new energy product matrix.

[GAC Smart New Energy Matrix Shines on Stage]

The highly anticipated 30 millionth whole vehicle—Right-hand drive version GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV officially debuted and rolled off the line, highlighting GAC's firm layout in the global market. GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed over the new car keys to Thai owner Tony Jaa. This two-way rush across mountains and seas vividly interprets GAC brand's hardcore strength and warmth based in China and going global.

[GAC's 30 Millionth Whole Vehicle - Right-Hand Drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV Rolls off the Production Line]

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

Solid product layout boosts steady sales growth. Data shows that in the first half of this year, GAC Group's cumulative sales reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year growth of 2.35%; new energy vehicle sales skyrocketed by 68.8% year-on-year, highlighting transformation results. The overseas market also saw explosive growth, with export volume surpassing 120,000, a year-on-year increase of as high as 132%, running out a steady upward growth curve during the industry's deep adjustment period.

"Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise." Deeply cultivating the industry for nearly 30 years, GAC has always adhered to the core philosophy of "Quality First", integrating Honda's Total Quality Management, Toyota's Lean Production Model, combined with local market characteristics to build an exclusive integrated innovative quality management system, ensuring quality runs through the entire R&D, production, and delivery process.

[Witnesses of Important Nodes in GAC Development History Share GAC's Story of Walking Together with Quality]

["National Distinguished Engineer Team" GAC Powertrain Independent R&D Team Shares R&D Innovation Process]

[GAC Styling Design Team Shares Design Innovation Process]

Strict quality control standards are the core guarantee of quality. All new cars of the GAC series must undergo "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" extreme environment testing, complete "Two Winters, One Summer" full-scenario on-site road testing, pass 12 major categories of whole vehicle verification and over 1,500 items of strict verification, comprehensively adapt to complex road conditions and diverse travel scenarios. Relying on the global first new energy vehicle lighthouse factory - GAC AION Smart Eco Factory, with a digital, intelligent production system, achieving stable and controllable quality of mass-produced models.

[GAC AION Smart Eco Factory]

In the field of safety technology, GAC has built all-around protection barriers. The self-developed Star Spirit Safety Guardian System covers smart chassis, active/passive safety, battery safety, and smart driving four dimensions. Eight key systems adopt double redundancy design, cumulatively avoiding 6.28 million potential travel risks, protecting the travel safety of nearly 2 million users. The Ace Bulletproof Battery has cumulatively loaded 1.5 million units, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers. At the same time, the industry's first brand-owned "Three Responsibilities" policy was launched, proactively covering user pain points of batteries and intelligent driving assistance to completely eliminate user concerns about vehicle use.

[GAC Star Spirit Safety Guardian System]

Always being user-centric is the core code for GAC to continuously lead. Adhering to the corporate philosophy of "People First, Integrity as Path, Innovation as Priority", GAC integrates user needs into brand development genes, building a full-cycle, full-scenario, closed-loop user service system.

[GAC "All Users Speaking" Event Site]

To listen to real user voices, GAC regularly carries out "All Users Speaking" activities, facing user demands, absorbing user suggestions, through an exclusive user insight department, achieving responses for every user issue and implementation for every matter. Service channels continue to sink, with plans to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores this year, breaking through grassroots service barriers; relying on the "Super Butler" service system, achieving 5-second quick response and 2-hour request completion, greatly improving service efficiency.

Energy replenishment ecology continues to improve. GAC has built a "9 Verticals and 10 Horizontals" national energy replenishment network, covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, owning over 27,000 charging piles and over 20,000 supercharging piles, achieving "within 1 kilometer straight line must have station" in core urban areas, bringing convenient and efficient energy replenishment experience for new energy users.

[GAC Energy "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" Energy Replenishment Network]

To thank 30 million users for their company all the way, GAC officially launched the "30 Million Vehicle Delivery · Refresh Gratitude Season". Subsidiaries GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Auto six major brands simultaneously launched exclusive benefit policies for new purchase, trade-in, and add-on purchase, returning million users' trust with full sincerity.

[GAC Group 30 Million Vehicle Delivery · Refresh Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

30 million is a milestone, and even more a brand new starting point. Based on the brand new development stage, GAC takes technological innovation as the core driving force, continuously deepening powertrain, three-electric, and intelligent connected core technologies, accelerating transformation into an ecological technology enterprise.

In the powertrain field, the GAC Star Source Power System covers three technology routes: Extended Range, Plug-in Hybrid, and Super Twin Engine. Undergone 100,000 hours of bench testing and over 10 million km of whole vehicle verification, full-scenario performance is stable and powerful, bringing efficient and worry-free travel experience for users. In the three-electric field, GAC continues to tackle industry pain points, built a full solid-state battery pilot production line, the self-developed Quark electric drive motor efficiency breakthrough 99%, reaching industry top levels.

[GAC Star Source Power Makes Users Choose "No More Compromises"]

In the intelligent field, the Star Spirit architecture comprehensively iterates, connecting driving, cockpit, powertrain, chassis, and other six major core systems, whole vehicle comprehensive performance increased by 40%; the Galaxy Smart Cockpit achieves end-cloud integration, building a humanized, intelligent mobile travel space. Meanwhile, GAC partners with Huawei, CATL, Tencent, Alibaba, and other industry leading enterprises to jointly build an AI intelligent travel ecology, continuously unlocking new possibilities for future travel.

Deepening R&D technology, building solid innovation confidence. Currently, GAC's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, assembling a global R&D team of over 6,800 people, continuously empowering product upgrades and experience upgrades with hardcore technology. In the future, GAC will adhere to quality original intention, deepen user value, persist in technological innovation, accelerate global layout, forge new tracks in intelligence, green, and globalization with a steady posture, walking shoulder to shoulder with 10 million users, embarking on the next brand new journey.

July 16, GAC Group 30 million user gratitude event held at GAC Trumpchi factory.

At the venue, GAC's multiple global production bases were connected simultaneously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC AION N60, GAC Hyper S600 were rolled off the line sequentially as GAC's 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles. Finally, the right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a shining debut on the on-site stage as the 30 millionth vehicle. The collective appearance of the new energy vehicle lineup rolled off the line became a direct verification of GAC's full-speed promotion of electrification and intelligent transformation.

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Shines On Stage]

Subsequently, Feng Xingya handed the key of the 30 millionth vehicle to Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. This moment captured was not just a number, but a warm testimony of GAC and global users "two-way commitment".

This trust spanning mountains and seas is the confidence with which GAC breaks through amidst industry changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group's sales reached 773,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales grew by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports exceeded 120,000 units, a significant increase of 132% year-on-year, achieving a steady pace during the industry's deep reshaping period.

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never compromise on." Feng Xingya stated in the concluding remarks. In GAC's development, scale growth has always been based on quality. For many years, GAC Group has adhered to the concept of "Quality First", integrating Honda's Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota's Lean Production System (TPS), and Lingnan culture to build a quality management model centered on "Integrated Innovation". The ultimate goal is to build good cars that allow users to drive with confidence, use with peace of mind, and sit comfortably.

Feng Xingya announced that effective immediately, GAC officially launched the "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicle Rollout - Renewal Gratitude Season". GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Automotive, the six passenger car brands, will launch characteristic policies around new purchases, trade-ins, to additional purchases, etc., to reward every companionship and support.

[GAC Group 30 Million Vehicle Rollout - Renewal Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

Taking 30 million as the new starting point, GAC will drive innovation, embark on a new journey of electrification and intelligence, and allow cutting-edge technology to truly translate into user-perceivable peace of mind and convenience.

In the power domain, Xingyuan Power developed by the "National Distinguished Engineer Team" covers three major technologies: Xingyuan Extended Range, Xingyuan Plug-in Hybrid, and Xingyuan Super Dual Engine, which will be mass-produced on more models. Each product must undergo 100,000 hours of bench and whole vehicle verification, with equivalent mileage exceeding 10 million kilometers, ensuring that performance remains stable as a rock in all scenarios and regions.

[GAC Xingyuan Power Allows Users to Choose "No Longer Compromising"]

In the three-electric systems field, GAC continues to tackle industry pain points such as battery ultra-fast charging and low-temperature range, has built a pilot production line for all-solid-state batteries, launched extreme energy consumption technology, and the mass-produced Quark electric drive motor's highest efficiency breaks through 99%, reaching the industry's highest level.

In the intelligent connected field, the Super Brain Xingling Architecture continues to evolve, connecting six major systems: intelligent driving assistance, intelligent cockpit, power, chassis, body, and vehicle networking, achieving "One Brain Unified Command", with overall performance improved by 40%; Xinghe Smart Cockpit achieves end-cloud integration, making the car a true partner that can "think and understand human hearts". GAC will also fight side by side with top partners such as Huawei, CATL, DiDi, Tencent, and Alibaba to build a stronger AI intelligent ecosystem.

As of now, GAC Group's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, and the global R&D team exceeds 6,800 people. Continuous technical investment is driving GAC's products to evolve from commuting tools to smart mobility partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecosystems.

Conclusion:

From the rollout of the first whole vehicle to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has experienced a 29-year development history. Behind the number 30 million lies the choice and trust of tens of millions of users, GAC's long-term commitment to quality and safety, the determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and also a microcosm of China's automotive industry growing from big to strong and shifting from scale expansion to value leap.

July 16, GAC Group's "30 Million User Gratitude Event" was held grandly at GAC Trumpchi Factory. Leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya, General Manager He Xianqing and leadership team, industry partners, suppliers and dealer representatives, as well as domestic and foreign owners, employees and media representatives, gathered together to witness the historic moment when GAC welcomed its 30 millionth user.

[Attendees witness the historic moment when GAC welcomed its 30 millionth user milestone]

From the first complete vehicle off the line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has gone through a 29-year development process. Behind the number 30 million is the choice and trust of millions of users, GAC's determination to persist in quality and safety, the determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and also a microcosm of the Chinese automotive industry growing from big to strong, from scale expansion to value leap.

Global Synchronous Intelligent New Energy Matrix Highlights Transformation Process

At the event site, GAC's global multi-production bases were connected synchronously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, GAC Hyper S600 went off the line sequentially as GAC's 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles. Finally, the Right-Hand Drive version of GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV appeared on the scene stage as the 30 millionth complete vehicle. The collective appearance of the full-line new energy off-line vehicle matrix became an intuitive proof of GAC's rapid promotion of electrification and intelligence transformation.

GAC's 30 millionth complete vehicle - Right-Hand Drive version GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV drove off the production line]

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix appeared on stage]

Subsequently, Feng Xingya handed over the key of the 30 millionth vehicle into the hands of Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. This moment fixed not just a number, but the warm witness of "two-way rush" between GAC and global users.

[Feng Xingya (left) hands over new car key to Thai owner Tony Jaa (right)]

 [He Xianqing (leftmost) awarded honorary owners of GAC Group's full brands]

This trust spanning mountains and seas is GAC's confidence to break through in the industry's changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group's sales reached 773,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports broke through 120,000 units, a year-on-year surge of 132%, running a steady rhythm during the industry's deep reshaping period.

Quality as Foundation, Building the Confidence of Millions of Users' Travel

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never yield." Feng Xingya stated in the closing speech. In GAC's development, scale growth has always taken quality as the background color. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the concept of "Quality First", integrated Honda's Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota's Lean Production Method (TPS) and Lingnan culture, and constructed a quality management mode centered on "Integration Innovation". All the focal points are to build good cars that users can drive with peace of mind, use with worry-free, and sit comfortably.

[Witnesses of important nodes in GAC's development history tell the story of GAC walking with quality]

["National Outstanding Engineers Team" GAC Powertrain Independent R&D Team tells the story of R&D innovation]

[GAC Styling Design Team tells the story of design innovation]

[GAC Aion Intelligent Eco Factory]

From the R&D end to the manufacturing end, GAC has established a full-chain strict quality control system: every new car before listing must undergo "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" extreme environment tests such as severe cold, high temperature, plateau, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous area, and sandstorm, completing "Two Winters One Summer" on-site road tests; relying on test tracks and laboratories covering 12 major items of the whole vehicle and 1,500+ verification sub-items, achieving systemized quality validation; GAC Aion Intelligent Eco Factory, as the "Global First New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory", ensures stable mass production quality with a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

[GAC Xingling Safety Guardian System]

At the core safety technology level, the Xingling Safety Guardian System builds four protection dimensions, eight key systems adopt dual redundant design, has protected nearly 2 million users, avoiding 6.28 million potential travel risks; Puck Battery cumulative installations of 1.5 million units, safe driving mileage exceeds 160 billion kilometers; service end also adds protection, GAC takes the lead in the industry to launch an independent brand "Three Liabilities" policy, proactively cover the bottom for battery and intelligent driving assistance problems that users care about, dispel users' concerns about car use. It is this line of safety defense lines and a series of service commitments that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.

User Orientation, Building a Full-cycle Warm Service System

"What users care about, we keep in mind; what users look forward to, we do our best." Feng Xingya stated that this user-centric concept has long been deeply integrated into GAC Group's development genes. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate concept of "People Oriented, Trust as Way, Innovation First", among which the core meaning of "People Oriented" is exactly "User Oriented".

[GAC "User Full Open Mic" event site]

On one hand, to face problems directly and listen to users' hearts, GAC regularly holds the "User Full Open Mic" activity, inviting users to "home", face-to-face communication. At the same time, establishing a full-process closed-loop management mechanism, ensuring that every suggestion can be properly handled, common problems optimized for all users at the first time.

In addition, GAC also established a dedicated user insight department, promoting full-process changes from problem discovery to solution, ensuring user demands have response and things have settlement from organizational mechanism.

On the other hand, service network accelerates penetration simultaneously. In the channel end, promoting service network sinking to counties, planning to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores this year; in the response end, launch "Super Butler" service, achieving 5-second response, 2-hour demand settlement, ensuring user demands reach and are handled fast. In the energy replenishment end, building "9 Verticals and 10 Horizontals" energy network, already covering 31 provinces 213 cities nationwide, core urban areas achieving "straight line 1 kilometer must have station", self-operated charging pile quantity exceeds 27,000, among which super charging piles break through 20,000, providing convenient energy replenishment services for new energy vehicle owners.

[GAC Energy "9 Verticals and 10 Horizontals" Energy Network]

The core theme of this gratitude event is to pay sincere feedback and gratitude to the long-term support of 30 million users. At the event site, Feng Xingya announced that from today, GAC officially launched "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicle Off-line · Renewal Gratitude Season", GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper and Qijing Automobile six passenger car brands, will revolve around new purchase, exchange to increase purchase etc. respectively launch characteristic policies, feedback every company's companionship and support.

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

Technology Centered, Empowering Real Travel with Frontier Technology

Taking 30 million as a new starting point, GAC will drive innovation, move towards a new journey of electrification and intelligence, and let frontier technology truly transform into users' perceptible peace of mind and convenience.

In the power field, the Xingyuan Power developed by the "National Outstanding Engineers Team", covering Xingyuan Range Extension, Xingyuan Plug-in Hybrid and Xingyuan Super Twin technology, will be equipped with more models mass production. Every product must undergo 100,000 hours test bench and vehicle verification, equivalent mileage exceeds 10 million kilometers, ensuring performance is steady as a rock under all scenarios and all regions.

[GAC Xingyuan Power lets users choose "No Longer Settling"]

In the "Three-electric system" core field, GAC continuously breakthroughs battery ultra-fast charging and low temperature range pain points, not only builds all-solid-state battery pilot production line, but also developed extreme energy consumption technology, among which the mass production Quark E-drive motor's highest efficiency has broken through 99%, reaching the highest level in the industry. In the intelligent network connection level, Xingling architecture is like a "Super Brain" continuously evolving, integrating Intelligent Driving, Cockpit, Powertrain, Chassis, Body and Internet of Vehicles six systems into one, achieving unified scheduling, overall performance leaps 40%; Xinghe Smart Cockpit thenhelps with End-Cloud Collaboration, endowing cars with thinking and empathy abilities, becoming a true intelligent partner. At the same time, GAC deeply cooperates with industry giants Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba, jointly building a powerful AI ecosystem. To date, GAC's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, global R&D teams exceed 6,800 people. Long-term technology accumulation is reshaping the role of GAC products, making them evolve from simple transportation tools to smart travel carriers, mobile living spaces and green energy terminals. Looking forward, GAC will continue to use user needs as coordinates, persist in quality, drive innovation, expand global map, accelerate transformation into ecosystem technology car companies, move forward hand in hand with a broad group of users, empower each other, jointly rush towards a wiser, greener, and more vast tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to view GAC Group's cumulative 30 million vehicles? Not only should we look at the milestone of 30 million vehicles in 29 years, but more importantly, we must look at the value of prioritizing quality and user orientation in the 30 million vehicles, and we must also "connect" the heavy past accumulation with the promising future innovation.

On July 16, the cumulative 30 million vehicles went off the production line, which is a milestone for GAC Group. This "big event" reflects the equal benefit sharing of GAC Group as a Fortune Global 500 "big factory", with multiple global production bases connected simultaneously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 went off the production line sequentially as GAC's 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles. The 30 millionth vehicle is a right-hand drive version of GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV exported to Thailand. GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed the keys to the Thai owner's hand, signifying GAC Group pressing the "shortcut key" for electrified GAC, intelligent GAC, innovative GAC, and internationalized GAC.

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never cede," said Feng Xingya at the 30 millionth vehicle off-line ceremony. In GAC's development, scale growth has always had quality as the foundation color.

For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the "Quality First" concept, integrating Honda Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota Lean Production (TPS), and Lingnan Culture, building a quality management mode centered on "Integrated Innovation". The focus of everything is to create good cars that users can drive with peace of mind, use with less worry, and sit in with comfort.

GAC Group's strict quality control system throughout the chain runs through R&D and production. Before the launch of every product, it must undergo extreme environment tests such as "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" including high cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous, and dusty conditions, completing "Two Winters and One Summer" on-site road tests. At the same time, relying on test fields and laboratories covering 12 major categories and over 1,500 verification sub-items for the whole vehicle, it achieves system-based quality validation.

At the manufacturing end, GAC Group has built the world's first new energy vehicle Lighthouse Factory — GAC Aion Smart Ecological Factory, ensuring stable quality of mass products through a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

In terms of core safety technology, the Xingling Safety Guard System builds four protection dimensions. Eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, having protected nearly 2 million users, avoiding 6.28 million potential travel risks; the Cassette Battery has cumulatively installed 1.5 million vehicles, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers; the service side also adds protection guarantees. GAC took the lead in the industry to launch the proprietary "Three Responsibilities" policy, proactively covering battery and intelligent driving assistance issues concerned by users to eliminate user worries about vehicle usage.

"What users care about, we put in our hearts; what users expect, we go all out for," said Feng Xingya. This user-centric concept has long been deeply integrated into the development genes of GAC Group. Since always, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate concept of "People-oriented, Integrity-based, Innovation-first", where the core meaning of "People-oriented" is user-oriented.

The user thinking in GAC Group's bones is not simply guessing user needs, but sitting together for face-to-face communication. Currently, GAC regularly holds user Full Open Mic activities, facing problems directly and listening to the users' voice. At the same time, a full-process closed-loop management mechanism is established to ensure that every suggestion can be handled properly, and common problems are optimized for all users at the first time.

In addition, GAC also established a dedicated user insight department, promoted the full-process change from problem discovery to resolution, and ensured user requests have a response and matters have a settlement from the organizational mechanism.

In channel network construction, GAC Group also penetrated user thinking throughout, shifting from "Product-Centered" to "User Scenario and Experience-Centered". On one hand, channel networks sink into counties, with a plan to add 1,000 county-level authorized stores within the year. On the other hand, the "Super Butler" service was launched, achieving 5-second response and 2-hour request handling, guaranteeing user requests are sent and handled quickly.

To solve the inconvenience of charging for new energy users, GAC Group built a "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" energy supplement network, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, achieving "one station in straight kilometer in core urban areas", with self-operated charging piles exceeding 27,000, among which supercharging piles broke through 20,000, providing convenient energy supplement services for new energy car owners.

Standing on the new starting point of 30 million users, GAC Group gives back to users with real money. GAC officially launched the "GAC Group 30 Million Vehicles Off-Line · Renewal Gratitude Season". GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Automotive six passenger car brands will launch characteristic policies respectively around new purchase, replacement, to additional purchase.

With 30 million as a new starting point, GAC Group continues to polish the tech innovation signboard, accelerating towards the new journey of electrification and intelligence.

In the power field, the Xingyuan Power developed by the "National Distinguished Engineer Team" covers three technologies: Xingyuan Extended Range, Xingyuan Plug-in Hybrid, and Xingyuan Super Twin Engine, which will be mass-produced in more models. Every product must undergo 100,000 hours of dynamometer and whole vehicle verification, equivalent mileage exceeding 10 million kilometers, ensuring that performance remains stable like a rock in all scenarios and regions.

In the "Three Electrics" field, GAC continues to attack industry pain points such as battery super-fast charging and low-temperature range, having built an all-solid-state battery pilot production line, launched extreme energy consumption technology, and the mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor has a maximum efficiency breakthrough of 99%, which is the highest level in the industry.

In the intelligent connectivity field, the Super Brain Xingling Architecture continues to evolve, connecting six systems: intelligent driving assistance, intelligent cockpit, power, chassis, body, and vehicle networking, achieving "one brain unified command", with comprehensive performance increased by 40%; Galaxy Smart Cockpit achieves terminal-cloud integration, making the car a true "thinking, understanding hearts" partner. GAC will also fight side by side with top partners such as Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, and Alibaba to build a more powerful AI intelligent ecosystem.

So far, GAC Group's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, with a global R&D team exceeding 6,800 people. Continuous technical investment is pushing GAC's products from transportation tools to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecosystems.

From the first complete vehicle off the line to the 30 millionth vehicle delivery, GAC used long-term adherence to quality and safety, as well as the results of transformation to electrification and intelligence, to win the choice and trust of 30 million users.

This user trust is also GAC's confidence to break out in the industry shift. In the first half of this year, GAC Group's sales volume was 773,100 vehicles, with a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales volume increased year-on-year by 68.8%; overseas exports broke through 120,000 vehicles, with a year-on-year increase of 132%, running a steady rhythm during the industry's deep reshaping period.

On July 16, the GAC Group 30 Million User Gratitude Gala grandly commenced at the GAC Trumpchi plant. Leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Feng Xingya, Chairman of GAC Group, He Xianqing, General Manager, and other members of the leadership team, joined hands with industry partners, suppliers, dealership representatives, as well as owner representatives, employee representatives, and media representatives from home and abroad, to gather together and witness the momentous milestone of the GAC Group welcoming its 30 millionth user.

[Attendees Witness GAC Welcoming the 30 Million User Milestone Moment]

From the first complete vehicle rolling off the line to the smooth delivery of the 30 millionth unit, GAC has journeyed 29 years of hard struggles. This heavy number of 30 million carries the trust and reliance of tens of millions of users, reflecting GAC's unwavering belief in upholding quality and safety, gathering the firm courage to move towards electrification and intelligence transformation, and even serving as a vivid footnote for the Chinese automotive industry moving from scale growth to value ascent, and from volume expansion to strength leap.  

Global Synchronization Intelligent New Energy Matrix Demonstrates Transformation Process

At the event venue, multiple production bases of GAC distributed globally achieved synchronized linkage. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC AION N60, GAC Hyper S600 sequentially served as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th GAC vehicles, completing the rolling-off process one by one. Finally, the Right-Hand Drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV, in the identity of the 30 millionth complete vehicle, shone brightly on the stage. The concentrated presentation of the entire new energy rolling-off vehicle matrix vividly interpreted that GAC is accelerating its electrification and intelligence transformation steps with all its might.

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

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Shines on Stage]

Immediately afterwards, Feng Xingya solemnly handed the key of the 30 millionth vehicle into the palm of Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. What was engraved in this moment was far more than a simple numerical significance, but a warm mark of GAC holding hands with global users and moving towards each other.

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

[He Xianqing (Far Left) Awards Honorary Owners of All GAC Group Brands]

This heavy trust spanning mountains and seas has undoubtedly become the solid confidence for GAC to break through and move forward amidst the industry's changing clouds and winds. In the first half of this year, GAC Group submitted an eye-catching report, with overall sales reaching 773,100 units, achieving a stable growth of 2.35% compared to the same period last year; the new energy vehicle segment was even more rapid, with sales increasing year-on-year by 68.8%; meanwhile, overseas export achievements were remarkable, breaking through the 120,000 unit mark in one fell swoop, with a year-on-year increase as high as 132%. In the critical stage of deep industry reconstruction, GAC firmly stepped on the pace of development.  

Quality as the Foundation, Solidifying the Confidence of Ten Million Users' Travel

"Quality is the core bottom line that GAC upholds steadfastly and never compromises on." Feng Xingya solemnly emphasized in the summary speech. In GAC's growth process, scale expansion has always been based on quality. After years of accumulation, GAC Group has always held "Quality First" as the ultimate standard, deeply integrating Honda's Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota's Lean Production System (TPS), and the essence of Lingnan culture, crafting a quality control system with "Integration and Innovation" at its core with ingenuity. The ultimate direction of all efforts is to create high-quality vehicles that make users feel at ease while driving, convenient to use, and comfortable to ride in.

[Witnesses of Important Milestones in GAC's Development History Tell the Story of GAC Moving Forward with Quality]

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

[GAC Styling and Design Team Tells the Story of Design Innovation Journey]

[GAC AION Intelligent Ecological Factory]

In the full-process layout of R&D and manufacturing, GAC carefully built a quality control system covering the entire chain with strict standards: Before every new car is officially launched to the market, it must undergo strict extreme environment tests such as high cold, high temperature, high plateau, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, sand and dust, etc., the "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", and successfully complete the "Two Winters, One Summer" on-site road test tasks; relying on test grounds and laboratories, comprehensive inspections covering 12 major items and over 1,500 verification sub-items are carried out on the whole vehicle to achieve the goal of systematic quality verification; GAC AION Intelligent Ecological Factory was honored as the "Global First New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory", relying on the digital intelligent manufacturing system to build a solid foundation for the stability of mass production quality.

[GAC Star Spirit Safety Protection System]

In the realm of core safety technology, the Star Spirit Safety Protection System has built four defense barriers, with all eight core systems adopting dual redundant architectures. To date, it has built a safety barrier for nearly 2 million users, successfully resolving 6.28 million potential travel hazards; the installed scale of Mag Battery has exceeded 1.5 million vehicles, with total safe driving mileage crossing the 160 billion kilometer mark; in terms of service guarantee, GAC stands at the forefront of the industry, being the first to launch the "Three Responsibilities" measure for independent brands, proactively taking responsibility and backing up solutions for battery and intelligent driving assistance issues of concern to users, thoroughly eliminating user worries about vehicle use. It is precisely these layered safety barriers and service commitments practiced step by step that have cast the unbreakable brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.  

User-Oriented, Building a Full-Cycle Heartwarming Service System

"What users care about, we keep in mind; what users expect, we carry out to our utmost." Feng Xingya pointed out that this value pursuit centered on users has already been engraved into the development context of GAC Group. For a long time, GAC Group has always adhered to the business philosophy of "People First, Trust is the Way, Innovation First", and the essence of "People First" is precisely to place users first.

[GAC "User Full Open Mic" Event Site]

On the one hand, to accurately focus on problems and deeply listen to user demands, GAC continues to promote the "User Full Open Mic" activity, sincerely inviting users to enter the enterprise to carry out zero-distance face-to-face communication. Meanwhile, a closed-loop management system covering the entire process has been built to ensure that every user suggestion can be efficiently implemented. For common issues, optimization and upgrades facing all users are completed rapidly.

At the same time, GAC has specially established a dedicated User Insight department, fully promoting the whole-chain innovation of problems from precise discovery to efficient resolution. Relying on scientific organizational mechanisms, it effectively ensures that every user demand can receive a timely response, and every matter can be implemented and implemented.

At the same time, the penetration pace of the service network is also accelerating comprehensively. Focusing on channel layout, accelerating the deep expansion of the service network to county levels, planning to add 1,000 county-authorized stores within the year; focusing on service response, heavily launching the "Super Butler" service, achieving the goal of 5-second ultra-fast response and efficient completion of demands within 2 hours, ensuring user demands can reach quickly and be resolved properly. Based on the energy supply system, striving to build a "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" energy supply network, now covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, achieving a layout of "there must be a station within a straight 1 kilometer" in core urban areas, the scale of self-operated charging piles exceeds 27,000, among which the number of ultra-fast charging piles exceeds 20,000, creating a convenient and worry-free energy supply experience for new energy vehicle owners.

[GAC Energy "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" Energy Supply Network]

The core significance of this gratitude event lies in expressing the deepest repayment and gratitude for the strong support of 30 million users for a long time. During the event, Feng Xingya solemnly declared that from this moment on, GAC comprehensively launches the "GAC Group 30 Million Units Off Line · Refresh Gratitude Season" event. GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper, and Qijing Auto these six passenger car brands will, for various car buying scenarios such as new purchase, trade-in, and additional purchase, respectively tailor-made characteristic policies, to repay every companionship and support that has never given up with concrete actions.

[GAC Group 30 Million Units Off Line · Refresh Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

Technology Centered on the User, Empowering Real Travel with Frontier Technology

Based on the new coordinate of 30 million, GAC will uphold the concept of innovation leading, fully rushing towards the new track of electrification and intelligence, promote frontier technology to land effectively, and present users with accessible peace-of-mind experiences and convenient enjoyment.

At the frontier of power technology, the Star Source Power built by the "National Excellent Engineer Team", precisely covering Star Source Extended Range, Star Source Plug-in Hybrid, and Star Source Super Dual Engine three core technologies, is about to empower more models to achieve mass production landing. Each product has undergone 100,000 hours of test bench and vehicle strict tests, equivalent driving mileage exceeds 10 million kilometers, guaranteeing that in various scenarios and global regional environments, performance remains rock solid.

[GAC Star Source Power Makes Users Choose "No More Compromises"]

Focusing on the "Three Electric Systems" core track, GAC has always anchored battery ultra-fast charging, low-temperature range and other key problems to break through fully, successfully built a pilot production line for all-solid-state batteries, landed extreme energy consumption innovation results, its mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor, maximum efficiency strongly leaps to 99%, firmly staying at the industry's top level.

At the frontier position of intelligent networking, the Super Brain Star Spirit Architecture is constantly iterating and upgrading, successfully connecting Intelligent Driving Assistance, Intelligent Cockpit, Power, Chassis, Body, and Internet of Vehicles these six core systems, achieving the efficient operation of "Single Brain Coordinates the Overall Situation", overall performance leaps 40%; Star River Smart Cockpit achieves deep integration of terminal and cloud, endowing vehicles with the true characteristic of "Good Thinking, Human Communication", transforming into a caring travel partner. GAC will also join hands with Huawei, CATL, DiDi, Tencent, Alibaba and a group of industry leaders to jointly build a stronger AI Intelligent Ecosystem.

As of now, GAC Group's cumulative investment in the field of R&D has exceeded 62 billion yuan, gathering a global R&D elite scale of over 6,800 people. Endless technical deep plowing is helping GAC's products achieve a qualitative leap, gradually upgrading from basic commuting tools to intelligent travel caring partners, mobile smart living spaces, and ecological models of green energy.

Looking at the future journey, GAC will always closely grasp the key guidance of user needs, solidify the quality foundation, rely on technological innovation to gather core kinetic energy, rely on global layout to pave the way forward, fully promote the cross-upgrade to Eco-type Tech GAC, join hands with a broad group of users to advance side by side, empower each other, together moving towards a smarter, greener characteristic, and more vast brand new future.

July 16, heatwaves swept over Guangzhou, but inside the GAC Trumpchi factory, the atmosphere was hotter than the temperature. As a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly drove off the production line, GAC Group officially crossed the historical milestone of 30 million cumulative production. This is not just a pile of numbers, but also a strong declaration sent to the global market by another Chinese automotive giant following BYD.

From the first full vehicle roll-off in 1997 until now, GAC has traversed 29 years. In this era where "traffic is king" and price wars are rife, GAC chose to celebrate with a gratitude event full of "engineering-focused" vibes — no flashy performances, but through hardcore technology demonstrations and persistence in quality, interpreting what "steady and far-reaching" means.

Reject 'Unbalanced Capabilities', Embrace New Energy with Full Matrix

The 30 millionth vehicle rolled off this time is a plug-in hybrid MPV, which itself released a strong signal: GAC's transformation is all-around.

At the event site, GAC factories in multiple locations globally connected synchronously. The "New Energy Square" composed of GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 lined up one by one. This marks that GAC not only exerts force comprehensively in the independent sector, but also accelerates the "electrification" of the joint venture sector. Finally, the Trumpchi M8 PHEV representing GAC's latest technology was delivered to famous Thai movie star Tony Jaa. This detail is meaningful: GAC's 30 million is not only a victory in the domestic market, but also the beginning of a global layout. Data also confirms this, GAC's overseas exports increased by 132% year-on-year in the first half of the year, "Chinese cars" are accelerating towards the world.

Quality is the Bottom Line, and Even More Confidence

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never surrender." This sentence by GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya appears particularly precious at present. Against the background of the auto industry generally pursuing "fast iteration", GAC still adheres to nearly rigorous verification standards.

According to on-site engineers, before every new GAC car is launched, it must undergo extreme tests of "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" (Extreme Cold, Extreme Heat, Extreme Plateau, Extreme Humidity, Extreme Corrosion, Mountainous Areas, Sandstorms) and complete "Two Winters, One Summer" field road tests. This method that sounds somewhat "clumsy" has actually built the most robust moat for GAC. Especially that Star Spirit Safety Protection System, through dual redundancy design, has successfully avoided over 6.28 million potential travel risks. Plus the "Magazine Battery" with cumulative installation of 1.5 million vehicles and safe driving over 160 billion kilometers, these unseen places are exactly the cornerstone of GAC winning the trust of 30 million users.

From 'Selling Cars' to 'Caring for Fans', Service Upgraded Again

In the era of stock competition, how to retain users? The answer given by GAC is: Cherish users in the palm of your hand.

During the event, GAC's normally held "All Users Open Mic" session left a deep impression. Different from past auto companies' one-way output press conferences, GAC invited users into "home", facing criticism and suggestions directly. To ensure response speed, GAC launched "Super Butler" service, promising 5-second response, 2-hour completion. More worth attention is its layout in energy replenishment field. GAC Energy created "9 Verticals, 10 Horizontals" energy replenishment network, covering 213 cities nationwide, core urban areas achieved "1km straight line must have a station". This "hard investment" in infrastructure greatly relieved new energy car owners' range anxiety.

To return this 30 million trust, GAC immediately launched "Renewal Gratitude Season", its six major brands will introduce a series of sincere policies in purchase, trade-in, repurchase and other links.

Technology Centered, Sword Pointing to the Future

Standing on the 30 million steps, GAC's gaze has already been cast towards a more distant future. At the event site, the Star Source Power System developed by the "National Excellent Engineer Team" made a strong debut, covering three major technical routes: Range Extender, Plug-in Hybrid, and Super Dual Engine. In the intelligent connected field known as the car's "Brain", the Star Spirit architecture is continuously evolving, connecting six major systems such as smart driving, cockpit, power, etc., with comprehensive performance improved by 40%.

Worth mentioning, GAC did not build cars behind closed doors, but actively held hands with Huawei, CATL, Tencent, Alibaba and other tech giants to jointly build AI smart ecology. As of now, GAC's cumulative R&D investment has exceeded 62 billion yuan, this global R&D team composed of 6,800 people is promoting GAC to transform from a traditional car manufacturer to an "Ecological Technology Company".

Looking back at the 29-year journey, 30 million is a milestone, and more so a new starting point. When the industry enters a deep restructuring period, GAC proved with practical actions: no matter how the wind tunnel changes, sticking to the original intention of quality, adhering to user-centricity, and persisting in technological innovation, is the only path to traverse the cycle. The next 30 million is worth looking forward to.

On July 16, 2026, at the GAC Trumpchi factory, a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly drove off the production line. Thai action star Mr. Tony Jaa received the car key from GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya, becoming the owner of GAC's 30 millionth complete vehicle.

[Feng Xingya (Left) delivers new car keys to Thai owner Tony Jaa (Right)]

Starting amidst skepticism in 1997, it took GAC 29 years to reach cumulative production and sales exceeding 30 million. Behind this number lies not just a corporate growth story, but a testament to the era of China's automotive industry evolving from 'chasing' to 'running alongside' and from scale expansion to value leap.

[GAC's 30 millionth complete vehicle — right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV drives off the production line]

Quality is the bottom line that never yields

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never yield." This statement by Feng Xingya at the event may be the most concise summary of GAC's 29-year development history.

In an industry context pursuing "speed and efficiency", GAC chose a slower path. Before each new car launches, it must undergo on-road testing of "two winters and one summer". It is polished repeatedly in extreme environments of extreme cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, and sand and dust. The complete vehicle covers 12 major items and over 1,500 verification sub-items, with a cumulative equivalent test mileage exceeding 13 million kilometers. Core components must pass reinforced verification of "design life of 300,000 kilometers × 1.X coefficient".

["National Distinguished Engineer Team" GAC Powertrain Independent R&D Team recounts the journey of R&D innovation]

This verification standard, nearly "punishingly strict", stems from a simple understanding: some extreme operating conditions users may never encounter in their lifetime, but car manufacturers must verify for them in advance. When new MIIT regulations raised industry thresholds and curbed over-compressed development cycles, GAC's "ultimate verification" test system built over the years instead turned from cost into a competitive barrier.

[Witnesses of important nodes in GAC's development history recount the story of GAC walking with quality]

The confidence in quality is ultimately reflected in the market. The Shark Fin Battery has cumulative installations of 1.5 million vehicles, traveling safely over 160 billion kilometers; the Star Spirit Security Protection System serves nearly 2 million users, avoiding 6.28 million potential travel risks. In December 2025, GAC also took the lead in the industry to launch the "Three Responsibilities" policy for its own brand, taking proactive responsibility for spontaneous combustion of Three Electronics issues, excessive battery degradation, and intelligent parking accidents. Daring to extend commitments to the full lifecycle of vehicle use is confidence in quality in itself.

From "Engineer Mindset" to "User Mindset"

If quality is the foundation of GAC's survival, then being "user-centric" is another engine for its growth.

In 2024, GAC moved its headquarters to Panyu and launched the "Panyu Action" reform. One of the core goals was to complete the leap from engineer mindset to user mindset. In the past, car companies were used to refining products from a technical perspective; today, GAC established a dedicated user insight department and regularly held "User Open Mic" activities, allowing R&D heads to face user pain points directly and convert real feedback into product optimization priorities.

[GAC "User Open Mic" Event Site]

[GAC Star Power lets users choose "no more settling"]

This mindset shift is also visible in channels and services. GAC is advancing the sinking of service networks into counties, planning to add 1,000 authorized stores this year; the online "Super Butler" promises 5-second response and 2-hour completion; energy replenishment end has built a "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" network, covering 213 cities, with "a station guaranteed within 1 kilometer straight line in core urban areas".

[GAC Energy "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" Replenishment Network]

From "Car Makers" to "Partners", GAC tries to let 30 million no longer be just a cold number, but become a warm brand asset.

Globalization is the touchstone for verifying quality

When China's automotive go-global shifts from "product output" to "system output", GAC's globalization pace also verifies the gold content of 30 million vehicles.

In the first half of 2026, GAC's own brand export volume reached 121,500 vehicles, up 132% year-on-year, approaching last year's full-year level. International business covers 110 countries and regions, with 746 sales service outlets and 7 overseas factories built. In Thailand, June sales jumped 207% month-on-month; in Europe, new energy products have steadily entered core country markets.

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Shines]

Choosing the right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV for the 30 millionth vehicle, witnessed by delivery by a Thai owner, sends a clear signal itself: GAC's vision is no longer limited to the Chinese market.

Conclusion

From 0 to 10 million vehicles, GAC took 20 years; from 10 million to 30 million, only 9 years. But what deserves more attention than speed is the underlying logic supporting this speed — respect for quality, sincerity to users, and adherence to long-termism.

30 million is a milestone, and even more so a new starting point. When the industry moves from "price wars" to "strength competition", GAC's assets accumulated over 29 years may just be beginning to release value.

[GAC Group 30 Million Vehicle Unveiling · Rejuvenation and Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

On July 16, GAC Group achieved the historic milestone of delivering the cumulative 30 millionth vehicle. 30 million vehicles represent a strong answer sheet of 29 years of deep industry cultivation, and are also a microcosm of the era where the Chinese automotive industry rose from local roots to go global. Unlike the industry's traditional "vehicle export" shallow overseas mode, GAC relies on the "One GAC 2.0" systematic globalization strategy, completing a leap advancement from "single vehicle export" to "whole industry chain local rooting", with an integrated layout of R&D, production, supply, sales, service, and energy, using deep localization to solidify the global competitiveness behind the height of 30 million production and sales.

From the first vehicle off the line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has gone through a 29-year development journey. Behind the number 30 million is the choice and trust of tens of millions of users, the determination of GAC to long-term stick to quality and safety, the determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and also a microcosm of the Chinese automotive industry growing from large to strong and from scale expansion to value leap.

Global Synchronization: Intelligent New Energy Matrix Highlights Transformation Progress

At the event scene, GAC connected multiple global production bases simultaneously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, QiJing GT7, GAC Aion N60, GAC Hyper S600 went off the line sequentially as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles of GAC respectively. Finally, the RHD version GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a brilliant debut on the on-site stage as the 30 millionth vehicle. The collective appearance of the new energy vehicle matrix going off the line became a direct verification of GAC's full-speed promotion of electrification and intelligence transformation.

[GAC 30 Millionth Vehicle - RHD Version GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV Rolls Off Production Line]

Subsequently, Feng Xingya handed over the key to the 30 millionth vehicle to Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. This moment frozen is not just a number, but a warm witness of mutual striving between GAC and global users.

This trust spanning mountains and seas is exactly the confidence for GAC to break through in the industry changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group sales reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports broke through 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year surge of 132%, running a steady rhythm during the industry's deep reshaping period.

Quality as the Foundation, Solidifying Confidence for Millions of Users' Travel

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never yield." Feng Xingya stated in the concluding speech. In GAC's development, scale growth has always been based on quality. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the "Quality First" concept, integrating Honda Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota Lean Production Method (TPS) and Lingnan culture, building a quality management model centered on "Integration and Innovation". Everything falls back to building good cars that users can drive with confidence, use with ease, and sit comfortably in.

[GAC Aion Intelligent Ecology Factory]

From the R&D end to the manufacturing end, GAC has established a strict quality control system for the whole chain: Before each new car is launched, it must undergo extreme environment tests such as high cold, high temperature, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountain areas, sand and dust, etc., "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" tests, and complete "Two Winters One Summer" actual road tests; relying on test sites and laboratories covering 12 major items and over 1500 verification sub-items of the whole vehicle to achieve systematic quality verification; GAC Aion Intelligent Ecology Factory, as the "Global First New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory", ensures stable mass production quality with a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

[GAC Xingling Safety Protection System]

At the core safety technology level, the Xingling Safety Protection System builds four protection dimensions, and eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, having protected nearly 2 million users and avoided 6.28 million potential travel risks; Mag Battery cumulative installation reached 1.5 million vehicles, safe driving mileage exceeded 160 billion kilometers; service side synchronized addition guarantee, GAC pioneered in the industry by launching the independent brand "Three Responsibilities" policy, proactively covering user concerns about batteries and intelligent driving assistance problems, eliminating user concerns about car usage. It is precisely these safety lines and service commitments that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.

User Orientation: Building a Heartwarming Service System for the Full Cycle

"What users care about, we keep in mind; what users look forward to, we go all out." Feng Xingya stated. This user-centered concept has long been deeply integrated into the development gene of GAC Group. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate concept of "People as Basis, Trust as Way, Innovation as Priority", among which the core meaning of "People as Basis" is exactly being user-oriented.

On the one hand, to face problems directly and listen to users' voices, GAC holds user "All Open Mic" activities regularly, inviting users to the "home" for face-to-face communication. At the same time, establish a full-process closed-loop management mechanism to ensure that every suggestion can be properly handled, and common issues are optimized for all users at the first time.

In addition, GAC has also established a dedicated user insight department, promoted full-process transformation from problem discovery to solution, and ensured that every user request has a response and every matter has a result from the organizational mechanism.

On the other hand, the service network accelerates penetration simultaneously. In terms of channels, promote the service network to sink into counties, with a plan to add 1,000 county-authorized stores within the year; in terms of response, launch "Super Butler" service, achieving 5-second response, 2-hour request completion, ensuring user requests are directly handled quickly. In terms of energy replenishment, build a "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" energy replenishment network, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, core urban areas achieve "a station must exist within 1 kilometer straight line", self-operated charging pile quantity exceeds 27,000, among which super charging piles break through 20,000, providing convenient energy replenishment service for new energy car owners.

[GAC Energy "9 Verticals 10 Horizontals" Energy Replenishment Network]

The core theme of this gratitude activity is to express sincere feedback and thanks to the long-term support of 30 million users. At the event scene, Feng Xingya announced that from now on, GAC officially launches "GAC Group 30 Millionth Vehicle Off-Line · Renewal Gratitude Season", GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper and QiJing Motors six passenger car brands will launch characteristic policies around new purchase, trade-in to additional purchase, etc., to feedback every companionship and support.

Technology Centripetal: Empowering Real Travel with Frontier Technology

Taking 30 million as a new starting point, GAC will drive innovation and move towards a new journey of electrification and intelligence, allowing frontier technology to truly transform into safety and convenience perceptible by users.

In the power field, Xingyuan Power developed by the "National Excellent Engineer Team" covers three technologies: Xingyuan Range Extender, Xingyuan Plug-in Hybrid and Xingyuan Super Dual-Engine, which will be equipped with more models for mass production. Every product must undergo 100,000 hours of bench and whole vehicle verification, equivalent mileage exceeds 10 million kilometers, ensuring that performance remains stable as a rock under all scenarios and all regions.

In the "Three Electrics" field, GAC continues to tackle industry pain points such as battery super fast charging and low-temperature range endurance, has already built a full solid-state battery pilot production line, launched extreme energy consumption technology, mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor maximum efficiency broke through 99%, which is the highest level in the industry.

In the intelligent connectivity field, Super Brain Xingling architecture continues to evolve, connecting intelligent driving assistance, intelligent cockpit, power, chassis, body, and vehicle networking six major systems, achieving "one brain unified command", comprehensive performance increased by 40%; Galaxy Smart Cockpit achieves endpoint-cloud integration, making the car a true "thinking, understanding human heart" partner. GAC will also fight side by side with top partners such as Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba, etc., to build a more powerful AI intelligent ecosystem together.

As of now, GAC Group cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, global R&D team exceeds 6,800 people. Continuous technology investment is driving GAC's products to evolve from mobility tools to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecosystems.

Facing the future, GAC will continue to take user needs as the anchor point, quality as the foundation, technological innovation as the core driver, and globalization layout as the development path, accelerate the advance to ecological technology GAC, walking side by side with more users, achieving each other, and rushing together towards a smarter, greener, and broader future.

Finally

From selling vehicles one by one to global markets, to factories landing overseas, to industry chains rooting locally, GAC lifts the industry height of cumulative 30 million vehicles production and sales with the globalization logic of "Not just product overseas, but more about rooting growth". Under the wave of electrification and intelligence transformation of the global automotive industry, GAC jumps out of the traditional export mode, using localization, systematic, and ecological long-termism, providing a reproducible new model for Chinese car brands' globalization. In the future, with the continuous deepening of the global industry chain, GAC will continue to take Chinese intelligent manufacturing as the foundation, rooting in every market in the world, and writing a brand new chapter for Chinese cars going global.

On July 16, as a right-hand drive GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly rolled off the production line, GAC Group officially reached the milestone of producing the 30 millionth vehicle. From the first vehicle rolling off the line to breaking through the 30 million mark, GAC has walked a 29-year development journey. This number is not just a scale report card for a car company, but also condenses the advanced process of China's automotive industry from joint venture beginnings, independent growth, to global breakthroughs in new energy.

In the current context of deep industry reshaping and continuous competition upgrading, GAC's 30 million moment combines the adherence to the original intention of manufacturing and future-oriented transformation layout, providing a referenceable practice path for high-quality development of Chinese car companies.

The underlying support for the 30 million scale is the long-term adherence to quality and safety. As one of the earliest car companies to carry out joint venture cooperation in China, GAC systematically absorbed Honda's total quality management and Toyota's lean production mature experiences in the early stage of development, combined with its own practice to integrate and innovate, forming a unique quality management system.

This quality gene runs through the entire chain from R&D to manufacturing: before each new car is launched, it must undergo extreme environment tests such as high cold, high heat, high altitude, etc., "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", complete "Two Winters, One Summer" field road tests, covering thousands of vehicle verification sub-items; The production end, represented by GAC Aion Smart Ecology Factory, ensures stable mass production quality through digital intelligent manufacturing, becoming the world's first new energy vehicle lighthouse factory.

Safety technology and service protection are upgraded simultaneously, constituting the second line of defense for quality. Eight key systems of the Star Spirit Security Guardian System dual redundant design, Cumulative installation of 1.5 million vehicles, Safety mileage of Magazine Battery exceeds 160 billion kilometers, to the brand's "Three Responsibilities" policy launched first in the industry, forming a complete closed loop from technical foundation to service bottom line.

In the stage where China's car market shifts from incremental to stock, the core ruler of user selection is returning to the essence of products, GAC's 29-year accumulation of 30 million user trust is essentially holding the bottom line of "quality not surrendered" in manufacturing, which is also the core foundation of China's automotive industry growing from large to strong.

Another signal of this milestone ceremony is the comprehensive acceleration of GAC's electrification and intelligence transformation. The 29,999,995 to 29,999,999 vehicles revealed on site are all new energy models, covering GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper, and Jingqi Auto six brands; And as the 30 millionth right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV, ultimately delivered to the Thai owner's hands, links the two major trends of new energy transformation and global expansion together.

Data verifies the actual results of transformation: In the first half of this year, GAC Group's overall sales volume was 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%; among them, new energy vehicle sales increased significantly by 68.8% year-on-year, overseas exports broke through 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 132%. Against the background of the overall pressure in the fuel vehicle market, new energy and exports are becoming the dual engines driving growth. This growth is built on long-term R&D investment: As of now, GAC's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, global R&D team exceeds 6800 people.

From the three technical routes of Star Source Power, to the Quark Electric Drive with efficiency breakthrough exceeding 99%, to the completion of the semi-production line for all-solid-state batteries, and the continuous evolution of the Star Spirit architecture, technical reserves are gradually transforming into product competitiveness. Unlike some car companies' path of betting solely on independent new energy, GAC promotes the dual-line transformation of joint ventures and independents, forming a synergistic and complementary new energy matrix. Against the backdrop of joint venture car companies generally facing transformation pains, this model not only retains the quality and manufacturing advantages of the joint venture system, but also drives overall upgrades by leveraging the technical vitality of the independent sector, exploring a viable direction for joint venture brand electrification.

The accumulation of 30 million users further verifies the industry consensus of "User-Centric". Currently, the competition in the car market has long extended from the product end to the full lifecycle experience, and user operation capability has become an important component of the brand moat. GAC's practice focuses on the ends of mechanism and service: at the mechanism level, regularly hold "User Full Open Mic" face-to-face communication, establish demand full-process closed-loop management, and at the same time establish a dedicated user insight department to guarantee user voices reach the decision-making level from the organizational structure;

At the service network level, promote channel sinking to counties, plan to add 1000 county-level authorized stores within the year, launch "Super Butler" to achieve fast response, use efficiency to improve user experience. Aiming at the charging pain points of new energy users, GAC has built a "9 Verticals and 10 Horizontals" charging network, self-operated charging piles exceed 27,000, in core urban areas achieving "there must be a station within a straight 1 kilometer", using infrastructure perfection to dissolve user anxiety.

From "Selling Products" to "Operating Users" is the industry's general transformation direction, and GAC's practice shows that user operation is not marketing jargon, but needs to be implemented from the full chain of organization, channel to ecosystem. 30 million users are both an accumulation of past reputation and the starting point of the future user ecosystem — only by truly putting user demands in a core position can scale effects be transformed into continuous brand value.

Looking back from the node of 30 million vehicles, GAC's development trajectory is a microcosm of China's automotive industry upgrade: from learning advanced manufacturing experiences through joint ventures, to independently mastering core technologies to achieve lane-changing overtaking, to participating in global competition with new energy products.

In 29 years, Chinese car companies have completed the leap from chasing to running side-by-side, and then to leading in some fields. Behind the number of 30 million, is the era trend of the entire industry from scale expansion to value leap. 30 million is not the end, but the starting point of a new round of competition.

The current automotive industry is entering the deep water zone of intelligence, global market gaming is becoming increasingly intense, and the pressure of technical iteration and brand upwardness continues to exist. But it can be determined that holding firm to the quality foundation, persisting in technological innovation, and closely sticking to user needs are always the core logic for car companies to cross the cycle.

For the Chinese automotive industry, GAC's 30 million moment is not only a performance but also verifies simple industry laws: with users as anchors, quality as the base, and innovation as wings, one can walk steadily and far in industry changes and win more discourses in the global market.

On July 16, the GAC Group 30-Million User Gratitude Event was held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. Leaders from Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, and Panyu District, Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya, General Manager Ge Xianqing, as well as industry partners, suppliers, dealer representatives, owners from home and abroad, employees, and media representatives attended together, witnessing the milestone moment when GAC welcomed its 30 millionth user.

[Guests Witness GAC's 30-Million User Milestone Moment]

From the first completed vehicle rolling off the line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has experienced 29 years of development. Behind the figure of 30 million lies the choice and trust of millions of users, GAC's determination to uphold quality and safety in the long term, the determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and also a microcosm of China's automotive industry growing from large to strong, from scale expansion to value leap.

Global Sync: Intelligent New Energy Matrix Highlights Transformation Progress

At the event site, GAC's global multi-site production bases were connected synchronously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota BZ7, Enlight GT7, GAC Aion N60, GAC Hyper S600 respectively rolled off the line sequentially as GAC's 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles. Finally, the right-hand drive version of GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a shining debut on the event stage as the 30 millionth vehicle. The collective appearance of the full-line new energy vehicle off-line matrix became a direct confirmation of GAC's fast push towards electrification and intelligence transformation.

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

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Makes a Shining Debut]

Subsequently, Feng Xingya handed the car key of the 30 millionth vehicle into the hands of Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. The moment frozen is not just a number, but a touching witness of GAC and global users' "two-way journey".

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

[Ge Xianqing (Far Left) Presents Awards to Honorary Owners of GAC Group All Brands]

This trust spanning mountains and seas is exactly the confidence of GAC breaking through in the industry changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group sales were 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year growth of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales grew 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports broke through 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year surge of 132%, running out a steady pace during the industry's deep reshaping period.

Quality as Foundation: Strengthening the Confidence of 10 Million Users for Travel

"Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise on." Feng Xingya stated in the concluding speech. In GAC's development, scale growth has always been based on quality. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the concept of "Quality First", integrating Honda Total Quality Management (TQM), Toyota Production System (TPS), and Lingnan culture, building a quality management model centered on "Integration and Innovation". The landing point of everything is to build cars that users feel confident driving, worry-free using, and comfortable sitting in.

[Witnesses of GAC's Development History Milestones Share Stories of Walking with GAC and Quality]

["National Excellence Engineering Team" GAC Powertrain Independent R&D Team Shares R&D Innovation Journey]

[GAC Styling Design Team Shares Design Innovation Journey]

[GAC Aion Intelligent Eco-Factory]

From R&D end to manufacturing end, GAC has established a full-chain strict quality control system: Before every new car hits the market, it must undergo extreme environment tests such as high-cold, high-heat, high-altitude, high-humidity, high-corrosion, mountainous areas, and sandstorms, known as "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", completing "Two Winters, One Summer" field road tests; by using testing grounds and laboratories covering 12 major vehicle items and over 1,500 verification sub-items, achieving systemized quality verification; GAC Aion Intelligent Eco-Factory, as the "Global's First New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory", ensures mass product quality stability with a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

[GAC Star Link Safety Guardian System]

At the core safety technology level, the Star Link Safety Guardian System builds four protection dimensions, eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, has already protected nearly 2 million users, avoiding 6.28 million potential travel risks; Danxia Battery cumulative vehicle assembly 1.5 million vehicles, safe driving mileage exceeds 160 billion kilometers; Service side simultaneous addition to guarantee, GAC pioneered the industry to launch autonomous brand "Three Responsibilities" policy, proactively underwriting battery and intelligent driving assistance issues users care about, dispelling user car use concerns. It is precisely these lines of safety defense and a series of service promises that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.

User-Oriented: Building a Warm Service System for the Full Lifecycle

"What users care about, we keep in our heart; what users expect, we go all out." Feng Xingya stated, this user-centric concept has long been deeply integrated into GAC Group's development gene. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate concept of "People-oriented, Trust as Way, Innovation First", where the core meaning of "People-oriented" is being user-centric.

[GAC "User All Open Mic" Event Site]

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

In addition, GAC also established an exclusive user insight department, promoted full-process change from problem discovery to solution, guaranteeing user demands have response in every matter from organizational mechanism, and every matter has a result.

On the other hand, service network synchronization accelerates penetration. On the channel side, promoting service network sinking to counties, planning to add construction of 1,000 county authorized stores this year; on the response side, launching "Super Butler" service, achieving 5-second response, 2-hour request completion, guaranteeing user demands reach direct fast handling. On the refueling side, building "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" refueling network, already covering 31 provinces, 213 cities nationwide, core urban areas achieving "Straight 1km there must be a station", self-operated charging piles number exceeds 27,000, among which supercharging piles break through 20,000, providing convenient refueling service for new energy vehicle owners.

[GAC Energy "9 Vertical 10 Horizontal" Refueling Network]

The core theme of this gratitude event is precisely to send sincere feedback and thanks to 30 million users' long-term support. At the event site, Feng Xingya announced that from today, GAC officially launches "GAC Group 30-Million Vehicles Off-line · Renewal Gratitude Season", GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Aion, GAC Hyper, and Enlight Automobile six passenger car brands, will respectively launch characteristic policies around new purchase, trade-in to additional purchase, to return every companionship and support.

[GAC Group 30-Million Vehicles Off-line · Renewal Gratitude Season Officially Launched]

Tech-Centric: Empowering Real Travel with Frontier Technology

Taking 30 million as a new starting point, GAC will move towards a new journey of electrification and intelligence with innovation-driven, making frontier technology truly convert into user-perceivable peace of mind and convenience.

In the power field, Xingyuan Power developed by "National Excellence Engineering Team", covering Xingyuan Range-Extender, Xingyuan PHEV, and Xingyuan Twin-Engine three technologies, will be mass-produced on more models. Every product must pass 100,000 hours bench and vehicle verification, equivalent mileage exceeds 10 million kilometers, ensuring that under all scenarios, all regions, performance remains as steady as a rock.

[GAC Xingyuan Power Makes Users Choose "No More Settling"]

In the "Three-Electric" field, GAC continues to tackle industry pain points such as battery super-fast charging and low-temp range, has built an all-solid-state battery pilot production line, launched extreme energy consumption technology, mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor highest efficiency breaks through 99%, which is the highest level in the industry.

In the intelligent connected vehicle field, Super Brain Star Link Architecture continues to evolve, connecting intelligent driving assistance, intelligent cockpit, power, chassis, body, and internet vehicle six systems, achieving "One Brain Unified Command", comprehensive performance improved 40%; Galaxy Smart Cockpit achieves edge-cloud integration, making the car become a true "Thinks and Understands Hearts" partner. GAC will also fight side by side with top partners like Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, Alibaba, etc., jointly building a more powerful AI intelligent ecosystem.

Up to now, GAC Group cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, global R&D team exceeds 6,800 people. Continuous technology investment is pushing GAC's products to evolve from transportation tools to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, green energy ecosystems.

Facing the future, GAC will continue to take user needs as anchor point, quality as foundation, technological innovation as core drive, global layout as development path, accelerating towards eco-type tech GAC advancement, walking shoulder to shoulder with more users, achieving each other, jointly running towards a smarter, greener, and broader future.

"Quality is the bottom line that GAC will never compromise on."

This is the most memorable sentence I heard at GAC's 30 million units production milestone event.

Talking about quality in the auto industry is as commonplace as breathing air. But making the word 'Quality' the theme of a milestone event like the 30 million units production line in today's auto market still carries a significant weight.

In recent years, the price war in the auto circle has been fierce. Everyone is competing on who dares to cut prices more, who can compete more aggressively. Consumers seemingly get benefits, but there is an issue that is becoming harder to clarify:

Using a good screw, or saving one yuan, which is actually more cost-effective?

This question has no standard answer. But it is like a mirror, reflecting every car manufacturer's choice.

In the price war, quality is most easily sacrificed

Regarding price cuts, it sounds simple, but execution is full of details.

A car has tens of thousands of parts, each with a cost. To cut prices, you have to squeeze out of these parts. Use better materials, or cheaper substitutes? Do stricter tests, or skip a few processes? Use newer technology that won't be obsolete in the short term, or mature but cheaper solutions?

Consumers can't see these choices when buying a car. But after driving for three or five years, the gap appears.

Why are many new cars fine when just bought, but develop various small problems after a few years? It's not that the technology is lacking, but under cost pressure, many invisible areas were quietly downgraded.

Objectively speaking, this is not a problem for just one company, but a common situation in the entire industry. When the price war becomes the main theme, "good enough" becomes the subtext for many car companies.

So in such an environment, saying "quality is the bottom line" sounds like a slogan, but in practice, it goes against the industry trend.

Upholding quality means resisting cost pressure, means you can't cut prices as much as others, means short-term sales might be affected.

This requires determination.

GAC's quality is not just shouted out

GAC's quality genes were sown since the joint venture era.

Cooperating with Honda and Toyota for so many years, what we learned is not just technology, but a whole set of quality management methodologies. In practice, it is the standard for every part, the requirement for every process.

Before each new car hits the market, it must undergo extreme environment tests of "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust", and complete "Two Winters, One Summer" real-world road tests, with the entire verification process covering 12 major items and over 1,500 sub-items.

Many car companies also do these tests, but the extent and resources invested vary greatly. Doing one more round of tests costs more money and delays the market launch by several months. In the fast-paced auto market, time is sales.

Especially now that the industry launches an average of 3.8 new cars daily, maintaining determination is actually quite difficult.

But GAC's logic is: It's better to launch late than let users be guinea pigs.

From the first car off the line to the 30 millionth unit delivery, GAC took 29 years. This speed is not the fastest in the industry, but it's steady.

In the first half of this year, the industry faced overall pressure. GAC Group sales were 773,100 units, up 2.35% year-on-year; New energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8% year-on-year; Overseas exports exceeded 120,000 units, a significant 132% increase year-on-year.

In this period of deep market reshaping, maintaining such a pace truly requires support from quality reputation accumulated over many years.

The 30 millionth car was delivered to a Thai owner; quality is GAC's confidence for going global.

Quality is not a slogan, it's reputation

The most interesting thing about quality is: it's useless to say your quality is good yourself; it counts only when users say so.

Too many slogans become tiresome; only enough reputation commands respect.

GAC has done something in recent years that I think explains the problem well—"Users Speak Freely". Inviting users to the factory, giving opinions face-to-face, speaking directly about any problems without beating around the bush.

Many car companies also hold user events, but they are mostly carefully selected user sessions. Not many dare to let users speak freely and actually make changes.

GAC doesn't just hold events; it has also established a dedicated user insight department and a full-process closed-loop management mechanism. Every suggestion from users must have a response; common problems must be fully optimized.

The service side is also keeping up. "Super Butler" service, 5-second response, 2-hour request closure. The energy replenishment network covers 31 provinces and 213 cities, with over 27,000 self-operated charging piles.

These things, if mentioned separately, wouldn't seem earth-shattering. But combined, it sends a very clear signal:

GAC's quality is not just the quality of car manufacturing, but also the quality of service.

Selling a car is not the end; it is the beginning. For the few years users use the car, whether the experience is good is what truly starts determining reputation.

True high quality must be built up with technology

Many people's understanding of "quality" is still stuck at the level of "solid workmanship" and "generous materials".

But in today's new energy era, the definition of quality has changed. Is the battery safe? Is the electric drive efficient enough? Is intelligent driving reliable? Is the infotainment system easy to use—these experiences brought by new technologies are the qualities users perceive most directly.

And all of these must be built up through real R&D investment.

GAC's investment in this area is not high-profile, but the numbers are substantial: Cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, global R&D team exceeds 6,800 people.

In the power domain, Xingyuan Power covers three technology routes: Extended Range, Plug-in Hybrid, and Super Hybrid. Each product must undergo 100,000 hours of bench and vehicle validation, equivalent to over 10 million kilometers.

In the three-electric domain, Quark Electric Drive motor highest efficiency broke through 99%, reaching industry peak levels; The all-solid-state battery pilot production line has been built.

These technical terms sound far from users, but ultimately land in users' daily experiences: more realistic range, faster charging, steadier driving, smoother infotainment.

Not technology for technology's sake, but using technology to win high quality.

Xingyuan Power technology is GAC's quality confidence in the new energy era.

After 30 Million Units, the Road is Still Long

30 million units is a very substantial number.

At the event site, the 30 millionth car was a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV, delivered to a Thai owner. This detail is very symbolic — GAC's next 30 million, a large part needs to be realized in the overseas market.

And to stand firm in the global market, it still relies on quality.

Chinese car companies going global have long passed the stage of "low price, high volume". Now it's about product power, brand, and reputation. And the foundation of all this is quality.

So back to the very first question: In the price war, is sticking to quality really worth it?

In the short term, it might not be cost-effective. Others are cutting prices; if you don't, sales will be affected.

But in the long term, it is definitely worth it.

Because cars are durable consumer goods, users buy not just a car, but the usage experience for the next five to ten years. Whether quality is good or not, time will give the answer.

And reputation, once established, is the most solid moat.

GAC took 29 years to reach 30 million units, relying on this logic. The next 30 million units will likely still rely on this logic.

After all, many car companies walk fast, but those who walk far are truly good.

GAC Group factory viewing platform, a right-hand drive M8 PHEV slowly drove out and was revealed to everyone. 29 years, 30 million vehicles. This number was not achieved overnight; it witnessed the development of the Guangzhou automotive industry and also promoted the development of China's automotive industry.

I noticed at the press conference venue that GAC Group received congratulatory messages from the upstream and downstream supply chains, as well as from many competitors. The highlight was that sitting below the stage were GAC engineers, frontline assemblers, and even owner friends from abroad.

Seeing this scene, my heart was indeed stirred at this moment.

1. 30 Million is a Witness of Quality

GAC Group's 30 million vehicles recorded the journey from the past to "learning to walk" to today, where six major brands — GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, AION, Hyper, and Qijing — shine brilliantly.

In the first half of this year, GAC Group sold 773,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, with new energy vehicle sales increasing by 68.8% year-on-year. This demonstrates GAC Group's determination to transform toward electrification and intelligence.

Not only that, GAC Group also exceeded 120,000 units in overseas exports, a 132% year-on-year surge. From "bringing in" before to "going out" now, it reflects a microcosm of moving from scale expansion to value leap, becoming bigger and stronger.

If asked what leaves the deepest impression of GAC, I believe it is quality.

The 30 millionth vehicle rolled off the line today was chosen as a right-hand drive M8 PHEV; this car was not picked at random. On one hand, the M8 has already made a name for itself in overseas markets; even Thai martial arts superstar Tony Jaa was influenced by it, becoming the 30 millionth owner.

It was unthinkable ten years ago that a Chinese MPV would make overseas celebrities willingly pay for it.

2. What does GAC's "Quality" rely on?

I believe GAC's quality relies on methods and practice. If absorbing the essence of Honda's Total Quality Management (TQM) and Toyota's Lean Production System (TPS) is the methodology, then requiring every new car to undergo "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" extreme tests and "Two Winters, One Summer" on-site road trials before launch is clearly a guarantee of good quality.

Everyone can see that Danxia batteries have been installed in 1.5 million vehicles cumulatively, with safe driving exceeding 160 billion kilometers. The Xingling Safety Guardian System served nearly 2 million users and prevented 6.28 million potential accidents. These are solid performances.

Not only that, quality is also reflected in the confidence of possessing the "Three Responsibilities" policy. GAC was the first in the industry to launch the "Three Responsibilities" policy for its own brands — spontaneous battery combustion replaced with a new car, degradation beyond limits replaced for free, and smart parking accidents covered by the manufacturer.

Daring to make such a promise indicates confidence in their own products. This practice of extending quality assurance from the moment of delivery to the entire vehicle usage lifecycle holds benchmark significance in the industry.

3. Full of Expectations for the Future

Watching GAC Group grow from nothing to something, from small to large. 30 million is not just a number — it is the choice of 30 million families.

According to the plan, by 2030, GAC aims to enter 120 countries and regions globally, build over 2,000 overseas outlets, and achieve an annual overseas sales volume of 1 million vehicles.

In the second half of the year, there are also major models such as the hard-core off-road SUV Trumpchi "Yue 7", AION smart coupes, and Qijing GX7.

For the next 30 million, we look forward to watching it grow big, and more importantly, watching it grow strong.

On July 16, GAC Group's 30 million user appreciation event was held at the GAC Trumpchi factory. From the first complete vehicle coming off the assembly line to the delivery of the 30 millionth vehicle, GAC has undergone 29 years of development. Behind this number 30 million is GAC's long-term determination to maintain quality and safety, the determination to transform towards electrification and intelligence, and also a microcosm of China's automotive industry growing from large to strong and from scale expansion to value leap.

At the event venue, GAC's global multi-site production bases were connected synchronously. GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota Platinum 7, Enjun GT7, GAC AION N60, and GAC Hyper S600 came off the assembly line sequentially as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles of GAC. Finally, the right-hand drive version of GAC Trumpchi M8 PHEV made a dazzling debut on the on-site stage as the 30 millionth complete vehicle. The collective appearance of the new energy vehicles on the full line became an intuitive verification of GAC's full-speed promotion of electrification and intelligence transformation.

Subsequently, GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed the key to the 30 millionth vehicle to Thai owner Mr. Tony Jaa. This moment not only froze a number but also the warm witness of GAC and global users "moving towards each other".

This trust spanning mountains and seas is GAC's confidence to break out in the industry transformation. In the first half of this year, GAC Group's sales volume reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which the sales volume of new energy vehicles increased by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports broke through 120,000 vehicles, a significant year-on-year increase of 132%, running a steady rhythm in the industry's deep reshaping period.

"Quality is the bottom line GAC will never surrender." Feng Xingya stated in the summary address. In GAC's development, scale growth has always been based on quality. From R&D to manufacturing, GAC has established a strict quality control system for the whole chain: before the launch of each new car, it must undergo extreme environment tests of "five highs, one mountain, one dust" including high cold, high heat, high altitude, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, and dust; complete "two winters and one summer" on-site road tests; using test grounds and laboratories covering 12 major categories and over 1,500 verification sub-items of the whole vehicle to achieve systematic quality verification; GAC AION Intelligent Ecology Factory, as the "Global First New Energy Vehicle Lighthouse Factory", guarantees stable mass product quality with a digital intelligent manufacturing system.

In the core safety technology level, the Star Intelligence Security Protection System builds four protection dimensions. Eight key systems adopt dual redundancy design, having protected nearly 2 million users and avoided 6.28 million potential travel risks; Magazine Batteries cumulatively equipped 1.5 million vehicles, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers; the service side simultaneously increased guarantees, GAC launched the proprietary brand "Three Responsibilities" policy in the industry first, proactively providing a safety net for user concerns about batteries and intelligent driving assistance, dispelling user concerns about using cars. It is precisely these lines of safety defense and itemized service commitments that support the brand confidence behind GAC's 30 million sales.

 "What users care about, we keep in mind; what users expect, we do our best." Feng Xingya stated. This user-centric concept has long been deeply integrated into the development gene of GAC Group. For many years, GAC Group has always adhered to the corporate concept of "People First, Trust as the Way, Innovation First", among which the core meaning of "People First" is putting users first.

On the one hand, to face problems directly and listen to the user voice, GAC regularly holds User Open Mic events, inviting users to "home" for face-to-face communication. At the same time, establishing a full-process closed-loop management mechanism ensures that every suggestion can be properly handled, and common problems are optimized for all users first.

On the other hand, the service network is accelerating penetration simultaneously. In the channel end, service network sinking to counties is promoted, with plans to build 1,000 county-level authorized stores in the year; in the response end, "Super Butler" service was launched, achieving 5-second response and 2-hour request handling, ensuring user requests are handled directly and quickly. In the charging end, "9 Vertical and 10 Horizontal" charging network is being built, already covering 31 provinces and 213 cities nationwide, achieving "a station every straight 1 kilometer" in core urban areas, with self-operated charging piles exceeding 27,000, among which supercharging piles exceed 20,000, providing convenient charging services for new energy car owners.

The core theme of this appreciation event is to pay sincere feedback and gratitude to the long-term support of 30 million users. At the event, Feng Xingya announced that effective immediately, GAC officially launches the "GAC Group 30 Millionth Vehicle Delivery • Renewed Gratitude Season", GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Trumpchi, GAC AION, GAC Hyper and Enjun Automotive six passenger car brands will launch characteristic policies around new purchase, trade-in to add-on purchase respectively, to reward every companion and support.

With 30 million as a new starting point, GAC will move towards a new journey of electrification and intelligence with innovation driving, making frontier technology truly transform into user-perceivable peace of mind and convenience.

In the power field, Star Source Power developed by the "National Distinguished Engineers Team", covering Star Source Extended Range, Star Source Plug-in Hybrid and Star Source Super Dual Engine three technologies, will be equipped in more vehicle mass production. Every product must undergo 100,000 hours of bench and whole vehicle verification, with equivalent mileage exceeding 10 million kilometers, ensuring that under all scenarios and all regions, performance remains as steady as a rock.

In the "Three Electrics" field, GAC continues to tackle industry pain points such as battery super fast charging and low-temperature range, having built an all-solid-state battery pilot production line, launched extreme energy consumption technology, the mass-produced Quark Electric Drive Motor maximum efficiency broke through 99%, achieving the highest level in the industry.

In the intelligent connectivity field, the Super Brain Star Intelligence Architecture continues to evolve, connecting six systems of intelligent driving assistance, intelligent cockpit, power, chassis, body, and vehicle networking, achieving "one brain unified command", comprehensive performance improved by 40%; Star River Intelligent Cockpit achieves Edge-Cloud Integration, making the car become a real "thinking, understanding people" partner. GAC will also fight side by side with top partners such as Huawei, CATL, Didi, Tencent, and Alibaba to build a more powerful AI intelligent ecosystem.

As of now, GAC Group's cumulative R&D investment exceeds 62 billion yuan, with a global R&D team exceeding 6,800 people. Continuous technical investment is pushing GAC's products to evolve from tools for transportation to intelligent travel partners, mobile smart spaces, and green energy ecosystems.

Looking to the future, GAC will continue to use technological innovation as the core driver, use global layout as the development path, accelerate towards eco-tech GAC advancement, and move towards a smarter, greener, and broader future with more users.

July 16, inside the GAC Trumpchi factory in Panyu, Guangzhou, a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly drove off the production line. This car had no exaggerated livery, nor the complex ceremony of a red carpet, but its appearance brought a certain weight to the air of the entire scene. This is the 30 millionth vehicle produced by GAC Group.

When GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed the keys to Thai owner Tony Jaa, the moment captured in the camera was not merely a warm interaction between GAC representatives and users. In 2026, a year when industry price wars raged fiercely and competition evolved from 'fighting over prices' to 'fighting over leadership', GAC offered a different narrative through its 29-year milestone.

At a time when many shout "long-termism" while engaging in short-term games, GAC's 30 million might be the most substantial interpretation of these four characters.

30 Million Units Produced, GAC Turns the Home Field into a "Global Showcase"

This production line ceremony was not turned into a dull marathon of leadership speeches, but instead had a hard-core tech-style romance. The most intuitive feeling on site was: GAC is no longer just Guangzhou's GAC.

At the event site, GAC connected multiple global production bases simultaneously. As vehicles numbered from 29,999,995 to 29,999,999 appeared sequentially in a "cloud reveal", the GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota bZ7, Qijing GT7, Aion N60, and Hyper S600 all took the stage. Finally, the right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV in the center of the stage made its grand finale appearance as the 30 millionth vehicle.

Choosing the right-hand drive M8 PHEV as a milestone model is itself a strong signal that GAC's ambition long ago was no longer limited to the domestic market. In the first half of this year, GAC's independent brand export volume reached 121,500 vehicles, up 132% year-on-year, almost matching last year's full-year level. Thailand's June sales surged 207% month-on-month, and the European market is also building a full-chain operational system from production to sales.

30 million users are not just the result of Chinese car owners voting with their feet, but also the recognition of the "Made in China Intelligence" by markets in 110 countries and regions worldwide.

Building cars is not a 100-meter sprint, but a never-ending marathon

Of course, marketing can tell stories, but a volume of 30 million cannot be sustained by marketing alone. In GAC's narrative, the most critical underlying logic supporting this number is quality.

At the event site, a sentence from Feng Xingya left a deep impression: "Quality is the bottom line GAC will never yield." When spoken by GAC, this sentence is indeed persuasive. In the wave of the industry pursuing "cost reduction and efficiency improvement", many car companies do subtraction where it cannot be seen to compress costs, but GAC continues to do addition in quality verification.

Before each new car launches, GAC requires at least two winters and one summer of on-site road testing; the regular steady cycle lasts up to 21 months; from Turpan's 60°C high temperature to Hailar's -40°C extreme cold, from high humidity, high salt fog to mountains and sandstorms, the "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" full environment assessment covers all extreme scenarios users might encounter.

This "hard work" is also reflected in data: The Magazine Battery has been installed in a cumulative 1.5 million vehicles, with safe driving mileage exceeding 160 billion kilometers; the Star Spirit Safety Protection System has served nearly 2 million users, cumulatively preventing potential accidents 6.28 million times. By the end of 2025, GAC also took the lead in the industry to launch the independent brand "Three Responsibilities" policy, actively guaranteeing the Three-Electric systems, battery degradation, and intelligent parking accidents.

Behind these data lies a simple truth: Quality is not spoken, it is verified.

Turning "User-Centric" from a Slogan into a Closed Loop

At present, "user-centric" has almost become the standard slogan for every car company, but few can truly turn user feedback into a closed loop for product improvement.

GAC's approach includes some details worth noting. The "All Microphones On" activity allows R&D heads to face users directly, converting real car usage pain points into product optimization priorities; the establishment of an exclusive user insight department guarantees user requests are "responded to in every case" through organizational mechanisms.

Hard investment in the service system is also progressing synchronously: By the end of June, 600 county-level outlets have been certified, planned to increase to 1,000 within the year; self-operated charging piles exceed 27,000, core urban areas achieve "a station within 1 kilometer in a straight line"; Online "Super Butler" promises 5-second response, 2-hour problem solving.

These actions cannot be called disruptive innovations, but they point to a more pragmatic logic: Users do not need flashy concepts, but rather someone to repair broken cars, no long queues for charging, and someone to manage problems.

Panyu Action One Year, Reform Is Not a Banquet

Last November, GAC launched the "Panyu Action", moving the headquarters to Panyu, and starting independent brand integrated operations. At that time, there was waiting and also questioning outside. The organizational reform of traditional car companies has always been known to be easy to say but difficult to do.

After more than a year of promotion, results are being released. In the first half of the year, GAC Group cumulative sales were 773,100 vehicles, up 2.35% year-on-year; independent brand cumulative sales were 346,000 vehicles, up 35.69% year-on-year. More importantly, the proportion of energy-saving and new energy vehicles has reached 62.82%. GAC's electrification transformation is no longer a slogan, but solid sales data.

From starting amidst controversy in 1997, to the birth of Trumpchi in 2010 realizing the independent dream, to now Qijing GT7 carrying Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 5 to rush the high-end market, GAC has experienced four leapfrog developments. The trajectory of these 29 years illustrates a truth: In the automotive industry, there are no shortcuts. All "speed" is backed by "slow" accumulation.

30 Million Is a Milestone, Not a Finish Line

Speaking of this gratitude event itself, from July 16 to August 31, GAC's six major brands launched multiple favors around new purchase, trade-in, and additional purchase, covering fuel, hybrid, pure electric, and extended-range power types. This is a return on the support of 30 million users, and also an active layout for the additional and replacement purchase market in the era of stock competition.

But looking from a longer cycle, the significance of 30 million is not just this. In the transformation period of the Chinese automotive industry from large to strong, GAC's path provides a reference: Not harvesting the market through short-term price wars, but accumulating reputation through quality; Not relying on a single technical route, but planning new energy power across the board; Not only staring at domestic share, but actively going overseas to participate in global competition.

This might not be the most clever approach, but it might be the way to go further. 30 million users are not the end of GAC's story, but the starting point of the next 29 years. For GAC, which is currently leaping from "Manufacturing" to "Intelligent Manufacturing", from "Local" to "Global", and from "Car Enterprise" to "Technology Ecosystem Enterprise", the real test has just begun.

On July 16, Panyu, Guangzhou. Inside the GAC Trumpchi factory, a right-hand drive Trumpchi M8 PHEV slowly rolled off the production line. There were no complex red carpet ceremonies, nor noisy marketing hype, but its appearance brought a certain weight to the atmosphere of the entire scene.

This is the 30 millionth vehicle to roll off the line of GAC Group.

When GAC Group Chairman Feng Xingya handed the key to Thai owner Tony Jaa, the frozen frame in the lens captured not only the warm moment between GAC staff and users. In 2026, when the industry price war was shrouded in smoke and fire, and involution upgraded from 'competing on price' to 'competing on bosses', GAC used a 29-year figure to present a slightly different version of the story.

30 Million, Not Just a Number

From its establishment in 1997 to date, GAC took 29 years to reach this milestone. Among them, the growth from 10 million vehicles to 30 million vehicles took only 9 years.

29 years, 30 million vehicles—this means an average of nearly 3,000 users chose GAC products every day. In the highly competitive automotive market, the weight of this figure is particularly heavy.

But GAC did not turn this event into a boring marathon of leader speeches. Instead, there was a hardcore romance of the tech stream on site. GAC connected multiple global production bases simultaneously: GAC Honda P7, GAC Toyota BZ7, Enjoi GT7, GAC Aion N60, and GAC Hyper S600 rolled off the production line in sequence, completing delivery as the 29,999,995th to 29,999,999th vehicles. The collective appearance of the full line of new energy vehicles became a direct evidence of GAC's rapid promotion of electrification and intelligence transformation.

Choosing the right-hand drive M8 PHEV as the 30 millionth vehicle model was a strong signal in itself—GAC's ambition has long gone beyond the domestic market.

"Panyu Action": Moving the Office to Where the Fire is Closest

The achievement of 30 million vehicles was not a smooth road. There was difficult exploration during the joint venture era, painful breakthroughs of independent innovation, and during the past two years, choices and reconstruction with a blade turned inward in the "Panyu Action" reform.

In November 2024, GAC Group moved its headquarters from the prosperous Zhujiang New Town in Guangzhou to the Panyu Automotive City tens of kilometers away. At that time, the automotive industry was standing at a historic junction of four overlapping periods: "industry deep transformation, rapid technology iteration, management process reconstruction, and competitive landscape adjustment". GAC chose to shift the management mode of independent brands from strategic control to operational control, breaking apart, crushing, and reshaping the organizational structure into a more agile form.

Feng Xingya compared this reform to "building a house in three years". Trumpchi BU, Aion Hyper BU, and Powertrain BU three business units were established and operated independently in turn, establishing a new mechanism for integrated synergy of R&D, manufacturing, and sales. "We moved the office to the place closest to the gunfire, so that those who hear the sound of artillery call for it."

This institutional reform of "returning to the front line" gave front-line teams more autonomy, greatly shortening the decision chain. At the same time, GAC fully introduced DSTE, IPD, and IPMS systems to reconstruct business processes—the starting point of car making is no longer engineers drawing blueprints, but deeply understanding and quickly responding to users' real needs.

These invisible transformations eventually turned into concrete warmth on the market side. In the first half of 2026, GAC independent brand sales reached 346,000 units, growing 35.69% year-on-year, shouldering the banner of growth with a growth rate exceeding 35%; independent brand export volume reached 121,500 units, a huge increase of 132% year-on-year, almost catching up to the full-year level of last year.

Quality, the Bottom Line Never to Be Compromised

"Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise on," Feng Xingya said in the keynote share.

This sentence indeed has persuasiveness coming from GAC's mouth. Under the wave of "cost reduction and efficiency enhancement" in the industry, many car companies did subtraction in invisible places to compress costs, but GAC still did addition on quality verification. Before every new car launches, GAC requires it to undergo field road tests of "two winters and one summer", from Turpan 60°C high temperature to Hulunbuir -40°C extreme cold, from high humidity, high salt spray to mountainous areas, sand and dust, "Five Highs, One Mountain, One Dust" comprehensive environment assessment covered various extreme scenarios users might encounter.

This kind of "stubborn hard work" is also reflected in data: the Cassette Battery cumulative installation reached 1.5 million vehicles, safe driving mileage over 160 billion kilometers; the Star Spirit Safety Guardian System has served nearly 2 million users, cumulatively preventing 6.28 million potential accidents. GAC also led the industry in launching the independent brand "Three Responsibilities" policy, actively backstopping battery and intelligent driving assistance issues.

In Feng Xingya's view, 30 million vehicles means a huge "problem database"—"The mistakes you made, the pitfalls you stepped into, all became data. New Forces may only have samples of ten thousand problems, GAC has million-level data, covering million-level scenarios." Product development lies not only in innovation, but also in comprehensive verification of past problems.

GAC's 30 million vehicles was not completed relying on a single brand or single product, but was the result of walking on two legs with Joint Ventures (Toyota, Honda) and Independents (Trumpchi, Aion, Enjoi). This "Independent + Joint Venture" dual-wheel drive model proved to be sustainable in GAC's practice.

Now, GAC international business already covers 110 countries and regions globally. Facing the next stage, GAC will continue to advance the three-year "Panyu Action", promoting organizational and product development models to shift from engineer thinking to user thinking. According to the plan, by 2030, GAC plans to enter 120 countries and regions globally, build more than 2,000 overseas outlets, and achieve an annual overseas sales volume of 1 million vehicles.

In today's era where many shout "long-termism" while doing short-term gaming, these 30 million of GAC may be the most practical annotation for these four words.

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

All New Energy Off-line Vehicle Matrix Debuts Together

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

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

[GAC Intelligent New Energy Matrix Makes a Bright Debut]

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

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

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

This trust spanning mountains and seas is precisely the confidence GAC has for breakthrough amidst industry changes. In the first half of this year, GAC Group sales reached 773,100 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.35%, among which new energy vehicle sales increased by 68.8% year-on-year; overseas exports exceeded 120,000 vehicles, a year-on-year surge of 132%, running a steady rhythm during the industry's deep restructuring period.

Quality is the bottom line GAC will never compromise on

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

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

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

[GAC Styling Design Team Tells the Design Innovation Journey]

[GAC Aion Intelligent Eco Factory]

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

[GAC Xingling Safety Protection System]

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

People-based, Trust-based, Innovation-first

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

[GAC User Open Mic Event Site]

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

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

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

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

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

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

GAC's brilliance will continue!