GAC Group

Guangzhou, China – October 05, 2026 -- GAC Group exported 197,701 own-brand vehicles between January and September 2026, up 138.9% year-on-year and equal to 156.7% of the company's full-year 2025 export total. September exports alone reached 25,693 units, up 160.9% year-on-year, marking the ninth consecutive month in which GAC's overseas shipments more than doubled. The automaker is now tracking toward an annual export target of 300,000 units.

Guangzhou – September 25, 2026 -- GAC Group's electric drive project has won the Gold Medal with the Congratulations of the Jury, the highest distinction at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, an award requiring unanimous jury approval selected from among all Gold Medal winners.

Ultra-thin amorphous stator technology cuts motor energy loss

The winning project, "Key Precision Manufacturing Technologies and Applications for Low-Loss Stator Cores Based on Ultra-Thin Amorphous Materials," applies ultra-thin amorphous material to motor stator cores to reduce energy loss, allowing more stored power to drive the vehicle rather than dissipate as heat.

Guangzhou – September 12, 2026 -- GAC Group's overseas exports jumped 177% year-on-year in August to 26,978 units, pushing cumulative exports for the January-August period to 172,008 units, up 136% from the prior year. The Chinese automaker's total overseas exports have now reached nearly 600,000 units.

Africa becomes GAC's fastest-growing overseas market with 881% sales surge

Retail sales in Africa rose 881% year-on-year in August, making it GAC's fastest-expanding market this month. GAC International signed an agreement with Jameel Motors for local vehicle production in Egypt and officially entered the Ghanaian market, launching flagship models including the S7, GS8 and AION V.

Guangzhou, China – September 11, 2026 -- GAC Group shipped 26,978 vehicles under its own brands in international markets in August, an increase of 177% year-on-year, extending a run of overseas expansion that has pushed cumulative exports close to 600,000 units.

Exports for the January-August period totaled 172,008 units, up 136% from the same period last year, according to figures released by the Guangzhou-based automaker.

Africa posts steepest growth as retail sales climb 881%

Africa emerged as GAC's fastest-growing overseas market in August, with retail sales rising 881% year-on-year. The company finalized a local production agreement in Egypt with Jameel Motors and formally entered the Ghanaian market, launching a lineup that includes the S7, GS8 and AION V models.

Chongqing, China – September 04, 2026 -- Chinese automakers are shifting from scale-driven growth to quality-led transformation, with Leapmotor disclosing it now manufactures more than 65 percent of its core vehicle parts in-house across 18 "super factories," according to statements made at the 2026 Automotive New Quality Productive Force Development Forum held in Chongqing's Jiulongpo District.

Leapmotor builds closed-loop production to control costs and quality

Cao Li, senior vice president of Leapmotor, said full-domain self-reliant research and manufacturing has allowed the company to keep quality, cost and iteration efficiency under direct control, reducing exposure to homogeneous competition across China's crowded EV sector.