SAIC Motor has released its latest sales data, reporting total group sales of 349,000 units in May and 1.651 million units from January to May, continuing to lead China's automotive industry.

Among them, self-owned brands continued to rise, with SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle sales up 37.7 percent year-on-year in May, IM Motors sales up 77.5 percent and Maxus sales up 43.7 percent. New energy vehicles (NEVs) surged across the board, with May sales reaching 182,000 units, up 46.5 percent year-on-year. Overseas markets maintained strong momentum, with May sales reaching 130,000 units, up 32.5 percent year-on-year.

Self-owned brands continued to climb

In May, its sales hit 263,000 units, up 14.7 percent from a year earlier, marking the fifth consecutive month of year-on-year growth. From January to May, sales of SAIC Motor's self-owned brands reached 1.173 million units, up 8.6 percent, to account for 71.1 percent of the company's total volume for the first time, an increase of 7 percentage points from the same period last year.

SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle sold 100,000 units in May, up 37.7 percent year-on-year, and 434,000 units from January to May, up 42.5 percent from a year earlier. Maxus sold 26,000 units in May, up 43.7 percent year-on-year, and 109,000 units from January to May, up 24.4 percent. SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 119,000 units in May and 551,000 units from January to that month. Recently launched heavyweight models such as Wuling Binguo Pro and the SAIC-GM-Wuling Huajing S became hot sellers upon launch.

NEV sales surged across the board

In May, SAIC Motor sold 182,000 NEVs, up 46.5 percent year-on-year. From January to May, NEV sales reached 595,000 units, up 13.2 percent. IM Motors sold 32,000 units from January to May, up 114.6 percent. SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle's NEV sales reached 174,000 units from January to May, surging 195 percent year-on-year.

In May, MG4 sales exceeded 15,000 units, marking the eighth month in which monthly sales topped 10,000 units. MG 4X, the second heavyweight model in the MG4 family and a battery-electric SUV focused on quality and driving fun, was officially launched at the end of May. It is the first model to bring a semi-solid battery and rear-drive five-link independent suspension to the 90,000-yuan ($13,293.55) SUV segment. Maxus sold 34,000 NEVs from January to May, up 63.3 percent year-on-year. SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 255,000 NEVs from January to May, while Wuling Binguo Pro achieved more than 50,000 pre-sales orders.

Joint-venture NEVs staged a strong recovery in May. SAIC-GM sold 13,000 NEVs in May, up 75 percent year-on-year, while the SAIC-GM Electra E7 achieved deliveries of more than 10,000 units in its first month on the market. SAIC Volkswagen sold nearly 10,000 NEVs in May, up 34.3 percent from 2025.

The newly launched SAIC VOLKSWAGEN ID ERA 9X achieved cumulative deliveries of more than 7,000 units. At the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show at the end of May, SAIC VOLKSWAGEN Tiguan L ePro and SAIC VOLKSWAGEN Passat ePro, both equipped with the new-generation Golden Hybrid technology, and the SAIC Audi E7X, Audi's intelligent performance flagship SUV, were launched successively.

Overseas markets maintained strong momentum

From January to May, SAIC Motor's overseas accumulated volume reached 589,000 units, up 45.9 percent year-on-year, ranking among the top players in the industry.

By further advancing its "Glocal Strategy", SAIC Motor has been actively building localized ecosystems and global automotive brands, accelerating its overseas expansion this year.

In Australia and New Zealand, MG3 and MG4 led the market, ranking No 1 and No 3 in the CAR-B segment with market shares of 21.1 percent and 12.8 percent, respectively. In Belgium, MG sales doubled. In the United Kingdom, MG ranked among the top six auto brands. In Chile, MG ZS became the best-selling SUV in the local market. In Europe, SAIC Motor's largest overseas regional market, global automotive brand MG sold 150,000 units from January to May, up 20 percent year-on-year, retaining its title as the top-selling Chinese auto brand in Europe.

On May 28, SAIC Motor held the Delivery Celebration for its 100-Millionth Customer, bringing together the latest models from its brands that represent industry-leading technologies.

Through an innovative global relay delivery, the event marked the birth of China's first automotive group with cumulative production and sales exceeding 100 million vehicles, creating a new milestone for China's automotive industry.

The 100 million vehicles represent a highlight in SAIC Motor's development over more than 70 years, and also mark a new starting point for the company as it races ahead in the intelligent electric era.

From leading the intelligent electric transformation to the coordinated development of self-owned and joint-venture brands, passenger and commercial vehicles, and domestic and overseas businesses, SAIC Motor will continue to uphold its user philosophy of "More than Auto", make advanced technologies more accessible, accelerate the mass production and application of innovative technologies, and work with users worldwide to create a better future of mobility.