China's automotive giant SAIC Motor has released its latest sales data, reporting total group sales of 430,000 units in October, the highest monthly figure this year, extending its streak of month-on-month gains since the start of the second half. From January to October, SAIC Motor sold 3.577 million units, with continued improvement in its sales mix and a solid market position.

Among the highlights, self-owned brands maintained rapid growth, with SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle's January–October sales up 43.8 percent year-on-year, IM Motors up 21.2 percent and Maxus up 37.2 percent. New energy vehicle (NEV) sales significantly outpaced the industry, reaching 1.647 million units from January to October, up 27.7 percent year-on-year. Overseas markets maintained strong momentum, with January–October sales reaching 1.328 million units, up 54 percent.

Self-owned brands took the lead

In October, sales of SAIC Motor's self-owned brands hit 335,000 units, up 9.7 percent from a year earlier, marking the 10th consecutive month of year-on-year growth. From January to October, their sales reached 2.638 million units, up 12.3 percent, accounting for 73.7 percent of the group's total volume, an increase of 9.3 percentage points from the same period last year, making self-owned brands a core driver of SAIC Motor's growth.

SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle sold 124,000 units in October, up 32.7 percent year-on-year, and 991,000 units from January to October, up 43.8 percent. Maxus sold 32,000 units in October, up 62.5 percent, and 248,000 units from January to October, up 37.2 percent. SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 157,000 units in October and 1.217 million units from January to October.

NEV sales surged across the board

In October, SAIC Motor sold 259,000 NEVs, up 25.1 percent from the same period in 2025. From January to October, NEV sales reached 1.647 million units, marking a climb of 27.7 percent to well outpace the industry average.

Among self-owned brands, IM Motors sold 68,000 units from January to October, up 21.2 percent. Cumulative deliveries of the new-generation IM LS6 have exceeded 8,000 units since its launch in September. SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle's NEV sales reached 491,000 units from January to October, surging 157.4 percent. The Roewe Jiayue 07 achieved over 10,000 firm orders within 1 minute and 53 seconds of launch, while the MG4 and MG 07 each maintained monthly sales above 10,000 units. Maxus sold 91,000 NEVs from January to October, up 82.9 percent. SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 720,000 NEVs from January to October, while its Huajing S recorded more than 7,500 deliveries in October, notching its sixth straight month of growth.

Joint-venture NEVs also posted steady gains. SAIC Volkswagen sold 74,000 NEVs from January to October, up 49.1 percent from the year-earlier period, while SAIC-GM sold 106,000 NEVs, up 56.2 percent.

Overseas markets maintained strong momentum

From January to October, SAIC Motor's overseas sales reached 1.328 million units, up 54 percent, ranking among the top players in the industry. In October alone, overseas sales hit 163,000 units, jumping 67.3 percent from the previous year.

In Europe, SAIC Motor's largest overseas regional market, MG sold 320,000 units from January to October, up 24.7 percent. In the United Kingdom, MG sold more than 18,000 units in September, its highest monthly sales on record. In Germany, the MG4 EV Urban collected more than 16,000 orders, while orders across MG's lineup rose 177 percent year-on-year in the third quarter. In Poland, MG sales jumped 88 percent year-on-year in September, with cumulative sales through September up 44 percent year-on-year.

Looking ahead, a slate of newly launched models — including the new-generation IM LS6, the SAIC Volkswagen ID. ERA 8X and the Roewe Jiayue 07 — has drawn strong market response. With those models ramping up and the year-end consumption peak under way, SAIC Motor expects to sustain its month-on-month sales momentum and take full-year operating results to a new level.