SAIC Motor sold 3.147 million vehicles in the first three quarters, holding its position as China's top-selling automaker, while overseas deliveries reached 1.166 million units, up 52.4% year on year, the company reported on October 28.
The nine-month overseas figure has already exceeded SAIC's total overseas sales for the whole of 2025, underscoring how Chinese carmakers are leaning on exports to offset a softening domestic market.
Europe remains SAIC's largest overseas region, with the MG brand delivering more than 280,000 units in the first three quarters, up 23%, even as the bloc tightens trade rules on imported EVs. The result positions SAIC among the clearest beneficiaries of China's auto-export surge.
Industry observers note that the milestone reflects a broader structural shift: with domestic retail under pressure, overseas volume and localized production have become the decisive growth lever for China's major automakers.
Source: SAIC Motor / Gasgoo / 10jqka (paraphrased and translated from Chinese financial-media reporting; reprinted for informational purposes with attribution).
