SAIC Motor Forecasts Over 4-Fold Net Profit Surge in 2025 as NEV and Self-Branded Sales Hit Record Highs

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited released its earnings forecast on January 15, projecting net profit attributable to the parent company for 2025 to reach RMB 9.0 billion to RMB 11.0 billion, a year-over-year increase of 438% to 558%. Its net profit excluding non-recurring gains and losses is expected to be between RMB 7.0 billion and RMB 8.2 billion, up 229% to 251% year-on-year. In 2025, SAIC sold a total of 4.507 million vehicles, an increase of 12.3% year-over-year. Among these, sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached a record high of 1.643 million units, surging 33.1% year-over-year. Sales of its self-owned brands totaled 2.928 million units, up 21.6% year-over-year, accounting for 65% of total sales—an increase of 5 percentage points compared to 2024. Overseas sales stood at 1.071 million units, growing 3.1% year-over-year. In the 2025 ranking of domestic Chinese automakers by sales volume, SAIC ranked second, trailing only BYD by approximately 100,000 units.