GAC Group Takes Eight China-SAE Science and Technology Awards, Including Four First Prizes

GAC Group won eight awards at the 2026 China-SAE Science and Technology Award ceremony in Suzhou on October 28, including four first prizes. PR Newswire reported the awards, which covered automotive chips, electric drive, vehicle safety, intelligent driving governance and body design.

GAC Group manufactures and sells passenger vehicles across combustion, hybrid and electric powertrains through brands including GAC/Trumpchi, AION, HYPTEC and AISTALAND, and operates in 102 countries and regions.

GAC's Chip, Motor and Safety Projects

Four first prizes went to two GAC-led projects and two GAC-participated projects, and one GAC-led project took second prize. In chips, the GAC-led project built a full-chain path from vehicle definition to scale application, working with 105 partners to apply nearly 400 chip models and over 1,000 domestic chips. The HYPTEC GT Special Edition, described as China's first intelligent connected vehicle with 100% domestically designed chips, has been launched.

In electric drive, GAC said it pioneered mass production of amorphous alloy stators and carbon-fiber high-speed rotors and is the world's only company to mass-produce amorphous alloy automotive motors. Its amorphous ribbon is 0.025 mm thick, and the motor reaches 99.03% peak efficiency, 17.29 kW/kg power density at 1000V and 30,000 rpm maximum speed, with system CLTC efficiency of 94.184%. GAC said energy consumption drops 4% and range rises 30-50 km at the same battery capacity, and the motor has been applied to HYPTEC, AION and AISTALAND models and promoted to other automakers.

In safety, the GAC-led project with Tsinghua University won second prize. It developed China's first ASIL-D fully domestic safety controller, real-time risk quantification, active-suspension side-impact mitigation, a rear-window airbag and an integrated rescue model involving automakers, traffic police and hospitals. GAC said the work has been applied to 20 models with cumulative sales of 1.446 million units.

GAC's Scale Behind the Awards

GAC Group reached 30 million cumulative vehicle users and rolled its 30 millionth vehicle off the production line in June 2026, according to akta.pro company records. The company reported approximately 628,200 vehicles sold from January to May 2026, up 3.8% year on year, and May 2026 sales of around 127,300 units, up 8.18%. Exports grew 140% year on year in May 2026 to 28,386 units, and cumulative January-May exports totaled 98,861 units, up 135%.

GAC's Recent Launches and Results

GAC launched its ALL-NEW E8 at the 2026 Macao Auto Expo, also debuting the AION i60 and N60, PR Newswire reported; the E8 offers a 281 km electric range and a CLTC combined range of 1,537 km, with pricing from HKD 339,800. GAC Group reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to the parent company of 2.52 billion yuan, up 42.09% year on year, on operating income of 28.423 billion yuan, up 17.91%, Jiemian reported. GAC unveiled its new European strategy at the Paris auto show, presenting electric vehicles from its three brands and planning a European R&D center with over 100 engineers by 2027, AD HOC NEWS reported.

What Comes Next for GAC

GAC said it will advance core technology breakthroughs and commercialization to support development of China's auto industry. The company's European R&D center is planned to have over 100 engineers by 2027.