GAC reports 84 per cent monthly sales rise in Australia and convenes national dealer network in Sydney

August sales rise reported by the company

GAC says its Australian terminal sales rose 84 per cent month-on-month in August 2026, according to a company announcement distributed through PR Newswire and carried by Yahoo Finance. The announcement characterises August as a period of strong regional growth for the brand, though it does not disclose the underlying unit sales for Australia, nor dealership appointments, openings or ownership changes. The sales figures are GAC's own and have not been independently verified in the announcement. ¹

The Australian result sits within a broader overseas picture described by GAC in the same announcement. The company says proprietary-brand exports reached 26,978 units in August, a 177 per cent year-on-year increase, with cumulative exports from January to August at 172,008 units, up 136 per cent year-on-year, and total cumulative exports approaching 600,000 units. Africa is described as GAC's fastest-growing overseas market, with retail sales up 881 per cent year-on-year in August. ¹

Dealer conference and network build-out in Sydney

Alongside the sales result, GAC says it held an All-Australia Dealer Conference in Sydney to consolidate local partner resources for long-term market development, according to the company announcement. The announcement does not detail the conference agenda or any specific commercial outcomes for dealers. ¹

Details of the network's scale come from GAC International Australia itself. Xinhua reports from the Everything Electric Sydney 2026 show that Yuan Xikun, head of marketing at GAC International Australia, said the company has so far signed up 49 local dealers and plans to increase that number to 60 this year. Yuan also said GAC has established a local parts warehouse in Australia to improve after-sales service and parts supply. ⁴

The dealer build-out continues the brand's Oceania push announced earlier. GAC's own news page records a November 2025 Australia local-strategy launch at which three new models debuted simultaneously, as well as an October 2025 visit to China by an ANZ dealer delegation that GAC described as laying new foundations in the Oceania market. ²

GS7 plug-in hybrid in the Australian spotlight

The GS7, described by GAC as a large-size plug-in hybrid SUV, has played a prominent role in the brand's global product roll-out, according to the company announcement. GAC says the model drew widespread industry attention following its appearance at the Australian Auto Show, where its front fascia featured a full-width light strip integrated with 2,248 smart LEDs — a lighting design GAC describes as part of its exploration of future mobility for the Australian market. No Australian pricing or specifications for the GS7 are given in the announcement. ¹

Beyond Australia, GAC says the GS7 joined the line-up at the company's official market entry in Ghana on August 19, alongside the GS8, M8 (GN8), AION i60 and AION V, covering urban commuting, family travel, business and green-travel use cases. CnEVPost, which tracks GAC's business developments, describes the Guangzhou-headquartered state-owned group as selling vehicles under the Aion and Hyptec brands alongside the Trumpchi range and joint ventures with Toyota and Honda, and notes it is expanding overseas with a Thailand plant serving Southeast Asian markets. ¹⁵

Sydney show platform and a crowded Chinese-brand field

The GS7's Australian prominence coincides with a busy period for Chinese new-energy brands locally. Xinhua reports that GAC was among the Chinese makers — alongside Chery, MG, GWM, Zeekr and BYD — displaying battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles at Everything Electric Sydney 2026, the three-day show which opened at Sydney Olympic Park on September 18, drawing visitors to stands for enquiries and test-drive bookings. ⁴

The market backdrop Xinhua cites is strong. According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 27,089 battery electric vehicles were sold in Australia in August, accounting for 24.9 per cent of the new-vehicle market, up 171 per cent year-on-year and setting a new monthly record. Five Chinese brands — BYD, GWM, MG, Geely and Chery — ranked among Australia's top ten brands by sales that month, according to the FCAI's figures. ⁴

Yuan told Xinhua that GAC also plans to introduce two to three additional models in Australia next year based on the needs of local consumers. Dan Caesar, chief executive of Everything Electric, told Xinhua that Australia's EV market has grown markedly this year as attention to running costs has grown, and that Chinese vehicles were highly competitive in technology, features and pricing — observations from the show organiser rather than assessments of GAC's own sales performance. ⁴

Local context: safety rating, partnerships and model line-up

GAC's Australian news page records the AION V securing a five-star ANCAP safety rating upon its launch in Australia and New Zealand in December 2025, which GAC presented as demonstrating the safety credentials of Chinese brands. The page also lists local brand-building activity, including a partnership with Sydney FC announced in May 2026 and one with Melbourne City FC announced in July 2026. ²

The company's April 2026 Australian debut of the AION UT, described by GAC as setting a new benchmark for urban electric vehicles, and its broader content on family electric SUVs and plug-in hybrid MPVs indicate the brand's local line-up is oriented toward electric and electrified vehicles. GAC's Australian website also carries finance campaign terms for the M8 PHEV, with applications required to be approved by September 30, 2026 and settled by October 15, 2026, financed through Allied Retail Finance trading as Automotive Finance. Neither the website material nor the company announcement discloses Australian pricing for the GS7. ³²