The 31st car carrier joins the fleet of SAIC Motors, and the fleet is fully expanded to 7,600 parking spaces. China's largest clean energy car carrier "makes its maiden voyage"

(January 17, 2024, Shanghai) Today, the first ocean-going car carrier (RoRo ship) commissioned by SAIC Group to be built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the world's largest shipbuilding group, was officially named "SAIC Anji Shencheng" and started its maiden voyage. This 200-meter-long, 38-meter-wide, 13-story-high ocean-going giant ship has 7,600 parking spaces and a displacement of more than 40,000 tons. It innovatively uses LNG dual-fuel clean power, which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30%. "National ships are built in China, and national cars are transported in China." As the world's largest active clean energy RoRo ship with the highest degree of localization, SAIC Anji Shencheng will carry the first batch of new self-owned brand cars of SAIC, Dongfeng and Yutong to Europe. At present, SAIC's Anji Logistics has built China's largest self-operated fleet of automobile companies, with 31 various types of car ships, and has opened 7 international self-operated routes to Southeast Asia, Mexico, South America West, Europe, etc. In the next three years, a total of 14 ocean-going transport ships of 7000, 7600, 7800 and 9000 classes will gradually join the SAIC Anji Logistics ocean-going fleet, actively supporting Chinese independent brands to accelerate their overseas expansion.

Behind the full expansion of SAIC's ocean-going fleet is the rapid growth of the company's overseas business. In 2023, SAIC's overseas sales reached 1.208 million vehicles, an increase of 18.8% year-on-year, leading the Chinese automobile companies for eight consecutive years, helping my country's vehicle exports surpass Japan and become the world's number one; among them, independent brand sales accounted for nearly 92%, new energy vehicle sales accounted for nearly 24%, and SAIC's first global car MG4 EV became the European compact pure electric vehicle sales champion. As a pioneer in China's overseas automobile exports, SAIC's MG brand sold more than 840,000 vehicles worldwide in 2023, winning the title of China's single brand overseas sales champion for the fifth consecutive year, and successfully won more than 30 overseas authoritative awards such as the "Annual Model Grand Slam in Britain, France, Germany and Australia", and ranked among the top 10 single brands in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, India and many other countries. 2024 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the MG brand, and it will strive to achieve the goal of annual global sales of one million vehicles.

Anji Logistics is one of the "industry chain hidden champions" under SAIC. After long-term development, it has become the world's largest automobile logistics company. It has taken the lead in creating a multimodal transport model of road, rail and water. Its business covers nearly 600 cities in China and more than 100 countries overseas, with an annual shipment volume of up to 10 million vehicles. Anji Logistics has established China's largest self-operated fleet for automobile companies, with 31 various types of automobile ships, and has opened 7 international self-operated routes in Southeast Asia, Mexico, West South America, Europe, etc. In addition to SAIC's brands, Anji Logistics also provides ocean-going vehicle logistics services for many Chinese auto companies such as Dongfeng, Yutong, and Great Wall.

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