SAIC Motor makes and sells passenger and commercial vehicles, mainly in China, and also runs a finance business; car-making brought in CN¥646.2B of its CN¥656.2B total revenue in 2025. It sold 4.507m vehicles that year, 1.643m of them new-energy vehicles.
More about SAIC Motor
SAIC Motor Corporation Limited was established in 1997, is listed in Shanghai and has its head office there. It had 179,797 employees at the end of 2025.
Founded 1997Head office Shanghai, ChinaStaff ~179,797 (31 December 2025, year-end, parent and main subsidiaries)Revenue ~CN¥656.2B total operating revenue (2025)Website ↗
SAIC Motor reported 3.77 million tCO2e of direct and energy emissions in 2025, up from 1.96 million in 2024, partly because it widened its reporting boundary. It publishes no figure for the parts and materials it buys or for the use of the cars it sells, so the size deduction for an incomplete footprint (0.70x) applies. Renewables supplied about 17% of its electricity, with no group target. Its only climate target is a carbon peak before 2025, with no SBTi commitment. The UK advertising regulator upheld a ruling against an MG 'Zero Emissions' ad in 2024, and SAIC reported 8 environmental penalties that year.
SAIC Motor scores 22/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified November 2026.
That places SAIC Motor joint 904th of 969 companies scored, and 31st of 32 in Automotive.
What is SAIC Motor doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (5/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (0/10, 1/10).
Where SAIC Motor lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature1/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is SAIC Motor's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is SAIC Motor's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
23% of them were published by SAIC Motor itself; the rest come from independent sources.
10 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“remains as one of only two automakers that have not disclosed their scope 3 emissions for purchased goods and services”
“268 上海汽车集团股份有限公司 工业 浦东新区”
“SAIC saw a drop in its BEV share from 31% in 2024 to 14% in 2025”
“MG exceeds its CO₂ fleet target of 95.7 g/km by more than 15 grams”
“Accuracy of Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure”
“MG is now banned from hosting the same advertising campaign again”
“took just third place in the ranking due to its slow progress on supply chain decarbonization”
“with zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) accounting for three out of every 10 vehicles it sold in 2022”
“The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned adverts from BMW and MG that suggested their electric cars caused ‘zero emissions’.”
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How does SAIC Motor compare with other automotive companies?
Where SAIC Motor sits among automotive peers.
Among the 32 major automotive brands we've scored, SAIC Motor sits 31st of 32.
Who scores higher in Automotive?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above SAIC Motor.
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