# rural EV market

GAC’s Ambitious Turnaround: Charging Rural China, Exporting Standards and Betting on Robots and Flying Cars to Hit 2 Million Vehicles by 2026

GAC chairman Feng Xingya told China’s Two Sessions that the group aims to return to about 2 million vehicles in 2026 by pushing deeper into rural NEV markets, accelerating battery‑swap deployment, expanding overseas via a 1,000‑outlet plan and investing in humanoid robots and flying cars. The strategy mixes rapid commercial roll‑outs with calls for national standards and policy support to clear regulatory and infrastructure bottlenecks.