Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: SAIC Motor demonstrates both positive and negative engagement with climate policy in 2023-25. The company, along with its subsidiary MG Motor, has expressed support for the electrification of light-duty vehicles while also advocating for a longer-term role for ICE-powered vehicles.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: SAIC Motor appears to have limited top-line messaging on climate policy. In its 2024 ESG Report, published in April 2025, the company recognized some of the science of climate change. The company does not appear to have recently disclosed a position on the Paris Agreement.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: SAIC Motor appears to have both positive and negative engagement with climate-related regulations. According to a March 2024 Fleet EV News article, MG Motor strongly supported Australia's proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES). However, in its response to the UK government consultation on the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate and CO2 emissions regulation for new cars and vans submitted in May 2023, MG Motor advocated for a flat CO2 standard with no increases in ambition during the enforcement period of the ZEV mandate from 2024 onwards. In a June 2024 corporate blog post, SAIC Motor supported a modal shift from traditional automobiles to new energy vehicles.
Positioning on Energy Transition: SAIC Motor has communicated both positive and negative positions on the transition of energy mix. During the March 2025 Two Sessions, SAIC Motor advocated for higher ambition in EV charging infrastructure roll-out in China. MG Motor appeared to support the UK’s central ZEV mandate trajectory for cars in its May 2023 UK consultation response found via FOI request, though with exceptions and supporting flexibilities that may weaken the stringency of the policy. In a January 2025 corporate news piece, its subsidiary SAIC Volkswagen, appeared to advocate for a longer-term role for ICE-powered light-duty vehicles over rapid electrification. In a February 2024 corporate blog post, MG Motor generally supported the electrification of light-duty vehicles.
Industry Association Governance: As of May 2025, SAIC Motor has not disclosed its membership to industry associations. However, SAIC Motor is a member of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI). MG Motor is a member of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Additional Note: SAIC Motor is a listed company with more than 50% of its shares owned by the government of China. State-owned enterprises likely retain channels of direct engagement with government officials that InfluenceMap is unable to assess, and therefore are not represented in SAIC Motor's engagement intensity metric.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q3 2025.