SAIC Motor

Sector

Automobiles

Headquarters

Shanghai, China

Official Website

saicmotor.com

Wikipedia

SAIC Motor

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.

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InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

C

Performance Band

65%

Organization Score

60%

Relationship Score

17%

Engagement Intensity

Disclosure Analysis

Drawing on the assessment of SAIC Motor's real-world climate policy activities outlined above, this section assesses accuracy of the disclosures from SAIC Motor's website and core reporting.

Indicator
Score
Accuracy of Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure
No, does not meet criteria
Sub-Indicator
Score
Accuracy of Direct Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure
No, does not meet criteria
Accuracy of Indirect Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure
No, does not meet criteria

Key

Yes, meets criteria*

Partial, meets some criteria

No, does not meet criteria

* Criteria drawn from the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying.
Full Disclosure Scorecard

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of SAIC Motor can be found in the two tabs below below. In the first tab, hyperlinks in each cell of the matrix provide access to evidence collected on SAIC Motor's direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between SAIC Motor and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

DATA SOURCES
QUERIES
Main Web Site

Main Web Site

Corporate Media

Corporate Media

CDP Responses

CDP Responses

Direct Consultation with Governments

Direct Consultation with Governments

Media Reports

Media Reports

CEO Messaging

CEO Messaging

Financial Disclosures

Financial Disclosures

Communication of Climate Science

11NANSNSNSNS

Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

11NSNSNSNSNS

Supporting the Need for Regulations

01NSNSNS1NS

Support of UN Climate Process

0NSNSNSNS1NS

Transparency on Legislation

-2NANSNANANANS

Carbon Tax

NSNSNSNSNS1NS

Emissions Trading

NS1NSNSNS2NS

Energy and Resource Efficiency

01NSNS2NSNS

Renewable Energy

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

-10NS101NS

GHG Emission Regulation

NS0NS0NS2NS

Disclosure on Relationships

-2NANSNANANANS

Land Use

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS