China's used car export industry is entering a period of rapid growth.

According to data from the China Automobile Dealers Association, in the first half of 2026, China exported 325,000 used vehicles, generating $7.6 billion in export value—year-on-year growth of 61% and 54%, respectively. At the same time, used car exports accounted for only 6.4% of new vehicle exports during the same period, indicating significant untapped market potential.

As overseas demand for Chinese automobiles continues to grow, integrating fragmented domestic supply, expanding overseas customer reach, and streamlining logistics, customs clearance, transportation, and delivery have become critical to scaling used car exports.

On August 13, Shanghai Sieton Group and Guazi Used Car officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Both parties will leverage their respective strengths to engage in deep collaboration across domestic vehicle sourcing, overseas market development, and export fulfillment, jointly exploring a new model for used car exports.

Shanghai Sieton Group: Industrial Resources + Export Capabilities, Building a Strong Foundation

Shanghai Sieton Group is a large comprehensive group with businesses spanning automotive services, foreign trade, hospitality, finance, and investment promotion.

In the automotive sector, the Group operates multiple authorized 4S dealerships covering major brands such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Ford, and Cadillac. With a longstanding presence in the Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta automotive markets, Shanghai Sieton Group possesses abundant automotive industry resources and a stable supply of quality used car replacement vehicles.

Leveraging its automotive industrial foundation and international trade operations, Shanghai Sieton Group has been continuously strengthening its automotive export capabilities. Its subsidiary, Shanghai Sieton Yongying International Trade Co., Ltd., holds import-export licenses and exported 7,000 vehicles in 2025, having developed integrated capabilities covering vehicle sourcing, export operations, logistics coordination, and delivery.

At the same time, Shanghai Sieton Group has been building an overseas market development system. Through overseas social media matrices on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, as well as Alibaba International Station, the Group conducts overseas customer acquisition and is gradually establishing independent digital overseas lead generation capabilities.

Guazi Used Car: Digital Platform + Overseas Channels, Expanding Global Markets

As a leading platform in China's used car industry, Guazi Used Car has accumulated extensive experience in digital used car operations and overseas market expansion.

In its export business, Guazi Used Car has established an overseas website and a multi-platform media matrix, and continues to expand into markets across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. It has developed mature capabilities in overseas customer acquisition, channel development, and cross-border business coordination.

Through this partnership, both parties will fully leverage their complementary strengths: Shanghai Sieton Group focuses on domestic vehicle sourcing, automotive industrial resources, and export fulfillment capabilities, while Guazi Used Car contributes its digital platform, overseas channels, and used car operational expertise to achieve more efficient matching between quality domestic vehicles and global market demand.

From Complementary Strengths to Collaborative Win-Win

This strategic partnership is not merely a simple combination of business resources—it represents an active exploration of China's used car export industry transitioning from 'fragmented trading' to 'industrial collaboration.'

Going forward, both parties will further streamline the entire business chain—from domestic vehicle consolidation and model matching to overseas customer acquisition and export delivery—improving supply chain efficiency and overseas market responsiveness.

For Shanghai Sieton Group, this partnership is also an important step in further refining its automotive export ecosystem. Leveraging the Group's automotive industry and international trade resources, combined with its own digital overseas marketing capabilities and complementary strengths with professional platforms and industry partners, Shanghai Sieton Group will continue to enhance its global automotive circulation service capabilities.

From vehicle sourcing to global customer acquisition; from single-vehicle exports to industrial collaboration—

Shanghai Sieton Group will join hands with more outstanding partners to bring more high-quality Chinese used cars to markets around the world.