JMEV（江铃集团新能源）said its overseas sales rose 99% year on year in the first half of 2026, as the Chinese electric-vehicle maker added four export markets, including Brunei and Peru, and rolled out more right-hand-drive products.
The Nanchang-based company said its overseas operations now span Southeast Asia, South America, Africa and Europe. It did not disclose an absolute export-sales figure, meaning the growth rate should be read as an indicator of momentum rather than scale. Still, the additions show JMEV widening its reach beyond its earlier core markets while building a product range better suited to local driving conditions.
Right-hand-drive development is central to that effort. The configuration is required in markets such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and parts of Southeast Asia and Africa. For a smaller EV manufacturer, offering it is more than a technical variation: it determines whether a model can be sold in a substantial group of overseas markets at all.
JMEV is also continuing European compliance work for its export line-up. The company has previously said that its EWIND model had obtained European whole-vehicle type approval, while its current programme includes further safety and homologation preparation. Such approvals are a market-access requirement, rather than evidence of commercial sales: under EU rules, a vehicle must meet safety, environmental and production-conformity standards before it can be placed on the market.
Founded in 2015 by Jiangling Motors Corporation Group, JMEV has built its overseas strategy around relatively compact electric models rather than direct competition with China’s largest EV exporters. Its public timeline records right-hand-drive exports from 2024 and earlier shipments of the Yi electric sedan to Europe.
That distinction matters. Right-hand-drive expansion opens a discrete set of markets, while European approval creates the regulatory option to sell in a highly competitive region. Neither guarantees volume on its own, but together they show a more deliberate export model: adapt the vehicle for the road system, clear the required certification, then build local distribution.
For China’s mid-tier EV makers, that is increasingly the practical route overseas. Price may secure initial attention, but steering configuration, certification and after-sales capability decide whether an export presence can become a durable business.