China’s Top-Selling Car Receives Upgrades and Price Cuts

Key Takeaways

The Geely Xingyuan (EX2) is China’s best-selling car in 2025, now featuring significant tech updates.
A new larger battery option provides an impressive 298 miles of range, with a temporary starting price of $9,133.
Enhanced driving assistance and a revamped interior are included, aiming to keep Geely competitive in the small car market.

Upgraded Features for the Geely Xingyuan (EX2)

Geely’s Xingyuan (EX2), which topped China’s car sales in 2025, has received notable updates to maintain its competitive edge in the thriving small car market. Just a month after the initial overview, Geely introduced enhancements that go beyond cosmetic changes, offering more advanced technology and improved battery performance.

A standout feature is the new Geely Afari Smart Driving (G-ASD) system, designed to advance the brand’s autonomous driving capabilities. This system introduces automated navigation and parking functions, along with a sentry mode that records the vehicle’s surroundings, an upgrade that addresses previous model limitations. This makes the EX2 more competitive against rivals like the BYD Seagull, which offers similar features.

Regarding range, the EX2 retains its existing powertrain options—an 80-horsepower base model and a more powerful 114-hp variant—but it now includes a larger 47 kWh battery. This new battery enables a range of up to 298 miles on China’s CLTC cycle, which tends to be optimistic compared to other standards such as WLTP. This version boasts quicker charging capabilities, with an increase to a 30-80% charge in just 19 minutes, compared to the previous 30-minute estimate.

Inside, the EX2 showcases Geely’s Flyme Auto 2.0 system that supports Apple CarPlay, enhancing the connectivity experience. Aesthetic updates include a refreshed wheel design and the addition of two new color options, though the overall interior remains similar to previous models.

Importantly, the pricing of the EX2 has been adjusted to foster sales, now starting at just $9,133, down from $9,700. However, the fully equipped model with the largest battery can be priced around $14,000. This price adjustment is strategic, especially as competition increases in the small EV market, which has seen the emergence of similar vehicles.

Sales figures indicate a slight decline of about 3% from last year, highlighting the need for continuous innovation to retain market leadership. As new small EVs enter the market at comparable price points, Geely must keep the EX2 updated. With these improvements, anticipation builds for the updated Xingyuan’s potential introduction to international markets in the near future.

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