Australia-bound Geely EX2 was China’s best-selling car in 2025

The Geely EX2 electric vehicle (EV) – which is due for Australian release in the second half of this year – was officially China’s best-selling new vehicle in 2025, with 465,775 customer deliveries recorded in its first full calendar year on sale in its domestic market.

The compact, rear-wheel drive electric hatch is similar in size to the BYD Dolphin and MG 4, and has been confirmed for Australian launch between July and December 2026.

The EX2 will join the electric EX5 and plug-in hybrid Starray EM-I mid-size SUVs already offered here by Geely, with all three models based on the same Global Intelligent Electric Architecture (GEA). It will be the first of six new Geely models planned for Australia by 2028.

The EX2 topped the sales charts in a record year in China (where it is sold as the Xingyuan, meaning Star Wish), the world’s biggest auto market with 34.4 million new-vehicle sales recorded in 2025 – more than double the next-largest market, the US with around 16.3 million sales last year.

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For comparison, the Ford Ranger topped Australia’s 2025 sales charts with 56,555 deliveries, with the local market’s total of around 1.2 million vehicles (also a record) dwarfed by China’s result.

Highlighting the scale of the Chinese market and the success of the EX2, the small electric hatch recorded more than 50,000 sales in September alone, according to Geely, which also said it achieved more than 40,000 deliveries for seven consecutive months.

Looking at EV sales alone in Australia last year, the Tesla Model Y claimed top spot with 22,239 deliveries – equivalent to little more than a fortnight’s worth of EX2 sales in China.

The EX2 accounted for around 15 per cent of Geely’s global sales total of 3.3 million vehicles in 2025, enough to place the brand inside the global top 10, which was led by Toyota with 11.3 million sales.

Australian pricing, model range and equipment details for the EX2 are yet to be announced, though Geely is expected to position it in the $20,000-$30,000 bracket, potentially undercutting the starting price of the BYD Dolphin ($29,990 plus on-road costs) but not the MG 4 ($37,990 drive-away).

In China, the Geely hatch is priced from ¥68,800 ($A14,045), matching the MG 4’s domestic entry price and undercutting the Dolphin’s local starting point of ¥99,800 ($A20,373).

China’s entry-level EX2 features a 58kW/310Nm electric powertrain paired with a 30.12kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery offering a claimed 310km (CLTC) driving range. Higher grades gain a larger 40.16kWh battery with a 410km (CLTC) range and a more powerful 85kW/150Nm electric motor.

Standard equipment in China includes 16-inch wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, synthetic leather seat trim and a 10.1-inch multimedia touchscreen – expanding to 14.6 inches in higher grades – along with a high-definition reversing camera and voice control.

Unusually, all versions are rear-wheel drive, and comprise multi-link rear suspension and a battery safety shield.

Geely sold 5010 vehicles in Australia in 2025 and, after launching the EX5 in March and the Starray EM-I in December, the brand outsold Skoda (4808), Renault (4569), KGM (4116), Omoda Jaecoo (3721) and Cupra (2830).

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