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At its 22 Dec Brand Night, Chery’s flagship EXEED launched 3.0 strategy: a 2.4 GPa hot-formed steel “Rock 3.0” body lifts safety margin 20 % above BMW X3/Audi Q5L, 900 V architecture, zero-gravity airbags and health cockpit form a closed safety-smart-power-handling loop. Chairman Yin Tongyue defined three core capabilities—product, culture, community—to conquer global performance-luxury segments where EXEED already leads in Poland, UK, Italy with €55k average price.

Chinese luxury marque Hongqi officially lands in Singapore via Eurokars Elite; the right-hand-drive E-HS9 full-size electric SUV will be unveiled at the Singapore Motorshow (8-11 Jan 2026) and launched the same year. Measuring 5209 mm long with a 3110 mm wheelbase, the twin-motor 4WD offers 218 or 333 PS rear output and 84-120 kWh batteries for 380-515 km WLTP range. Air suspension, matrix LEDs and full ADAS are standard. A showroom at 19 Leng Kee Road will be followed by an electric sedan and two mid-size SUVs, plus ICE options.

Thailand’s new-vehicle sales jumped 20.6% YoY to 51,044 units in November 2025, the strongest monthly pace this year. Commercial vehicles spearheaded growth, surging 31.1% to 31,870 units, while passenger cars added 6.5% to 19,174. Toyota maintained leadership with 19,305 registrations and a 37.8% share; its January-November volume reached 205,453 units, giving it 37.6% of the overall market. Hybrid sales climbed 38.4% to 11,594 units, commanding 51.1% of the full-year xEV segment. The Motor Expo generated a 12-year-high 75,246 bookings, pointing to continued momentum in December.

Geely’s flagship EREV MPV, the Galaxy V900, has reached nationwide dealers and opened pre-orders. A refundable 99 yuan deposit secures four early-bird perks worth over 10,000 yuan, including power running boards, gold-foil badging, priority test drives and combined pre-sale/launch benefits. Measuring 5360 mm long with a 3200 mm wheelbase, the V900 adds a large chrome grille, LiDAR roof module and full-width light blades, positioning itself as the extended-range sibling to the L380 MPV.

Fresh spy shots reveal the XPeng P7+ EREV in a light-blue finish with a new two-tier light bar, body-colour rear bumper and active lower-grille intakes for better cooling. Measuring 5071×1937×1512mm on a 3000mm wheelbase, it pairs a 110kW 1.5T range extender with a 180kW rear motor and 49.2kWh LFP battery good for 325km WLTC electric range. Three Turing chips deliver 2250TOPS, 800V/5C fast-charge is on board and the car is slated to launch in 2026 .

IM Motors will begin a large-scale over-the-air update this January, rolling out in waves according to chip set and model. The brand also revealed a 2026 roadmap headlined by the new range-extended LS8 SUV, already homologated by MIIT. Measuring 5085 mm long with a 3060 mm wheelbase, the 5/6-seater pairs a 1.5-litre turbo generator with a 230 kW electric drive and 52.1-65.9 kWh LFP blade batteries for up to 335 km electric range. IM will simultaneously push steer-by-wire and L3-grade assisted-driving technologies into volume production.