Geely Xingyuan STAR Limited Series Launch, Limited-Time Rights Price 88,800 Yuan

On November 6, Hangzhou, Geely Galaxy brought together the Global User Music Carnival and the "Million Achievement Fan Appreciation Rights Launch". The number on stage was 1 million units — Geely Xingyuan launched 24 months ago, cumulative sales broke one million, the official explanation is "sold one unit in less than a minute". At the same event, two STAR Limited Editions, STAR Ace and STAR Chill, were launched, with a limited-time rights price of 88,800 Yuan.

Launch presentation talk can wait for a moment. What truly deserves recording are three things: how this 1 million units were accumulated, what exactly is bought for 88,800 Yuan, and a service vehicle that has already driven 220,000 kilometers, what was tested and what results were found.

1 million units were not rushed out in one month

Geely Xingyuan launched in October 2024, until this October exactly two years. 1 million units in two years, averaging 500,000 units per year. This pace has no precedent in the A0-class pure EV segment, officially called "the fastest new energy vehicle globally to achieve one million sales".

More worth looking at than the total is its distribution. In 2025, this car won the sales champion of all categories in the Chinese car market — note "all categories", no restriction on power type, no restriction on class. In the first half of 2026, delivered 249,418 units, year-on-year growth 21%, continuing to sit in the position of China's best-selling model. Entering the second half, the pace is still accelerating, August and September monthly sales continuously broke 60,000 units, October monthly sales broke 70,000 units, pushing the monthly record up one notch.

For an A0-class small car, a monthly volume of 70,000 units means production capacity, channels, and supply chain three things must all run simultaneously. Sales curve rising continuously for two years indicates it relies not on order stacking during the launch period, but on the word-of-mouth of each subsequent facelift and every batch of users pushing down.

Beyond domestic, this car has landed in Australia, UK, France and over 30 other countries and regions, ranked second in Chinese new energy hatchback exports from January to June 2026. By market: Thailand won EV sales champion, Egypt maintained A&B class pure EV sales No.1 for 2 consecutive months, Mexico ranked all-category pure EV second for 3 consecutive months, Australia launched only two months and won Hatchback pure EV sales champion again.

A small car from a Chinese brand can stand in Thailand, Egypt, Mexico, Australia simultaneously, relying not on spec-sheet stuffing, but on this product definition aligning with local needs in different markets — small size, pure electric, controllable price range.

88,800 Yuan, are you buying color or configuration

This time two trims launched are called STAR Ace and STAR Chill, limited-time rights price both 88,800 Yuan. The difference between the two cars is not in powertrain and chassis, lies in the "visible parts": STAR Ace offers Worry-Free Green, Pepsi Orange, Flowing Silver three car colors; STAR Chill is Milk Salt Rice body, paired with a set of new interior.

Two things shared by both cars are Electric Front Trunk and EVA In-car Robot. The former officially called "Unique in class". This configuration is indeed rare in A0 class — this class body size tight, front compartment space precious, adding motor, rails and control module, layout difficulty and cost are not low.

Electric Front Trunk is not a strong point on parameter sheet, but it belongs to typical "once used cannot go back" configuration: charging cable, carry bag, things bought on the spot all have a place, main trunk reserved for large items. EVA Robot more like emotional value, and an A0-class car targeting young users, conversion rate of this configuration often higher than extra 10kW power.

After 220,000 kilometers, what is left

This is the part with highest information density of the entire launch. Geely Xingyuan partnered with CATARC, found a real user's service vehicle for actual test — 310 km Dream Edition, driven mileage 220,000 kilometers — instead of using new car for display.

First talk about range. 99.7% this number easily misread — it is not "ran 220,000 kilometers range didn't drop a bit", but in energy saving mode, AC off, comprehensive road conditions conditions, this car's actual range and rated value deviation extremely small. Changing to daily talk: electricity estimation not distorted, not easy to encounter display showing 30% left, car falls down first situation. Supporting this performance is CATL battery cells and liquid-cooled temperature control system standard on all models — cell consistency good enough, temperature control can keep degradation pressure on a flat curve.

Moose test 78.1 km/h. This project tests body response during emergency avoidance, score high low depends on three things: center of gravity, suspension geometry, electronic control intervention calibration. Xingyuan's foundation is rear-wheel drive, front MacPherson plus rear multi-link independent suspension, calibration completed by Lotus team. At this price, rear drive with rear independent suspension combination itself not common; and a car ran 220,000 kilometers old car can still make 78.1 km/h, shows chassis part aging speed controlled.

91.19% battery health, is hardest of three. Reference frame is national standard: 200,000 kilometers after battery remaining capacity not lower than 70%. This car ran to 220,000 kilometers, health still above 91%, higher than national standard line twenty-plus percentage points. Test not only health — CATARC on this car did six major limit serial tests, whole set ran out only get conclusion: pack level do battery health assessment, 55°C high temp baking, loaded ice salt water immersion, vehicle level do -30°C low temp charge discharge, bottom impact, double needle piercing (thermal runaway). Corresponding certificate number NESTA2026-CHA-BCS-023, November 2026 issued.

Safety this matter rely not on point spec-sheet stuffing. Xingyuan carries Divine Shield Battery Safety System, physical level has U-shaped aluminum alloy battery protection cabin and double well-shaped rear subframe for structural reinforcement, operation level by liquid-cooled temperature control tube temperature, BMS 3.0 battery doctor manage status. Structure withstand impact, temperature control suppress thermal runaway trigger conditions, monitoring alarm at abnormal early — three layers missing one, front two groups data all cannot support.

Say a honest word, "220,000 kilometers" this test most valuable place not number look good, but gave a verifiable time scale. New car range, handling, safety all easy to test, hard is three years, five years later still stand strong. Most brands in communication avoid this matter, Xingyuan put it on table, itself is a kind of attitude.

Public Welfare Season 3: From donating court to donating a class

"Our Xingyuan" is charity project decided together with car owners when Xingyuan launched. First two seasons in Sichuan Daliang Mountain, Guizhou Qiannan, built basketball court and football court for mountain schools. Season 3 falls in Yunnan Pu'er Ximeng County Masan Village — there is a "Little Sparrow Choir", a group of children love singing Wa ethnic folk songs.

This season donated a music classroom, then take children to Hangzhou, perform on stage with Lang Lang; besides performance, also have face-to-face music guidance and a master class.

From donating court to donating music classroom, then take child to big stage to sing once, this project's focus actually moving: hardware just entry, truly hard is give child a chance to be seen. For car owners, this is also brand and user between rare, not rely on points and rights maintain relationship.

Written at last: After 1 million units, pressure on whose side

A0-class pure EV this market, past two years fight is price and spec sheet — who marks range higher, screen made bigger, entry price pressed lower. Xingyuan's打法 not quite same: First lift product definition up one notch (rear drive, rear independent suspension, electric front trunk these in same class not common), then use scale thin cost, finally use 88,800 Yuan press threshold back.

1 million units after, it to answer question also changed. New user cares "what buy at this price", trade-in and additional purchase user cares "three years later still worth how much". 220,000 kilometers actual test, 91.19% battery health, Three-Electric Components lifetime warranty, essentially all answer latter question.

Official stated STAR Limited Series will continue launch new trims. For competitors, trouble place lies in: one already price pressed to 88,800 Yuan, also willing take old car do durability test competitor, hard only rely on price cut to deal with.

This 1 million units inside, how many chase price come, how many chase product power come, sales number say not clear. But a car ran 220,000 kilometers still test out such result car, at least shows it not just cheap.