June 6, the 212 off-road vehicle Altay Rally finale ceremony landed in Qingdao. Han Qiaosheng, well-known driver Han Wei, manufacturers and amateur drivers, and event logistics teams gathered on-site to recap the just-concluded 2026 Altay International Rally. This year's event covered an extreme journey of 7,500 km. The 212 team relied on near-stock T01 mass-produced models, facing a host of 3.0T large-displacement competitors with 2.0T power, securing two wins and one runner-up in stages SS10 to SS13, winning the runner-up position in the T2.1 production factory team, and was the only participating manufacturer to achieve 100% course completion in this category. From the extreme battles on the Gobi sand fields to the glory summary at the offline ceremony, the old off-road IP proved with a practical fight: classic off-road is not just about preserving nostalgia; stock mass-produced cars can also stand on the podium of domestic top-tier rally events. The ordinary person's Altay off-road dream is taking root and sprouting.

The Altay Rally is known as the 'Eastern Dakar'. The 2026 session is considered the peak of difficulty in history by the industry. It spans across the northern and southern sides of the Tianshan Mountains, interwoven with desert, Gobi, Yardang, and shell crater road conditions. Over 60% of stages are shifting desert terrain, with partial stage surface temperatures breaking 60°C. Ultra-long distance high temperatures, continuous marches in no-man's-land caused many old teams to fail consecutively. The single ultra-long SS3 stage alone saw more than 30 vehicles suffer tire blowouts and more than 10 race cars helplessly withdraw, a tragic scene. The T2.1 category, as the core arena for factory mass-produced head-on showdown, rules clearly require that participating vehicles' power, chassis, gearbox, and other core hardware remain consistent with the mass-market production version. Only safety accessories like roll cages can be added, making it a 'strict open-air testing laboratory' for measuring a off-road vehicle's factory reliability. Against this background, 3.0T large-displacement models have long occupied category advantages. For small-displacement 2.0T models to break through was viewed by most off-road practitioners as an almost impossible task before the race.

No one expected that the old domestic off-road 212 would become the biggest dark horse of this event. The T01 battle cars that participated throughout had no heavy event modifications. The factory standard 2.0T turbocharged engine paired with ZF 8AT gearbox, assisted by BorgWarner large transfer case, 4L mode torque can be amplified 2.64 times. Under extreme operating conditions such as Gobi steep slope climbing and full-load towing, low-torque output is enough to rival large-displacement models. Long-distance crossing power remained smooth throughout, and failure rate was controlled at an extremely low level. At the body level, body-on-frame + front and rear solid axle classic hard-core architecture, combined with specialized optimized chassis tuning, faced continuous bumps and deep pit impacts, with body torsion resistance and deformation control performance standing out; full vehicle galvanized steel body calmly resisted Gobi gravel continuous scraping corrosion. Regarding safety configurations, the load-bearing capacity of the reinforced occupant cabin top increased by 16%. The cage body structure, paired with 540° panoramic imaging and emergency rescue call system, balanced extreme off-road performance with daily driving safety. This set of factory hardware configuration stood up to the solid real-world all-scenario verification in more than 7,000 km of bad road conditions.

At the finale ceremony scene, a group of Altay witnesses took turns sharing stage stories. From steady positioning earlier to preserve vehicle condition, to the latter half's devil desert stages suddenly powering up to sweep stage championships and runner-ups, drivers admitted that before the race no one was certain a 2.0T factory car could break out from a group of large-displacement opponents. The vehicle's stable and durable foundation was the key for the team to achieve full completion. Famous event host Han Qiaosheng commented on-site: "212 is a symbol of off-road nostalgia for generations of Chinese. In the past, people only remembered its classic history. Now it refreshes cognition with Altay results. Domestic hard-core off-road is breaking stereotypes with practical factory quality." Champion driver Han Wei also stated on-site: "T01 factory mechanical quality exceeded industry expectations. Relying on event data to polish products is a reliable path for domestic off-road brands to move steadily upwards."

Stage results landing in the consumer market was the heavy signal released by this ceremony. 212 officials officially announced at the event that the Altay same off-road modification kit will soon land on the brand's official mall. The kit includes chassis armor, beadlock wheels, professional off-road tires, and a full set of recovery and rescue equipment. All modification accessories have been tested on 212's 7,500 km extreme road conditions. Ordinary 212 owners do not need to modify the vehicle body significantly and can quickly upgrade off-road hardware to easily realize a cross-over switch from city commuting to wilderness crossing. 212 Off-Road Vehicle Marketing General Manager He Zhaopeng stated in the ceremony interview: "212's original intention was never to only be a race champion car, but to popularize off-road culture, giving every ordinary owner a chance for the off-road seeds in their hearts to take root and sprout. Verifying products at the Altay venue and benefiting users with modification kits is a key step for the brand to connect the race track and consumer market."

Focusing on future event layout, 212 has finalized the global off-road event map: the Altay Rally, Malaysia Sabah International Rainforest Race, Alxa T3 Challenge, and 2027 Altay Rally are all included in the participation plan, continuously practicing the 'race promoting research' product development philosophy. In addition, the brand's two heavy user support plans were launched simultaneously: the 2027 Altay amateur driver national recruitment has officially started, ordinary owners have the chance to fight in the top Altay venue as drivers; partnering with champion driver Han Wei to build the Champion Off-Road Training Academy, providing systematic off-road teaching, pre-race training, and full-chain empowerment for race participation to national owners. From professional factory teams fighting international events to cultivating amateur off-road enthusiasts, 212 is building a complete national off-road ecosystem from products, events to user training.

Looking at the domestic hard-core off-road market, many brands fall into the quagmire of 'heavy track modifications for results, mass-market vehicles disconnected from race cars', while 212 chooses to go against the grain, insisting on factory mass-produced car participation, using Altay extreme road conditions to reverse-optimize mass-produced models, and then releasing off-road technology precipitated from the track to ordinary consumers. With more than 60 years of brand accumulation, 212 has long stepped out of the single-nostalgia marketing old road. The Altay 7,500 km yellow sand trial is a self-renewal of classic domestic off-road. When modification kits enter the mall and amateur drivers can go directly to the Altay venue, 'Every 212 has an Altay dream' is no longer a slogan, but a reality that can be touched upon landing.

In the future, accompanied by multiple domestic and international top events landing successively and the off-road training academy operating on a normalized basis, 212 will also continue to convert track technology into consumer product strength, letting domestic hard-core off-road not only gallop across the Gobi and Altay but also accompany thousands of owners to rush to the distant mountains and fields.

唔知有幾多朋友最近期關注 10 萬內純電 SUV 市場？近段時間睇嚟，呢個細分市場好熱鬧。就講長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10，上個月銷量分別達 15814 輛同 14372 輛，全部挺進 2026 年 4 月銷量排行全品類前 10，長安啟源全新 Q05 甚至奪得緊緊湊型純電 SUV 市場嘅銷冠。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

值得留意係，兩款大熱門產品亮點亦唔少，9 萬級可以得到 500km+嘅續航，零跑 A10 甚至配備激光雷達，有高級智駕輔助需求嘅朋友嚟講，呢架車吸引力的確唔低。但係喺價格上，同為高配嘅長安啟源全新 Q05 506Max+ 同零跑 A10 505 激光雷達版，終端價格分別係 9.59 萬同 8.68 萬，手握 9 萬左右預算嘅朋友都可以考慮。明顯係，又去到決賽圈二揀一環節。

（零跑 A10）

如果對預算比較敏感，咁喺長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 之間，後者可能更受歡迎，畢竟終端價格實打實平咗幾千元。而且，高配 A10 配有激光雷達，市區/高速情況均能啟動領航輔助駕駛，呢個就係佢嘅優勢所在。當然，如果預算允許，揀長安啟源全新 Q05 高配，都有帶激光雷達嘅高級輔助駕駛。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

但既然係買車前嘅橫評，唔少全方位對比。首先從尺寸睇，作為緊湊型 SUV，長安啟源全新 Q05 長寬高分別係 4435*1855*1595mm，軸距為 2735mm。而零跑 A10 車型級別就係小型 SUV，長寬高分別係 4270*1810*1635mm，軸距為 2605mm。

（零跑 A10）

如果只係考慮代步、通勤，零跑 A10 嘅細個嘅略有優勢，方便行街串巷。但實際上，好多人買車都要兼顧家用，10 萬內預算也多以剛需用車群體為主。既然係剛需，且有家用需求，嗰空間自然唔好掉鏈子。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

講返日常家庭出行嚟講，兩車之間 130mm 軸距差異，直接反映喺後排體驗。坐入長安啟源全新 Q05 後排，腿部空間平整兼寬敞，一齊坐 3 位成年人都唔會太擠；但係坐入零跑 A10 後排，無論坐寬定係腿部空間都會細少少。媽咪喺後排照顧孩子，長安啟源全新 Q05 後排更加寬敞嘅空間會更加方便佢操作，孩子都能有更大嘅活動空間。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

除咗空間，通勤黨同家庭用戶對舒適配置都比較關注。睇嚟對比，兩車都有配電動尾門、無匙進入、自適應遠近光等外部配置。但係從車廂內睇，零跑 A10 副駕無法電動調節，後排靠背都唔支援角度調節，同埋缺少後排空調出風口、車內 PM2.5 過濾裝置等。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

反觀長安啟源全新 Q05，除咗副駕支持電動調節，前排仲集成咗加熱/通風/按摩/副駕腿托功能，對比零跑 A10 只提供前排座椅加熱，佢嘅品質無疑更上一層樓。包括後排乘員都有少少照顧，例如靠背角度可調、配有後排空調出風口、後排中央扶手/杯架等，更加適合家人同行呢類場景。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

除咗舒享體驗，行駛系統嘅對比我哋都唔好忽略。首先從大家關注嘅續航睇，長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 分別搭載 51.9kWh、53kWh 電池，CLTC 純電續航做到 506km、505km，差異大可忽略。但從電芯供應鏈睇，前者出自寧德時代，後者就係國軒高科/江蘇正力，若論品牌含金量，“寧王”順位自然靠前，更值得信賴。另外，兩車都有全球品質，按照全球嚴苛嘅標準打造，零跑 A10 符合國內、歐盟雙標準，長安啟源全新 Q05 已經喺泰國上市，未來仲會相繼落地多個國家地區，最終開拓歐洲區域，此外仲有央企背書，質量品質都好可靠。

因為本文討論嘅係 A10 嘅 505 版本，採用電池液冷技術，溫控較好，而如果係 403 版本，採用成本低嘅風冷技術，散熱效果較差。呢點上，全新 Q05 做得更好，入門就採用電池直冷技術，高配用嘅係液冷技術，能更好地實現熱管理，保證電池安全。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

動力方面，長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 都係前置單電機佈局，電機最大動力輸出分別係 120kW/190N·m、90kW/150N·m，0-100km/h 加速時間分別做到 8.9 秒同 10.6 秒。坦率嚟講，兩款車喺純電陣營加速性能都中規中矩；但係相對嚟講，長安啟源全新 Q05 嘅 8 秒級零百加速，喺山路行駛、高速超車等情況下會比零跑 A10 更加分。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

總結嚟講，零跑 A10 505 激光雷達版優勢突出：價格更低、智駕輔助覆蓋範圍更廣，適合預算優先 + 科技嘗鮮嘅消費者。而長安啟源全新 Q05 更強調“全面”二字：加少少預算同樣可以獲得高級輔助駕駛，而且尺寸更大、舒適配置更高、採用頭部電芯供應鏈，動力亦更強，綜合表現更全能。總括嚟講，預算 9 萬級追求面面俱到嘅家用體驗，長安啟源全新 Q05 506Max+ 更加值得考慮。

唔知有幾多朋友最近期關注 10 萬內純電 SUV 市場？近段時間睇嚟，呢個細分市場好熱鬧。就講長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10，上個月銷量分別達 15814 輛同 14372 輛，全部挺進 2026 年 4 月銷量排行全品類前 10，長安啟源全新 Q05 甚至奪得緊緊湊型純電 SUV 市場嘅銷冠。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

值得留意係，兩款大熱門產品亮點亦唔少，9 萬級可以得到 500km+嘅續航，零跑 A10 甚至配備激光雷達，有高級智駕輔助需求嘅朋友嚟講，呢架車吸引力的確唔低。但係喺價格上，同為高配嘅長安啟源全新 Q05 506Max+ 同零跑 A10 505 激光雷達版，終端價格分別係 9.59 萬同 8.68 萬，手握 9 萬左右預算嘅朋友都可以考慮。明顯係，又去到決賽圈二揀一環節。

（零跑 A10）

如果對預算比較敏感，咁喺長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 之間，後者可能更受歡迎，畢竟終端價格實打實平咗幾千元。而且，高配 A10 配有激光雷達，市區/高速情況均能啟動領航輔助駕駛，呢個就係佢嘅優勢所在。當然，如果預算允許，揀長安啟源全新 Q05 高配，都有帶激光雷達嘅高級輔助駕駛。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

但既然係買車前嘅橫評，唔少全方位對比。首先從尺寸睇，作為緊湊型 SUV，長安啟源全新 Q05 長寬高分別係 4435*1855*1595mm，軸距為 2735mm。而零跑 A10 車型級別就係小型 SUV，長寬高分別係 4270*1810*1635mm，軸距為 2605mm。

（零跑 A10）

如果只係考慮代步、通勤，零跑 A10 嘅細個嘅略有優勢，方便行街串巷。但實際上，好多人買車都要兼顧家用，10 萬內預算也多以剛需用車群體為主。既然係剛需，且有家用需求，嗰空間自然唔好掉鏈子。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

講返日常家庭出行嚟講，兩車之間 130mm 軸距差異，直接反映喺後排體驗。坐入長安啟源全新 Q05 後排，腿部空間平整兼寬敞，一齊坐 3 位成年人都唔會太擠；但係坐入零跑 A10 後排，無論坐寬定係腿部空間都會細少少。媽咪喺後排照顧孩子，長安啟源全新 Q05 後排更加寬敞嘅空間會更加方便佢操作，孩子都能有更大嘅活動空間。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

除咗空間，通勤黨同家庭用戶對舒適配置都比較關注。睇嚟對比，兩車都有配電動尾門、無匙進入、自適應遠近光等外部配置。但係從車廂內睇，零跑 A10 副駕無法電動調節，後排靠背都唔支援角度調節，同埋缺少後排空調出風口、車內 PM2.5 過濾裝置等。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

反觀長安啟源全新 Q05，除咗副駕支持電動調節，前排仲集成咗加熱/通風/按摩/副駕腿托功能，對比零跑 A10 只提供前排座椅加熱，佢嘅品質無疑更上一層樓。包括後排乘員都有少少照顧，例如靠背角度可調、配有後排空調出風口、後排中央扶手/杯架等，更加適合家人同行呢類場景。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

除咗舒享體驗，行駛系統嘅對比我哋都唔好忽略。首先從大家關注嘅續航睇，長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 分別搭載 51.9kWh、53kWh 電池，CLTC 純電續航做到 506km、505km，差異大可忽略。但從電芯供應鏈睇，前者出自寧德時代，後者就係國軒高科/江蘇正力，若論品牌含金量，“寧王”順位自然靠前，更值得信賴。另外，兩車都有全球品質，按照全球嚴苛嘅標準打造，零跑 A10 符合國內、歐盟雙標準，長安啟源全新 Q05 已經喺泰國上市，未來仲會相繼落地多個國家地區，最終開拓歐洲區域，此外仲有央企背書，質量品質都好可靠。

因為本文討論嘅係 A10 嘅 505 版本，採用電池液冷技術，溫控較好，而如果係 403 版本，採用成本低嘅風冷技術，散熱效果較差。呢點上，全新 Q05 做得更好，入門就採用電池直冷技術，高配用嘅係液冷技術，能更好地實現熱管理，保證電池安全。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

動力方面，長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 都係前置單電機佈局，電機最大動力輸出分別係 120kW/190N·m、90kW/150N·m，0-100km/h 加速時間分別做到 8.9 秒同 10.6 秒。坦率嚟講，兩款車喺純電陣營加速性能都中規中矩；但係相對嚟講，長安啟源全新 Q05 嘅 8 秒級零百加速，喺山路行駛、高速超車等情況下會比零跑 A10 更加分。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

總結嚟講，零跑 A10 505 激光雷達版優勢突出：價格更低、智駕輔助覆蓋範圍更廣，適合預算優先 + 科技嘗鮮嘅消費者。而長安啟源全新 Q05 更強調“全面”二字：加少少預算同樣可以獲得高級輔助駕駛，而且尺寸更大、舒適配置更高、採用頭部電芯供應鏈，動力亦更強，綜合表現更全能。總括嚟講，預算 9 萬級追求面面俱到嘅家用體驗，長安啟源全新 Q05 506Max+ 更加值得考慮。

Have you ever seen the roads in India?

I've seen them online.

The scene is usually like this: a sedan blocked behind a cow, motorcycles running wild nearby, even milk tea vendors nearby, so "clean and hygienic".

However, in a place where many feel physically uncomfortable after watching, Toyota, Suzuki, Honda and other Japanese car companies decided to bet on India.

According to the Indian "Brand Quality Foundation" website, the three car companies will invest nearly $11 billion to build factories, increase capacity, and develop exports in India.

Some netizens commented: Did the three Japanese car companies have too much money?

In fact, they didn't have endless money to spend, nor were they bewildered by Indian curry. These Japanese car executives are much clearer than us.

Current Japanese car revenue and market share are declining. Raw material costs are soaring. Looking at the world map, finding a market that can accommodate capacity, expand share, and has gentle competition is not easy.

So, it wasn't that Japanese car companies chose India, but because they had no choice.

The Pain of Japanese Car Companies

Past Japanese cars were truly the envy of others.

Ask old drivers who drove Japanese cars over ten years ago, talking about Japanese cars, almost no one doesn't give a thumbs up, cheap price, fuel saving, durable...

Even many Japanese cars needed to be bought at a markup, but who would think this iron fortress would be beaten out of sight in a few short years.

With the wave of new energy vehicles coming, electrification and intelligence became the goal for many domestic car companies to "leapfrog". Relying on China's strong new energy vehicle industry chain advantages and car companies' own persistence on R&D and technology, Chinese independent brands quickly achieved "leapfrogging".

Domestic cars once criticized are now becoming more and more common on the roads, even surpassing joint ventures in share.

According to CPCA data, in April 2026, the share of independent brands reached as high as 62.5%, far exceeding Japan's 13.1%.

You need to know, the Chinese car market is the largest car market in the world. Losing speed in the Chinese market is like losing a huge piece of cake.

Meanwhile, the main theme of the Chinese market in recent years is still price wars. Racing on configuration, price, and service has become a normal state, which also had a huge impact on Japanese cars' profits.

Apart from China, Japanese cars are also not doing well in the US.

On January 20, 2025, Trump swore in as the 47th US President, starting a series of chaotic operations, including imposing additional car tariffs in the name of national security, causing the tariff rate for imported Japanese cars to reach as high as 27.5% at one point. Although it decreased later, it was still far higher than the initial tax rate.

This operation directly led to a tariff loss of over 2 trillion yen for seven Japanese car companies in fiscal year 2025.

Looking at Japan itself, it is actually not easy either.

Middle East geopolitical conflicts blocked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, transportation costs and raw material costs soared, Japanese car companies also had to suffer in silence.

Executives looking at the reports, their backs went cold, only to find a new growth curve.

So, Japanese car companies didn't fall in love with India, there was nowhere else to go.

Deep Thought on Choosing India

So, what magic does India have, to make Japanese car companies invest heavily?

The first advantage is big. In 2025, the Indian car market achieved 5.517 million new car sales, up 6% year-on-year, breaking the historical record, ranking as the third largest car market in the world, exceeding Japan for four consecutive years, second only to China and the United States.

The value of this doesn't need me to say much. India achieved this result mainly because India has been promoting tax reduction policies to promote consumption, which led to a significant increase in domestic consumption willingness.

The second advantage is close, meaning it is close to places where Japanese cars sell well, such as Africa.

So, India for Japanese car companies is more like a convenience store built in the center of a crossroad. You don't need to ship cars to eight countries separately, just build well at this stop in India, then unload ship by ship, and you can save a lot of costs.

The Nikkei also believes that India is expected to become its global car supply center.

The third advantage is stability. You know, Japanese cars' advantage is fuel cars, after all, the three major components of engines, gearboxes, and chassis, they have played for many years, technology accumulation is number one in the world.

But the Chinese car market has fully promoted electrification and intelligence development, leading to Japanese cars' advantage becoming weaker and weaker, impossible to play out. But India is different, it has the characteristics of few charging piles and slow electrification process. Indian old people buying cars still look for cheap, fuel saving, easy to fix, and these three points are exactly Japanese cars' old trade.

Especially Suzuki, always been India's car market evergreen, almost always sitting on the best-selling model throne, reputation of being worry-free, better than any advertisement.

So, Japanese car companies' vigorous layout of the Indian market is obviously carefully considered.

But, is the Indian market really that easy to mix?

The Hard-to-Bite Indian Market

Of course, India is not perfect like a hot commodity, its disadvantages are as obvious as its advantages, and every one is enough for Japanese car companies to face a hard time.

First talk about electrification. Yes, right now India has few charging piles and electric cars don't sell well, it is indeed a shelter for Japanese fuel cars. But you have to think, how long can this "shelter" avoid?

India previously shouted the slogan of 30% of new cars being electric vehicles by 2030. Although it sounds like bragging, but can't help but they really give subsidies, really build charging stations.

Imagine, what if one day India suddenly wakes up, starts vigorously promoting electrification, doing infrastructure, charging piles popping out like mushrooms after rain, then Japanese cars will be dumbfounded?

Isn't this a version of the Thai market?

Back then Japanese cars in Thailand won easily. The entire Southeast Asian market was called Japanese cars' backyard. Result Thailand took the lead in promoting electrification. Chinese electric vehicles came in, directly became a hot commodity. Look at Japanese cars again, share in Thailand falling down rapidly.

If India accelerates electrification, history will likely repeat, and this time, Japanese cars don't even have a place to flee, how to prevent will become the first problem for Japanese car companies.

Next talk about policy. India's policy is like a pot of curry, you never know if you will eat chicken or potato next time.

This magical country, today low tariff encourages building factories, tomorrow may fine you a huge amount. What's more annoying is mandatory joint venture. Foreign car companies want to sell cars in India, have to find local partners to partner up. When your factory is built, supply chain is done, India directly backstabs you. At that time whether adding money or withdrawing capital, what you get is heartache.

So you see, this market like India is like a mango that looks very sweet, bite the first mouth it's okay, chew two more mouths hit the hard core.

Japanese cars now is calculating, while the core hasn't bit the tooth, hurry up to nibble a few more mouths, but the core will bite sooner or later, just don't know which day.

Epilogue

Japanese cars this trip to India, not go for tourism, is go to make a living.

Chinese and Southeast Asian dining tables are more crowded, production and transportation costs have risen. Looking around the world, only this pot in India is still steaming, even if what is boiling inside is curry-flavored stones, have to bite hard and chew down.

Japanese car companies want to expand market, India wants to pull economy, solve employment, both sides have their own thoughts.

As for the ending is Japanese cars in India regain their glory, or like past competitors shamefully walk away, then is not known.

But no matter how, this play just started, we slowly watch is okay.

Anyway India's story, never bored.

唔知有幾多朋友最近期關注 10 萬內純電 SUV 市場？近段時間睇嚟，呢個細分市場好熱鬧。就講長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10，上個月銷量分別達 15814 輛同 14372 輛，全部挺進 2026 年 4 月銷量排行全品類前 10，長安啟源全新 Q05 甚至奪得緊緊湊型純電 SUV 市場嘅銷冠。

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值得留意係，兩款大熱門產品亮點亦唔少，9 萬級可以得到 500km+嘅續航，零跑 A10 甚至配備激光雷達，有高級智駕輔助需求嘅朋友嚟講，呢架車吸引力的確唔低。但係喺價格上，同為高配嘅長安啟源全新 Q05 506Max+ 同零跑 A10 505 激光雷達版，終端價格分別係 9.59 萬同 8.68 萬，手握 9 萬左右預算嘅朋友都可以考慮。明顯係，又去到決賽圈二揀一環節。

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如果對預算比較敏感，咁喺長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 之間，後者可能更受歡迎，畢竟終端價格實打實平咗幾千元。而且，高配 A10 配有激光雷達，市區/高速情況均能啟動領航輔助駕駛，呢個就係佢嘅優勢所在。當然，如果預算允許，揀長安啟源全新 Q05 高配，都有帶激光雷達嘅高級輔助駕駛。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

但既然係買車前嘅橫評，唔少全方位對比。首先從尺寸睇，作為緊湊型 SUV，長安啟源全新 Q05 長寬高分別係 4435*1855*1595mm，軸距為 2735mm。而零跑 A10 車型級別就係小型 SUV，長寬高分別係 4270*1810*1635mm，軸距為 2605mm。

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如果只係考慮代步、通勤，零跑 A10 嘅細個嘅略有優勢，方便行街串巷。但實際上，好多人買車都要兼顧家用，10 萬內預算也多以剛需用車群體為主。既然係剛需，且有家用需求，嗰空間自然唔好掉鏈子。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

講返日常家庭出行嚟講，兩車之間 130mm 軸距差異，直接反映喺後排體驗。坐入長安啟源全新 Q05 後排，腿部空間平整兼寬敞，一齊坐 3 位成年人都唔會太擠；但係坐入零跑 A10 後排，無論坐寬定係腿部空間都會細少少。媽咪喺後排照顧孩子，長安啟源全新 Q05 後排更加寬敞嘅空間會更加方便佢操作，孩子都能有更大嘅活動空間。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

除咗空間，通勤黨同家庭用戶對舒適配置都比較關注。睇嚟對比，兩車都有配電動尾門、無匙進入、自適應遠近光等外部配置。但係從車廂內睇，零跑 A10 副駕無法電動調節，後排靠背都唔支援角度調節，同埋缺少後排空調出風口、車內 PM2.5 過濾裝置等。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

反觀長安啟源全新 Q05，除咗副駕支持電動調節，前排仲集成咗加熱/通風/按摩/副駕腿托功能，對比零跑 A10 只提供前排座椅加熱，佢嘅品質無疑更上一層樓。包括後排乘員都有少少照顧，例如靠背角度可調、配有後排空調出風口、後排中央扶手/杯架等，更加適合家人同行呢類場景。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

除咗舒享體驗，行駛系統嘅對比我哋都唔好忽略。首先從大家關注嘅續航睇，長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 分別搭載 51.9kWh、53kWh 電池，CLTC 純電續航做到 506km、505km，差異大可忽略。但從電芯供應鏈睇，前者出自寧德時代，後者就係國軒高科/江蘇正力，若論品牌含金量，“寧王”順位自然靠前，更值得信賴。另外，兩車都有全球品質，按照全球嚴苛嘅標準打造，零跑 A10 符合國內、歐盟雙標準，長安啟源全新 Q05 已經喺泰國上市，未來仲會相繼落地多個國家地區，最終開拓歐洲區域，此外仲有央企背書，質量品質都好可靠。

因為本文討論嘅係 A10 嘅 505 版本，採用電池液冷技術，溫控較好，而如果係 403 版本，採用成本低嘅風冷技術，散熱效果較差。呢點上，全新 Q05 做得更好，入門就採用電池直冷技術，高配用嘅係液冷技術，能更好地實現熱管理，保證電池安全。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

動力方面，長安啟源全新 Q05 同零跑 A10 都係前置單電機佈局，電機最大動力輸出分別係 120kW/190N·m、90kW/150N·m，0-100km/h 加速時間分別做到 8.9 秒同 10.6 秒。坦率嚟講，兩款車喺純電陣營加速性能都中規中矩；但係相對嚟講，長安啟源全新 Q05 嘅 8 秒級零百加速，喺山路行駛、高速超車等情況下會比零跑 A10 更加分。

（長安啟源全新 Q05）

（零跑 A10）

總結嚟講，零跑 A10 505 激光雷達版優勢突出：價格更低、智駕輔助覆蓋範圍更廣，適合預算優先 + 科技嘗鮮嘅消費者。而長安啟源全新 Q05 更強調“全面”二字：加少少預算同樣可以獲得高級輔助駕駛，而且尺寸更大、舒適配置更高、採用頭部電芯供應鏈，動力亦更強，綜合表現更全能。總括嚟講，預算 9 萬級追求面面俱到嘅家用體驗，長安啟源全新 Q05 506Max+ 更加值得考慮。

In May, China's automotive market overall presented a gentle recovery trend, with domestic brands still being the sales backbone of the market. Recently, BYD, Geely, Chery, Changan, and Great Wall, the top 5 domestic automakers, successively released their monthly performance reports. From the data, these five companies show a general characteristic of "stable total growth, divergence between domestic and international markets, and accelerated new energy penetration". Overseas exports and new energy vehicles have become the most core growth engines; export business has evolved from a "bonus item" to the "core foundation" for some companies. BYD's "dominant leader" status is further consolidated, Chery achieved high growth via exports, Geely's new energy penetration rate broke 56%, Changan focused steadily on balanced development, while Great Wall appeared slightly under pressure during structural transformation.

BYD: Export Hits New High Becomes Biggest Highlight

In May, BYD stood firmly at the top of domestic brands with a monthly sales volume of 383,500 vehicles, maintaining positive growth both year-on-year and month-over-month under a large base. Its two main brands, Dynasty and Ocean, sold a combined 330,200 vehicles, contributing 86.1% of total sales; Fangchengbao's monthly sales broke 30,000 units to reach 30,200, a year-on-year increase of 139.7%, setting a new high for the year; Denza sold 16,300 vehicles, and Yangwang delivered 286 vehicles. From a model perspective, BYD had eight models in May with monthly sales exceeding 20,000 vehicles. The Song Family and Yuan Family both broke 50,000 units, selling 51,370 and 56,691 vehicles respectively. The Sea Lion Family followed closely with 42,615 vehicles, and Seagull sales were also close to 40,000 vehicles.

BYD's biggest highlight in May was exports. Overseas new energy vehicle sales reached 160,600 units, an 80.4% year-on-year increase, accounting for about 42%. The sharp expansion of export scale effectively countered the phased weakness in domestic demand. Cumulative exports from January to May exceeded 620,000 vehicles. High export growth mainly benefited from continued ramping up of overseas factory capacity, improved ocean shipping capacity, and accelerated channel network expansion. In the domestic market, BYD promoted Megawatt Super Charging and intelligent strategies simultaneously—Megawatt charging achieved about 90% charge in 9 minutes; 20,000 super charging stations are planned to be built by 2026; all series models are available with Sky Eye B intelligent driving solutions and city navigation safety fallback plans, accelerating the popularization of high-level intelligent driving. As Gen 2 Blade Battery capacity gradually releases, the company's orders are expected to continue rising.

Chery: Sales Growth Leads the Top 5

Chery Group's total sales volume in May was 247,800 vehicles, a significant year-on-year increase of 20.5%, ranking first in growth speed among the top 5. Exports remained its most core growth engine—May exports reached 181,900 vehicles, an 80.5% year-on-year increase, accounting for 73.4% of total sales that month, continuously breaking the single-month export record for Chinese brands for three months. In terms of new energy, Chery New Energy sold 100,300 vehicles, a 58.8% year-on-year increase. April and May consecutively saw monthly new energy sales breaking 100,000 vehicles.

The strong performance in exports benefited from Chery's long-term deep cultivation of overseas channel advantages and localized operation capabilities. While overseas orders continued to rise, high export growth formed a sharp contrast with domestic sales—Chery's domestic sales in May were only 60,000 vehicles, accounting for one-quarter of total sales. From cumulative data, Chery Group accumulated 1.101 million sales from January to May, but against the annual goal of 3.2 million vehicles, monthly averages need to reach about 420,000 vehicles later, and pressure remains significant.

Geely: New Energy Penetration Rate Breaks 56%

Geely Auto's total sales volume in May was 237,600 vehicles, a 1% year-on-year increase, achieving month-over-month double growth for three consecutive months. In terms of structure, Geely's "New Four Transformations" transformation showed significant results: new energy vehicle sales reached 133,400 units, accounting for 56% of total sales, with new energy share exceeding 50% for four consecutive months.

From sub-brands, performance was significantly divergent. Zeekr brand sales in May reached 34,400 vehicles, a 82% year-on-year increase; Zeekr 9 Series and 8 Series models combined sales approached 50% of total sales, showing bright performance in the high-end market; Galaxy brand sales were 81,700 vehicles; Geely brand sales were 182,500 vehicles, among which China Star Series sales reached 100,800 vehicles; Lynk & Co brand sales were 20,700 vehicles, with new energy vehicle sales share rising to 71%.

In terms of exports, Geely's overseas vehicle exports in May reached 85,100 vehicles, a explosive 184% year-on-year increase, setting a brand single-month export record high. Among exported products, new energy vehicles reached 40,800 units, accounting for nearly half; hybrid and pure electric products have successively landed in Southeast Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and other markets, highlighting the results of global strategy implementation.

Changan: Multi-brand Matrix Balanced Effort

Changan Auto's delivery volume in May was 209,100 vehicles, among which new energy deliveries were 92,400 vehicles, a 5.8% year-on-year increase, with new energy share about 44%. In terms of exports, overseas deliveries reached 70,700 vehicles, a 38% year-on-year increase, becoming another major growth highlight for Changan in May.

In the sub-brand matrix, Changan Qiyuan delivered 34,500 vehicles in May; All-New Q05 delivered 15,800 units, with orders breaking 3,000 units within three days of listing in Thailand; Deepal sales in May were 33,200 vehicles, a 30% year-on-year increase; January to May overseas cumulative sales were 28,700 vehicles, a significant 167% year-on-year increase; Avatr delivered 7,336 vehicles in May; Changan Auto (Gravity) delivered nearly 49,000 vehicles in May.

Changan Auto's balanced layout was fully reflected in May: the fuel car base remained stable, new energy brands Deepal and Qiyuan accelerated volume growth, high-end brand Avatr continued to break through in technical cooperation, and overseas markets simultaneously achieved breakthrough growth. The pattern of five brands working together, driven by both new energy and exports, is initially taking shape.

Great Wall: Overseas Sales Growth Year-on-Year 46.75%

Great Wall Motor's sales in May were 100,400 vehicles, slightly down compared to last May's 102,200 vehicles, making it the only company among the top 5 to show a year-on-year negative growth. From sub-brands, Haval brand sales in May were 55,500 vehicles, remaining Great Wall's most important sales pillar; Tank brand sales were 17,100 vehicles; both Haval and Tank brand sales showed year-on-year declines; Wey brand sold 8,119 vehicles, a 31.78% year-on-year increase, achieving growth against the trend; Ora brand performance was most stunning, with sales of 6,018 vehicles, a significant 206.88% year-on-year increase. In terms of new energy, Great Wall sold 30,400 new energy vehicles in May, with new energy vehicle transformation gradually accelerating.

The overseas market became Great Wall's biggest highlight in May, with overseas sales growing 46.75% year-on-year. Against the background of pressure on the domestic market, strong growth in overseas business effectively made up for the decline in the domestic market. Great Wall Motor's current core contradiction lies in: Haval and Tank, the two traditional main-selling brands, face weak growth, while Wey and Ora brands, although growing notably, have relatively small volume and are not yet enough to support overall growth. How to complete the "relay" between old and new brands is the key issue Great Wall must solve subsequently.

Final Thoughts

From May data, the growth pattern of the top 5 domestic brands has clearly diverged, but there are three common trends worth noting: First, exports have become a key engine for domestic brands to seek stability and growth. Second, new energy transformation is still accelerating, but paths differ among enterprises. Third, technological innovation continues to deepen brand moats. Looking ahead to the second half of the year, competition in the automotive industry will continue to upgrade around these three trends. Although everyone has a common direction, these three trends are all competing for the entire enterprise's industrial chain strength, and the strong will remain strong, which has almost become an inevitable outcome.

Geely recently announced overseas sales for May: 85,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 184%. Placing this in last year's context, this number might have been a surprise; but today, it feels more like a routine operation — after all, in the first two months of 2026, Geely's overseas monthly sales have continuously exceeded 60,000 units. From an average of over 30,000 per month to over 60,000+, the overseas market is becoming the area of strongest sales growth for Geely.

However, looking only at the numbers makes it easy to overlook some more significant changes.

Growth is not driven by 'piling up volume'

The domestic car market is fiercely competitive like a red ocean, but Geely's overseas performance continues to rise. 85,000 units is not an isolated phenomenon; what is more worth examining is the structure.

In Australia, deliveries broke 10,000 in the 14th consecutive month, becoming one of the fastest-growing Chinese car companies locally; in Brazil, it hit over 4,000 units in a single month, setting a new local record; in Mexico, cumulative sales from January to April reached 16,000 units, also setting a historical high. The Eastern European market was once Geely's export pillar, but 2025 financial reports show that revenue from Asia-Pacific (excluding China) surged from 5.7 billion to 14.6 billion, while Eastern Europe dropped from 30.2 billion to 29.2 billion. This is not market fluctuation, but an active shift — from high-risk areas to the more resilient Asia-Pacific.

Not just "selling more", but "selling at a premium"

In terms of total export volume, Geely may not rank first. Chery exported 1.34 million units in 2025, and BYD also surged past 1.04 million units. But Geely's approach is different.

The most obvious difference is product tier. EX2 took the B-segment new energy vehicle sales top spot in Mexico, Indonesia, and Costa Rica; EX5 won the first-quarter pure electric SUV sales champion in markets such as Australia, UAE, and Uruguay; Zeekr 7X in Australia directly surpassed the long-chart-topping Tesla Model Y. This is not the result of a price war, but Geely directly competing with international brands in the high-end market.

To achieve this, it relies on multi-brand synergy. Zeekr targets luxury pure electric, Lynk & Co aims for the global new energy high-end, and Geely Brand outputs mainstream products relying on the GEA architecture. In 2025, the group's new energy penetration rate reached 56%; this product network allows Geely to find suitable entry points in different markets.

The overseas expansion model is changing

Sales growth is just the surface; the real change is the profit structure. 2025 financial reports show that overseas revenue has already accounted for 21.41% of Geely Auto's total revenue; among the 420,000 units sold overseas for the year, new energy exports were 124,000 units, surging 240% year-on-year. Overseas business is no longer burning cash to exchange for market share, but a genuine source of profit.

What is even more interesting is Geely's strategy. In Brazil, Geely did not sell cars itself, but obtained 21.29% equity and nearly 4.86 billion warrants of Renault Brazil through technology transfer, exchanging technology for market share. In Southeast Asia, taking Malaysia Proton as a fulcrum, through technology licensing and parts synergy, Geely's products appear in the identity of a "local brand". This model avoids heavy asset investment in traditional overseas expansion and retains supply chain control.

Challenges are also plentiful

Fast growth brings plenty of trouble. Capacity and logistics are the most direct bottlenecks. Facing exploding orders, Geely has already utilized RoRo ships, container ships, and international train services, able to stably ship nearly 10,000 units monthly to European ports, but logistics pressure remains high.

Greater uncertainty comes from geopolitics. Trade friction and tariff barriers can change the rules of the game at any time. The 2025 EU anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles has already sounded the alarm. However, Geely's 2026 export target is 640,000 units, indicating it still has confidence.

When a car company has over 1,200 outlets in 77 countries and regions globally, using five years to pull overseas sales from 410,000 to a target of 640,000, the word "exports" is barely enough to describe it. For Geely, going overseas is not an elective question, but a mandatory one. Whether it can answer well depends on the implementation in the coming years.