The Geely EX2 electrical automobile (EV) – which is due for Australian launch within the second half of this 12 months – was formally China’s best-selling new automobile in 2025, with 465,775 buyer deliveries recorded in its first full calendar 12 months on sale in its home market.
The compact, rear-wheel drive electrical hatch is analogous in measurement to the BYD Dolphin and MG 4, and has been confirmed for Australian launch between July and December 2026.
The EX2 will be a part of the electrical EX5 and plug-in hybrid Starray EM-I mid-size SUVs already supplied right here by Geely, with all three fashions based mostly on the identical International Clever Electrical Structure (GEA). It will likely be the primary of six new Geely fashions deliberate for Australia by 2028.
The EX2 topped the gross sales charts in a document 12 months in China (the place it’s offered because the Xingyuan, that means Star Want), the world’s largest auto market with 34.4 million new-vehicle gross sales recorded in 2025 – greater than double the next-largest market, the US with round 16.3 million gross sales final 12 months.
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For comparability, the Ford Ranger topped Australia’s 2025 gross sales charts with 56,555 deliveries, with the native market’s complete of round 1.2 million automobiles (additionally a document) dwarfed by China’s consequence.
Highlighting the size of the Chinese language market and the success of the EX2, the small electrical hatch recorded greater than 50,000 gross sales in September alone, in accordance with Geely, which additionally mentioned it achieved greater than 40,000 deliveries for seven consecutive months.
EV gross sales alone in Australia final 12 months, the Tesla Mannequin Y claimed prime spot with 22,239 deliveries – equal to little greater than a fortnight’s value of EX2 gross sales in China.
The EX2 accounted for round 15 per cent of Geely’s international gross sales complete of three.3 million automobiles in 2025, sufficient to position the model inside the worldwide prime 10, which was led by Toyota with 11.3 million gross sales.
Australian pricing, mannequin vary and tools particulars for the EX2 are but to be introduced, although Geely is predicted to place it within the $20,000-$30,000 bracket, probably undercutting the beginning value of the BYD Dolphin ($29,990 plus on-road prices) however 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 home entry value and undercutting the Dolphin’s native place to begin of ¥99,800 ($A20,373).
China’s entry-level EX2 contains a 58kW/310Nm electrical powertrain paired with a 30.12kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery providing a claimed 310km (CLTC) driving vary. Larger grades acquire a bigger 40.16kWh battery with a 410km (CLTC) vary and a extra highly effective 85kW/150Nm electrical motor.
Normal tools in China contains 16-inch wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, artificial leather-based seat trim and a ten.1-inch multimedia touchscreen – increasing to 14.6 inches in increased grades – together with a high-definition reversing digicam and voice management.
Unusually, all variations are rear-wheel drive, and comprise multi-link rear suspension and a battery security protect.
Geely offered 5010 automobiles in Australia in 2025 and, after launching the EX5 in March and the Starray EM-I in December, the model outsold Skoda (4808), Renault (4569), KGM (4116), Omoda Jaecoo (3721) and Cupra (2830).
