AutoBeta(AutoBeta.net)07/06 Report--

The Galaxy E5, a brand new model owned by Geely Galaxy, officially opened for pre-sale on July 5, with a total of five models with a pre-price range of 12.30 yuan to 157000 yuan.

The new car is based on Geely GEA global intelligent new energy architecture, positioning compact SUV, is a model for the global market, equipped with Geely self-research Aegis short knife battery, with a minimum power consumption of 11.9 kWhLing 440km/530km under operating conditions.

In terms of appearance, the new car adopts the family design style of Geely Galaxy, and the front face is equipped with the same light ripple grille as Geely Galaxy E8. It is a closed grille design, and the center is inlaid with the luminous Geely Galaxy brand LOGO, which has a high degree of recognition. Sharp shape on both sides of the split headlamp group with the lower "C" shape of the daylight shape, to further enhance the visual impact.

The new car has smooth lines on the side of the body, equipped with hidden door handles and low wind resistance wheels to enhance the sense of movement of the vehicle. In terms of body color, the new car will provide 8 options, such as glow red, late cherry powder, morning fog ash, azure green, dawn white and silver. In the rear part, the new car adopts through-type taillight design, which creates a 3D effect inside and has a high degree of recognition after lighting. In addition, the new car is also equipped with a roof spoiler, with horizontal lines surrounded by the bottom, resulting in a richer sense of visual hierarchy.

In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4615/1901/1670mm, the wheelbase is 2750mm, and the positioning is compact SUV. For comparison, the length, width and height of Galaxy L7 are 4700/1905/1685mm, and the wheelbase is 2785mm, while the length, width and height of BYD PLUS is 4455/1875/1615mm and the wheelbase is 2720mm.

In the interior part, the new car is mainly simple, using the upper deep and lower light color matching design, the overall visual effect is very fashionable. The car is equipped with suspended central control screen, liquid crystal instrument, flat-bottomed multi-function steering wheel, built-in Flyme Auto system, supporting voice assistant, Flyme Link hand car interconnection, UAV interaction and other functions. In addition, the new car is also equipped with the first domestic gauge-grade 7nm engine chip Miaoying No. 1, which has a strong overall sense of science and technology.

In terms of power, the new car motor maximum power 160kW, according to different configurations to provide 49.52kWh and 60.22kWh two specifications of Geely self-research Aegis short knife battery, corresponding to CLTC pure electric mileage of 440km and 530km.

With the launch of new cars, Geely has another choice in the field of new energy. At present, Geely Automobile Holdings' new energy brands include polar krypton and Ruilan, while the Galaxy series, which belongs to Geely Automobile, was launched in February 2023, positioning the middle and high-end new energy series, covering the price range of less than 15-300000 yuan. And 250000 yuan is its more important main price. According to the plan, Geely Galaxy plans to launch seven new models within two years, including four smart hybrid L series (L5, L6, L7, L9) and three Galaxy intelligent pure electric E series (E6, E7, E8). Covers A0 to B-class hybrid products.

The latest figures show that Geely sold 955700 cars in the first half of this year, up 41 per cent from a year earlier, of which Galaxy sold 81400 vehicles, up 742 per cent from a year earlier. Geely Galaxy currently sells three models: Galaxy L7 (currently priced at RMB12.57-185700), Galaxy L6 (currently priced at RMB9.98-149800) and Galaxy E8 (currently priced at RMB16.58-228800). Retail data show that from January to May this year, Galaxy L7, Galaxy L6 and Galaxy E8 sold 29700, 23400 and 12300 respectively.

According to reports, at the first-quarter results meeting, Geely management said that based on the sales performance so far this year, Geely decided to raise its original sales target for 2024 by about 5%, from 1.9 million to 2 million vehicles. The overall penetration rate of new energy products is more than 40 per cent. It is worth mentioning that Gui Shengyue, CEO of Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd., previously said: "with the listing of Geely Galaxy products, all Geely brands have sounded the horn of all new energy transformation." With the continuous listing of Geely Galaxy products, it may increase Geely's penetration in new energy products.

Welcome to subscribe to the WeChat public account "Automotive Industry Focus" to get the first-hand insider information on the automotive industry and talk about things in the automotive circle. Welcome to break the news! WeChat ID autoWechat