China new models May 2025: Xpeng G7 and Toyota bZ5 land

After covering May wholesales data, let’s have a look at the new models hitting Chinese roads in May.  has been covered, it’s time to study the latest launches on the Chinese market. It’s a small month, with just 5 novelties including one foreigner, and none surpassing 500 sales. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all 188 active Chinese Brands.

1. Xpeng G7 (481 sales)

With sales up a whopping 257% over the first five months of the year, Xpeng is clearly on a roll and keeps adding new models in its range. The G7 is the latest one and looks like it will be another success. It is a five-seater SUV coming at 4.89m long with a 2.89m wheelbase, making it the brand’s longest SUV with the G9. It features the mandatory retractable door handles and the fluid design Xpeng has got us used to, with LED light strips at the front and back. The model’s standout feature is Xpeng’s in-house developed Turing AI chips, three times more powerful than Nvidia’s AGX Thor and Tesla’s AI4 chips. Positioned as a “super AI car”, Xpeng says the G7 is the industry’s first model with L3-grade autonomous computing power.

Additionally, the SUV debuts an 87‑inch Augmented Reality head‑up display co-developed with Huawei, projecting navigation cues and safety alerts onto the windshield in the absence of instrument cluster. Built on a rear‑drive platform, the G7 uses LFP battery packs (68.5 kWh or 80.8 kWh) delivering between 577 km and 702 km CLTC range, a 292 hp motor, and fast 5C charging. Price is a hefty 235,800 yuan (28,400€ or US$32,800), competing with the Tesla Model Y (263,500-313,500 yuan), Zeekr 7X (229,900-269,900 yuan) and the upcoming Xiaomi YU7. The G7 received 10,000 refundable pre-orders within 46 minutes of launch and is set to be another success story for the brand.

Bar for success: 5,000 monthly sales

2. Bestune Yueyi 07 (211 sales)

After a significant slump, Bestune sales have bounced back in 2025 at +54.1% year-on-year after 5 months. Yueyi is a new low-cost NEV sub-brand and the 07 is the second model in the range after the 03 launched in March. It is a mid-size crossover coming at 4.74m long with a 2.77m wheelbase. Built on FAW’s BMP super-hybrid platform, it pairs a 1.5 T engine (148hp) with an electric motor (225hp) and offers two LFP battery options: 21.2 kWh for a 150 km CLTC EV range and 30.9 kWh for 210 km. Claims include an official combined range of 1,500 km with real-world testing reaching 1,754.5 km.

The 07 delivers solid efficiency (3.9 L/100 km fuel consumption) and performance (0–100 km/h in 6.9 s), plus fast 2C charging from 30 % to 80 % in just 20 minutes. Inside, there is an 8″ digital cluster, and a 12.6″ central touchscreen supporting Huawei HiCar, Carlink, and DeepSeek AI. The top-tier trim adds an 8‑speaker sound system, multi‑colour ambient lighting, and Level 2 ADAS. The Yueyi 07 is priced from 99,900 to 139,900 yuan (12,000-16,900€ or US$13,900-19,500) and will compete with the likes of the Geely Galaxy Starship 7 (97,800-130,800 yuan), Dongfeng Landian E5 Plus (99,800-168,800 yuan), Nevo Q08 (129,800-171,800) and Dongfeng Fengshen L7 (94,900-224,600). The recent success of Bestune has been concentrated around its Xiaoma mini EV so we will be cautious with the 07.

Bar for success: 3,000 monthly sales

3. Toyota bZ5 (170 sales)

After the bZ3X in March, Toyota doubles down on rollout of new China-exclusive BEVs with this bZ5 coupe crossover. It was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show last April. The bZ5 adopts Toyota’s “hammerhead shark” design with coupe-like rooflines, hidden door handles, and a continuous LED light bar. It measures 4.78m long with a 2.88m wheelbase, which is equivalent to a Tesla Model Y. Built on the e-TNGA platform via the FAW Toyota joint venture, it features BYD’s Blade LFP batteries: a 65 kWh pack delivering a 550 km CLTC range and a 74 kWh pack extending range to 630 km. Power comes from a front-mounted 200 kW electric motor with 330 Nm torque. The bZ5 supports fast charging at 90 kW, enabling a 30–80% recharge in around 27 minutes.

Inside, the bZ5 offers a minimalist cabin centred around a 15.6″ touchscreen and full LCD instrument cluster. Advanced tech includes Toyota Pilot ADAS with Momenta 5.0 (33 sensors, LiDAR on higher trims), a panoramic sunroof, JBL audio, and luxury touches like nap mode seating and ambient lighting. The bZ5 is very competitively priced from 129,800 to 199,800 yuan (15,700-24,100€ or US$18,100-27,800). That is half the price of the similarly-sized Tesla Model Y (263,500-313,500 yuan). We had given the bZ3X an ambitious bar for success of 8,000 monthly sales, something it will struggle to reach. We will therefore be a little more conservative for the bZ3.

Bar for success: 5,000 monthly sales

4. Hedmos 06 (80 sales)

Hedmos is a new NEV brand by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen joint venture launched in March. The 06 is the carmaker’s first model, it’s a compact electric SUV at 4.67m long with a 2.77m wheelbase. Its design conforms to the current standard Chinese cues including slim headlights, full-width taillights and retractable door handles. The 06 features a 215 hp electric motor powered by a 62.3 kWh battery, delivering a 520 km range per CLTC standards. It supports fast charging, taking the battery from 30 % to 80 % in 28 minutes.

The interior includes a slim full-LCD instrument panel, two-spoke steering wheel and floating touchscreen. Initial price for the Hedmos 06 is 119,800 yuan (14,450€ or US$16,700). Competitors include the Dongfeng Fengshen L7 (94,900-224,500 yuan), Deepal S05 (119,900-145,900 yuan) and Geely Galaxy E5 (107,800-143,800 yuan). Launching a new brand and model amidst an overcrowded compact SUV segment with no differentiating design or features is very risky and we don’t anticipate the Hedmos 06 will be a success. Happy to be proven wrong though!

Bar for success: 4,500 monthly sales

5. Yangwang U7 (33 sales)

BYD’s luxury sub‑brand Yangwang has started deliveries of the third model in its range after the U9 SUV and the U8 sportscar: the U7 luxury sedan. With a combined output of over 1,300 horsepower (960 kW), the U7 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds, hits a top speed of 270 km/h, and is powered by a 135.5 kWh LFP battery delivering up to 720 km CLTC range. Its clever rear-wheel steering enables very tight turning (shorter than the BYD Seagull), on‑spot turns, lateral walking, and advanced parking moves.

The U7 debuts the groundbreaking DiSus‑Z electromagnetic suspension system, a technology derived from aircraft carrier catapults and maglev trains. It replaces traditional hydraulic dampers with magnetic motors that scan the road and actively adjust suspension within milliseconds, not only improving ride comfort but also recovering energy during passive suspension movement.

Features include “God’s Eye A” Level‑2+ driver assistance—three LiDARs, 13 cameras and 5 radars. The U7 is priced from 628,000 to 708,000 yuan (75,800-85,400€ or US$87,500-98,600) and will front German luxury sedans such as the Mercedes S-Class (620,600-1,706,600 yuan) and the BMW 7 Series (689,500-1,262,000 yuan). Domestic competitors include the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra (529,900-814,900 yuan) and Maextro S800 (708,000-1,018,000 yuan). This is a niche product launched to display the BYD Group’s advanced technology and will remain limited volume-wise.

Bar for success: 200 monthly units