"China Has 650 New Car Models So Far This Year" - article

[Tooney]

'Completely Insane': China Has 650 New Car Models So Far This Year

• Chinese automakers have released around 650 new models since January.
• Of those, about 30 models per month are completely brand new cars.
• Faster development cycles and consumer needs are driving the innovation.

That 650 figure includes facelifts, refreshes, and all new models. In total, data from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center shows about 30 all-new vehicles (that is, a "genuinely brand-new model" with no previous entry in China's national vehicle database) have been released each month since January.

To put this into comparison, only 29 new or refreshed vehicles were launched for the U.S. market in 2024. And over the next four years, a study by the Bank of America Securities’ predicts 159 new models will be launched. A stark comparison compared to the 650 cars launched in China over just six months.

Part of the reason for the huge uptick in vehicle releases is a significant decrease in development cycles. Automakers are competing with one another to gain market share in an industry with slipping sales, ever-increasing competition, and an ongoing price war. That means one-upping other players with updated vehicles to draw attention.

You can partially thank AI for this—from vehicle design to in-car tech, it's helped to bolster consumer interest in new models. Car companies have also leaned on other technological advancements in driver assistance systems, denser batteries, and charging tech to attract buyers.

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[69Mach390]

I imagine around 600 of them are copies/rip offs or complete garbage though.

Just look at all of the copies they’re making this year of our car!


Denza Z9 GT:

Aistaland GT7

Huawei Z7T

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

 

[PorscheTaycan]

 

[Dabz]

I actually think the Chinese versions look better

 

[Gkwan]

'Completely Insane': China Has 650 New Car Models So Far This Year

• Chinese automakers have released around 650 new models since January.
• Of those, about 30 models per month are completely brand new cars.
• Faster development cycles and consumer needs are driving the innovation.

That 650 figure includes facelifts, refreshes, and all new models. In total, data from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center shows about 30 all-new vehicles (that is, a "genuinely brand-new model" with no previous entry in China's national vehicle database) have been released each month since January.

To put this into comparison, only 29 new or refreshed vehicles were launched for the U.S. market in 2024. And over the next four years, a study by the Bank of America Securities’ predicts 159 new models will be launched. A stark comparison compared to the 650 cars launched in China over just six months.

Part of the reason for the huge uptick in vehicle releases is a significant decrease in development cycles. Automakers are competing with one another to gain market share in an industry with slipping sales, ever-increasing competition, and an ongoing price war. That means one-upping other players with updated vehicles to draw attention.

You can partially thank AI for this—from vehicle design to in-car tech, it's helped to bolster consumer interest in new models. Car companies have also leaned on other technological advancements in driver assistance systems, denser batteries, and charging tech to attract buyers.

Owned a Xpeng G9 Perf during 1 year (2025), it has great qualities (I've already detailed this in a few posts on the forum) but the more I see new Chinese models, the less interesting, they're all look-alikes of exactly the same philosophy.
So I'll judge only once I have driven one for at least an hour (Xiaomi SU7 mainly).

What I'd like is the strong points of each :
Chinese overall zenitude in the interior, centered on user experience, tech/geekness at the highest (I liked more my Xpeng OS than Tesla's but it's similarly performing), the good quality/prix ratio
And Porsche's mastery of every driving aspects (chassis, direction, sportivity overall).
For, let's say a "reasonable" price vs Porsche.
Honestly I'd love to sign a Cayenne S @150K€ but thinking in 3Y I'll resell it for 100K€ is too much of a waste.

 

[SoccerMan94043]

I imagine around 600 of them are copies/rip offs or complete garbage though.

Just look at all of the copies they’re making this year of our car!


Denza Z9 GT:

Aistaland GT7

Huawei Z7T

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

50 of 650 is a pretty good hit rate.

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