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In 2023, China's automobile exports 4.91 million vehicles, becoming the world's largest exporter for the first time. Among them, new energy vehicles are exported by 1.203 million. The era of great navigation has begun, hiding strange and arduous stories of struggle. This series of articles mainly records how Chinese car companies go overseas to find new opportunities in the new pattern of the electric and intelligent global automobile industry.

Chinese brands now occupy half of the automobile market. In addition to sedans, SUVs, and other daily cars for ordinary people, sports cars, which were almost dominated by foreign brands in the past, now also have domestic products. But don't think that Chinese brands have only started to make sports cars in recent years. Speaking of the founder of domestic sports cars, he may be older than some of my friends here! Today, let's sort out how Chinese people compile their sports car dreams step by step.

Recently, we have learned from the official Geely Automobile that the two flagship models, the Geely Xingrui and Xingyue L, are set to be newly launched on March 20th. Among them, the Xingrui (parameters|inquiry) Dongfang Yao will add the Jinzhao Edition and the Jinghong Edition+; the Xingyue L will launch the Xingyun Edition and the Dongfang Yao·Jinzhao Edition.

Can BYD compete with Toyota in its home market? According to the latest sales data, BYD's market share in Japan's electric vehicle market is close to 3% in the first half of 2024. This comes despite the company launching its first electric vehicle in the region just last year.

Recently, at the 2024 annual performance conference of Geely Automobile (0175.HK), An Conghui, the President of Geely Holding Group and CEO of Zeekr Technology Group, revealed that the new large SUV under the Lynk & Co brand, the Lynk & Co 900, will start pre-sales on March 25 and officially launch in late April. This vehicle is developed based on the SPA Evo large electric hybrid vehicle exclusive architecture and is the first to be equipped with the NVIDIA Thor autonomous driving chip, adopting the Qianli Haohan H7 autonomous driving solution. Meanwhile, the new large SUV under the Zeekr brand, the Zeekr 9X Glory, will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show opening in April and go on sale in the third quarter. Notably, the Zeekr 9X Glory will be equipped with the L3-level Qianli Haohan autonomous driving solution.

​Recently, we have learned from official sources that the AITO M8 is scheduled to launch in April. Previously, the vehicle was planned to debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April, go on sale in May, and begin deliveries in June. It is anticipated that the entire timeline may be moved up. For reference, the AITO M9 is priced between 469,800 and 569,800 yuan, while the Li L9 is priced between 409,800 and 439,800 yuan. It is expected that the price of the AITO M8 will be very close to that of the Li L9, creating direct competition.