- The Starshine 6 is smaller than the Starshine 8, meaning its starting price may be lower than the latter's RMB 125,800 ($17,520).
- Geely Galaxy has seen strong growth over the past year, selling 548,408 vehicles in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 232.00 percent.
Geely Auto's (HKG: 0175) sub-brand Geely Galaxy has filed for a new hybrid sedan, the Starshine 6, continuing its aggressive pace of new model launches over the past year.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the latest catalog of models set to be approved for sale yesterday for public comment, with the Geely Galaxy Starshine 6 included.
The public can submit feedback from July 17 to 23. Inclusion in this catalog is the final major regulatory step for a vehicle to be permitted for sale in China.
The Starshine 6 is listed on two pages in the catalog, with product models HQ7151DCHEV100 and HQ7151DCHEV101.
The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) has dimensions of 4,806 mm in length, 1,886 mm in width, and 1,490 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,756 mm.
Its curb weight is 1,505/1,580 kilograms, and it supports a maximum speed of 180 kilometers per hour.
The Starshine 6 is equipped with a 1.5-liter engine with a maximum power output of 82 kW.
It uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries supplied by Chinese battery manufacturers CALB and Rept Battero Energy.
The Starshine 6 will be produced at Geely's factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, according to the filing information.
Geely Galaxy's product lineup includes another hybrid sedan, the Starshine 8, with dimensions of 5,018 mm in length, 1,918 mm in width, and 1,480 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,928 mm.
The smaller dimensions of the Starshine 6 suggest its official guidance price is likely to be lower than the Starshine 8's range of RMB 125,800 ($17,520) to RMB 165,800.
The Starshine 6 is one of the new models Geely Galaxy has been rolling out aggressively, as the brand has seen strong growth over the past year.
Geely Galaxy unveiled its new hybrid SUV (sport utility vehicle) M9 on May 22, which is built on Geely's Geely Electric Architecture (GEA) platform and features the next-generation Leishen EM super hybrid system.
It began pre-sales for the A7 hybrid sedan on July 11, which is also based on the GEA platform, with a starting price of RMB 103,800.
On July 24, Geely Galaxy will launch the 2025 E5 electric SUV.
Geely Galaxy originally launched as a new product lineup on February 23, 2023. On March 3 this year, Geely announced that Geely Galaxy had been upgraded to a new brand.
Geely Galaxy has seen strong growth over the past year, selling 548,408 vehicles in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 232.00 percent, according to data released on July 1.
In the first half of the year, Geely sold 1,409,180 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 47.45 percent.
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