The car that outsells everything else in China has been refreshed, and Australian buyers waiting on their EX2 should pay attention.
When I covered the Geely EX2 at the Melbourne Motor Show earlier this year, Geely Australia product manager Ash Varde made one thing clear: this is not an ordinary small car. The ‘Xingyuan’ as it’s known in China was the best-selling NEV in the Chinese market in 2025 — with Geely shifting just under half a million units. Now Geely has refreshed it, and the updated version raises the bar across range, tech, and interior quality.
What’s changed
According to CarNewsChina, Geely has launched the refreshed Xingyuan with six variants, featuring range options of 310km, 410km, and 480km (All quoted in NEDC). That top-spec 480km figure is a meaningful step up and goes further than what was outlined when the car was shown in Melbourne. The battery uses CATL cells with an energy density of 190Wh/kg and the charging system supports a peak rate of 1.66C, capable of going from 30 to 80 per cent in 19 minutes.
On the outside, the refresh introduces a new front fascia built around a “smile” design philosophy, with LED headlights featuring feather-like light strips and a rear end carrying 78 individual LED light sources. It rides on new 16-inch petal-style wheels and is offered in eight colours.
The interior spec I saw at the Motor Show carries over in full. The EX2 still runs an 8.8-inch instrument cluster and 14.6-inch central touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but the refreshed car now runs those screens via the Galaxy Flyme Auto 2.0 system, underpinned by a 7nm Longying No. 1 chip with an 8-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage.
The driver assistance package has also been upgraded for the Chinese Market. The G-Pilot H3 system now includes highway and elevated road navigate-on-autopilot functionality, parking assistance covering over 300 scenarios, 2km memory parking, and driver fatigue monitoring via a sentry mode.
What this means for Australia
When the EX2 was shown at the Melbourne Motor Show, Geely confirmed a Q3 2026 Australian launch and pricing had not been announced at that point.
In China, the refreshed Xingyuan is priced from 61,800 yuan, roughly $13,500 AUD at current exchange rates, up to 91,800 yuan for the top-spec variant. Australian pricing will naturally be higher once you factor in compliance, freight, and local margins, but if Geely prices the EX2 anywhere near as aggressively as the EX5, it will immediately become one of the most compelling small EVs available here.
In April 2026, the Xingyuan remained China’s best-selling NEV, with 34,727 units sold, ahead of the Xiaomi SU7 and the Tesla Model Y.
Which raises an interesting question. The EX2 has been confirmed for Australia since late last year, yet pricing remains unannounced and the launch has stayed quiet. Could Geely Australia have been sitting on its hands deliberately waiting for this refreshed variant to land before committing to a local spec and price? It would make sense.
Launching with the updated range figures, improved tech stack, and upgraded driver assistance suite is a far stronger opening position than bringing in a model that China has already moved on from. Nobody from Geely has said as much, but the timing is hard to ignore. If that is what has been happening behind the scenes, Australian buyers will be getting a significantly better car for the wait. That is an exciting prospect.
