Recently, a group of road test spy photos of the BMW electric version of the M3 prototype were exposed on the Internet, attracting widespread attention from car enthusiasts and industry insiders. This pure electric performance car built on BMW's new Neue Klasse platform marks an important milestone in the transformation of BMW's M Power series to electrification. It is estimated that it will be named iM3 after it goes on the market.
On June 4, 2025, according to the latest sales data, Ford's electric vehicle sales in the US market in May fell 25% year-on-year, of which the flagship electric pickup F-150 Lightning sales plummeted 42%, triggering the industry to re-examine the electrification transformation of traditional automakers.
On June 3, GAC AION officially released the 2025 AION Y Plus through the live broadcast room of Chinese Internet celebrity Luo Yonghao "Make Friends". The new car has a total of 4 configuration models, with an official guide price of 99,800-123,800 yuan, and simultaneously launched six car purchase rights, including a replacement subsidy of up to 26,000 yuan, three-electric lifetime warranty, etc.
With the rapid development of electric vehicles in China, they have gradually occupied most of the world's electric vehicle market. In recent years, some high-end luxury electric vehicles have also been launched accordingly, such as BYD's Yangwang brand, NIO, Xiaomi, Porsche and Huawei Harmony's related MAEXTRO S800. However, the current luxury new energy vehicle brands generally prefer extended-range electric vehicles (REEV) rather than plug-in hybrids (PHEV). Next, we will analyze from multiple aspects why the current luxury electric vehicles have gradually turned from plug-in hybrids to range extender models.
On June 3, NIO President Qin Lihong confirmed at the Shanghai Auto Show that its third brand Firefly (Firefly) will launch a right-hand drive model to enter the UK market before October 2025. This is a key breakthrough for NIO in the right-hand drive market after seven European countries including Austria and Hungary, marking the completion of its European layout of the "Firefly-Alps-NIO" three-brand matrix. Faced with the EU's 31% tariff barrier for electric vehicles, Firefly entered the market with a starting price of 30,000 euros (about 230,000 yuan), which is 50% lower than the threshold of NIO models in the German market.
On June 3, 2025, BMW officially confirmed that the new generation X5 codenamed G65 (fuel version) and G95 (pure electric version) will be developed simultaneously, and is expected to be launched in stages from 2026 to 2028. The new car is based on the upgraded architecture of the CLAR platform, and for the first time realizes the parallel layout of high-performance hybrid and pure electric technologies.
The D+ flagship luxury sedan jointly built by Huawei and JAC Motors, MAEXTRO S800, has attracted great attention from the market since its launch on May 30. According to the latest official news, the first batch of 599 pioneers of the car will be delivered on June 26, and large-scale batch delivery is scheduled to start in mid-August.
Recently, Leapmotor Automobile will launch the C16 five-seater layout version on June 6, 2025. Combined with the 394th batch of declaration information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the new car product model is FZ6490BEVC16L, continuing the six-seater version of 4915×1905×1770mm body size and 2825mm wheelbase, but the rated passenger capacity is adjusted to 5/6 people optional, and the trunk volume is expected to increase significantly.
On June 3, Geely Galaxy Automobile officially released the official pictures of the medium-sized plug-in hybrid sedan A7 EM-i. Its Thor electric hybrid system caused a stir in the industry with 2L fuel consumption when out of power and 2100km+ comprehensive range. According to the previous information reported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the wheelbase of the car is 2845mm, the length is over 4.9 meters, and it is positioned in the medium-sized sedan market.
With the release of the 15th batch of purchase tax exemption catalogs by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the electric vehicle market will usher in an explosive period in the summer of 2025. This month, a number of heavyweight smart electric models were launched, covering the mainstream price range of RMB 120,000-300,000, and intelligent configuration and endurance performance became the core competitive points.
