The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently updated a batch of vehicle applications, with a number of high-end luxury cars and cost-effective home economy compact cars expected to hit the market in the second half of this year. Today, we will take a look at several models with the potential to become bestsellers that are set to be launched in the second half of the year.

The affordable version of NIO with battery swapping capabilities —— Ledao L60

In the first half of the year, NIO's low-end brand "Ledao" was officially unveiled, and its first model, the L60, was introduced to the public. Positioned as a pure electric mid-size SUV, the L60 is reportedly standard with a 900V system. On top of this fast-charging foundation, NIO has added a layer of enhancement, which is battery swapping.

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As a flagship project for NIO, battery swapping is not absent even in the low-end brand. However, there should be a clear distinction between brands, which may result in a certain gap in price and actual experience compared to the main NIO brand. Currently, the starting pre-sale price of the L60 is 219,900 yuan, which is indeed lower than the starting price of 330,000 yuan for the NIO brand's ES6. However, competitors such as Model Y, Tang DM-i, and AITO M5 also have prices around 250,000 yuan, with higher brand value and more distinctive car personalities. Therefore, when the L60 officially goes on sale, it will definitely be priced lower. If the price reduction is significant, coupled with the advantage of battery swapping, it may well become a bestseller.

Huawei's most premium model, priced even higher than its peers in the BBA segment —— Xiangjie S9

Among the four brands currently on sale under Huawei, there is only the AITO brand in cooperation with Seres and the Zhiji brand in cooperation with Chery. Xiangjie is a brand co-founded with BAIC, with a higher positioning than the first two, directly targeting BBA, and is also the most expensive Huawei-powered car currently available for purchase.

Its positioning is as a pure electric mid-to-large sedan, with competitors being the 56E series from BBA. However, unlike the pricing strategies of other domestic high-end cars, the current pre-sale price of the Xiangjie S9 is 450,000 to 550,000 yuan, which is even higher than the price of the 56E series. Coupled with the fact that it is a pure electric vehicle, its sales volume is not expected to be very high at the moment.However, Yu Chengdong has mentioned on more than one occasion that the comfort experience of the Enjoy S9 is superior to that of the Maybach, and it will also be the first to carry Huawei's latest ADS 3.0 intelligent driving system. Therefore, what can be confirmed at present is that in terms of overall comfort and intelligent experience, the Enjoy S9 is definitely higher than the 56E, but would you spend an extra 100,000 for a pure electric vehicle?

BYD continues to attack the off-road market, making the Traveler and Haval Raptors shiver with fear — the Equation Leopard 3.

From the known information, the Equation Leopard 3 should be positioned as a compact SUV, without a frame, and with dual motors. It is positioned as a boxy off-road vehicle, but its appearance does not copy the Defender; it still follows the family design of the Equation Leopard.

Although it lacks a frame, the Equation Leopard 3 still has some off-road capabilities. For example, the declared version features front and rear dual motors forming a four-wheel drive, with a total output power of 422 horsepower. Such data basically exceeds the mainstream V6 engines on the market, and such power is present in a compact SUV. Coupled with the fact that electric vehicles naturally have a higher torsional rigidity, in terms of off-road capabilities, the Equation Leopard 3 may not be inferior to the current boxy compact SUVs on the market.

In fact, there are many new cars to be launched in the second half of the year, such as the Lynk & Co's first pure electric car Z10, which focuses on sports, Xiaopeng's low-end brand MONA M03, and the home-oriented Zeekr MIX. There are many good cars to be launched, and if you are not in a hurry to use a car, it is recommended to wait for the models to be launched later.