Car of the Year | NIO ES6

This car has a highly recognizable EV family design. Its autonomous driving technology is comparable to Tesla and it provides innovative and emotionally HMI experience as well as user-specific diversified services. It represents the Chinese OEMs’ pursuit of perfection. It was highly evaluated and unanimously acknowledged by the 7th Xuanyuan Award jury.

Top 10 | NIO ES6

Inheriting the innovative EV family genes, this car has shown very strong product competitiveness in terms of driving performance, detailed design, connectivity experience, autonomous driving and user service through a number of groundbreaking technology and innovative application solutions.

Top 10 | New Baojun RM-5       

This car has made bold innovations and breakthroughs from both inside and outside. It brings the customers a new experience that is young, fun and with good sense of technology. It is equipped with the industry's first mobile phone telematics which has brought new ideas to the industry.

Top 10 | Lykn&Co 03+

A fashionable and sporty brand is created. This car's positioning is accurate, fully catering to young customers’ preferences for sports cars. It has also paid high attention to the interior and exterior details, very well-made. It continues to create a path for Chinese auto brands to go upwards.

Top 10 | Geely Xingyue PHEV     

This car embodies advanced design concepts and manufacturing technology. The product experience is well balanced among power, fuel consumption, comfort and other dimensions, and it has become the benchmark of the domestic coupe SUV market.

Top 10 | Aion LX

This car has a fashionable styling and has ingeniously created a hyperboloid screen effect and a humanized interface. It is also at the forefront of the industry in terms of electric vehicle driving performance, autonomous driving, and vehicle intelligence.

This car attempts to define a sense of luxury that meets the aesthetic needs of Chinese customers. It is well-balanced with rich function settings, which has made outstanding contributions to the upgrading process of Chinese auto brands.

Top 10 | Hongqi HS5

Sporty design language, pioneering triple screen center console, humanized seating experience and good dynamic performance, all these have made this car the leading product of Changan’s brand upgrading program.

Top 10 | Changan CS75 PLUS

Top 10 | Audi e-tron       

This car innovatively adopts a cabin design integrated with three electronic screens. It has a simple HMI, fashionable design and the operation is convenient. As the first pure electric car of FAW Audi, it provides the customers first-class driving experience than traditional cars.

Top 10 | Jetta VS5

This car is based on the Volkswagen MQB platform, and through localized supply chain innovation, it has achieved a significant reduction in its pricing. It has successfully transformed Jetta from a product brand into one of the independent new brands of the Volkswagen Group.

Top 10 | The All New BMW 3 Series

With its advanced ADAS functions, e.g. Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, automatic parking function, this car allows the customers to feel the convenience and security brought by technology while enjoying the ultimate driving experience.

Overall Winner ｜ Roewe Marvel X

All over, well balanced vehicle concept; Special strength in interior PQ due to application of high value materials and premium craftsmanship; Convincing driving dynamics leading the way in the global EV SUV segment, providing the customer with a thought-through AI experience; Highly integrated electric powertrain design shows extra-ordinary engineering competence; High level EV performance in major dimensions: energy efficiency, driving range, battery charging.

Special Award for AI Practice ｜ Aeolus AX7

Truly user-centered system, not only transferring spoken into written word, but capturing the driver’s intentions; Extraordinary performance in highly user relevant dimensions: information display, voice control, and variance of functions; Deep integration into online ecosystem proactively provides user with use-case specific solutions.

Special Award for Perceived Quality ｜ Jaguar Epace

High attention to exterior details, and achieving extraordinary craftsmanship that communicates a sense of sportiness and premium; Convincing touch and feel due to high quality soft materials applied in the interior; Well-balanced application of exterior chrome parts and interior interplay of colors supports the dynamic language, in correspondence with product positioning.

Special Award for Comfort & Driving Experience｜ Lynk & Co 03

Strong and dynamic driving experience due to powerful engine and ESP only stepping in last minute; Interior concept (e.g. sporty seats) provides driver with direct feeling for the environment while maintaining a high level of comfort; Delicate interior with a lot of love for details provides exceptional and comfortable driving experience.

Special Award for Design｜ NIO ES8

The NIO ES8 represents a fresh and innovative exterior design; The overall volume is balanced, and the front graphics are innovative and clean; Futuristic HMI interface in interior with clean lines and high perceived quality.

Jury Special｜ SITECH DEV1

High value economic EV suitable for urban driving and mostly feasible for the current E-powertrain technology; Futuristic EV concept, with dedicated vehicle specification for shared mobility solutions; Developed through highly efficient utilization and integration of a wide range of R&D and manufacturing resources.

Overall Winner｜ Volvo S90

Produced in China for the global demand; capabe of breaking the dominance of the traditional German OEMs in the upper middle segment in China; leader in the downsizing approach (2.0l basic engine supercharged in different stages) among the best vehicles assessed in Xiangyang back in October;
a product of a Chinese owned OEM.

Special Award for NEV ｜GAC NE GE3

Consistent styling, excellent craftsmanship and space, good to drive and very convincing from the first moment, reflecting GAC NE's strong and balanced competence in design and R&D.

Special Award for Excellent Engineering ｜Lynk & Co 01

As the first model of the new brand, this car shows the team's great brand creation ability and outstanding competence in product definition and engineering.

Special Award for Localization Strategy｜ GAC Honda Avancier 240 Turbo

This product shows strong insight of Chinese customers' needs in its product definition and development phase and fully caters to Chinese customers' preferences in terms of design, space and dynamic setting.

Special Award for Exterior Design ｜ WEY VV7s

The attractive appearance of WEY VV7s has become the core competitiveness of this product, and even the WEY brand, which has given Chinese domestic auto brands confidence to enter the mid-to-high-end market.

Special Award for PQ in Economic Segment｜ BAIC Senova All New D50

This product not only shows BAIC's competence in product definition, cost control, etc., but also provides a PQ benchmark for the future development of vehicles in the economic segment.

Special Award for Future Concept｜ BAIC BJEV LITE

This car is defined for the future mobility. The multiple screens used inside and outside the car show the forward-looking design concept of more intelligent interaction in the future scenarios.

Special Award for Product Development Strategy｜ SAIC Maxus D90

Maxus has created a platform which allows customers to fully participate in the product development process, including product definition, styling, testing, pricing, etc. so that in-depth communication and interaction between customers and engineers are possible.

Overall Winner ｜ SAIC Roewe RX5

China is taking the first step to the next generation with SAIC Roewe RX5. It is China’s first interpretation of the connected car vision at an affordable price; It is a good example of technology cooperation; The well balanced and subtle styling standing shoulder to shoulder with joint venture brands; 

Special Award for NEV ｜ BAIC BJEV EU260

It provides the market with good range at an affordable price; The good sales performance  (monthly sales average) had made it the best-selling BEV of the year.

Special award for Driving Pleasure ｜ Beijing Hyundai Verna

Affordable driving pleasure; excellent driving dynamics / really fun to drive.

Special award for Design ｜ Chery Tiggo 7

Very well balanced, well executed; professional surface treatment that creates volume and confidence in a compact SUV; design matching the young customers; high attention to interior materials and trim.

Special award for Engineering Excellence ｜ FAW-VW Magotan

Excellent perceived quality; state-of-the-art functionality (incl. active safety) at this price level; strong local R&D content.

Special award for Chinese Premium｜ GAC Trumpchi GS8

Some joint-ventures would have been glad to have this exterior and interior styling; visible technology e.g. headlights; good sales volume (monthly sales) in premium price segment; excellent HMI ease of use.

Special award for Global Competitiveness｜ Geely Boyue

No shortcomings, entire vehicle well balanced;
strong inner values of the drivetrain; Chinese engineering at its best, ready for the world.

Overall Winner ｜ Geely Borui

By being the first car from a local OEM to successfully compete in the coveted C-segment,Borui sets a strong statement for the entire Chinese automotive industry. It offers a compelling package in terms of exterior design and advanced features and marks a huge improvement over its predecessor and peers from local OEMs. 

Special award for New Product Experience ｜ BAIC Senova X25

The BAIC X25 surprised the jury with a fresh take on the small SUV segment. Where most competitors only focus on delivering an affordable vehicle with a similar set of features, BAIC went to great lengths to offer a fun driving experience.

Special Award for Consistent Portfolio Strategy  ｜ SAIC-GM-Wuling Baojun 560

Baojun successfully transferred its brand DNA to a new segment with this car. It is not only an achievement in product development and portfolio expansion, but also shows how a new-entrant to a segment can still gain significant market share through strategic pricing.

Special award for Design ｜ Dongfeng-Nissan Lannia

It has a strong and unique design style and is detail-oriented； based on Nissan's design DNA, it introduces international design elelments and makes improvements to adapt to the Chinese market. It is a strategic result formed by the cooperation of Nissan and Dongfeng.

The new C-class impressed the jury with its new take on the entry level premium segment in China. The resulting market acceptance proofs that Mercedes once more was able to lead a new development trend.

Special award for Redefining Premium ｜ Beijing-Benz – All New Mercedes C-Class

Special Award for Sustainable Technology ｜ SAIC Roewe 550PEV

With the Roewe 550PEV, SAIC launched a Plugin-Hybrid to the market at a time when most local competitors are still in development. The Roewe 550PEV is the result of future proof competency build-up in all relevant technologies.

With the Baojun 730 SAIC-Wuling-GM delivered an incredible success story in China’s automotive industry. SAIC-GM-Wuling used the 730 to reposition the Baojun brand above the Hongguang as a premium MPV. By bringing advanced features such as electronic steering to the low-cost MPV segment, the Baojun can rightfully claim to be “The People’s Car”. What makes these achievements even more remarkable is the fact that the development of all major components was carried out by Wuling’ s headquarter.

Overall Winner ｜ SAIC-GM-Wuling Baojun 730 

Special Award for Business Strategy｜ JAC S3

S3 showed JAC's indepth understanding of the target SUV segment. As a result JAC was able to take over market share from its competitors and position itself as an innovative maker of SUVs.

Special Award for Global Potential  ｜ Changan CS75 

The CS75 is the latest result of Changan's long-term strategy to become a global player in the automotive industry. Through continuous improvement in all technical aspects Chang’an was able to reach a very high quality level. In addition, the CS75 comes in with an internationally competitive design.

Exceptional engineering competence

Special Award ｜ Shanghai GM All-new Buick LaCrosse

Special Award ｜ Greatwall Haval H6

Pioneer of the SUV Segment in China

This vehicle shows that GAC Motor has made a significant mark within the domestic Chinese automotive market through its broad array of competencies, ranging from product engineering to manufacturing engineering as well as quality and supplier management. 

Overall Winner ｜ GAC Trumpchi GS5

Special Award｜ Changan Eado

Rapid progress in engineering and design competence

Special Award ｜ Shanghai Volkswagen Lavida

Strategic and successfully expansion to a new market segment