According to relevant data, in the first half of 2026, a total of about 630 new cars were launched domestically, with an average of 3.5 models per day. Some car companies have reduced the new vehicle development cycle from more than 40 months in the fuel-powered vehicle era to less than 20 months, and individual projects are even less than 18 months. “Express car” is a general term in the automobile industry for immature models launched by some car companies to seize the market and excessively compress the R&D test cycle. Under fierce competition, the pace of new car launches has accelerated markedly. Some vehicle development cycles have been reduced from 36 months or more to around 18 months, which has raised concerns about whether the testing and verification process will be compressed simultaneously. Although many industry experts have refuted the rumor, more than 600 new domestic cars were launched in the first half of this year, and various situations such as configuration derivatives were mixed. In reality, there aren't that many. However, even if you look at the conservative situation after statistics of various calibers, there are still about 165 new cars. This number is at an all-time high, close to one new car being launched every day.
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According to relevant data, in the first half of 2026, a total of about 630 new cars were launched domestically, with an average of 3.5 models per day. Some car companies have reduced the new vehicle development cycle from more than 40 months in the fuel-powered vehicle era to less than 20 months, and individual projects are even less than 18 months. “Express car” is a general term in the automobile industry for immature models launched by some car companies to seize the market and excessively compress the R&D test cycle. Under fierce competition, the pace of new car launches has accelerated markedly. Some vehicle development cycles have been reduced from 36 months or more to around 18 months, which has raised concerns about whether the testing and verification process will be compressed simultaneously. Although many industry experts have refuted the rumor, more than 600 new domestic cars were launched in the first half of this year, and various situations such as configuration derivatives were mixed. In reality, there aren't that many. However, even if you look at the conservative situation after statistics of various calibers, there are still about 165 new cars. This number is at an all-time high, close to one new car being launched every day.
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