One minute at a time: CarNewsChina launches a short-form video review series

CarNewsChina has launched a new video format built around one-minute reviews of vehicles sold in China, published on YouTube and fronted by Denis Bobylev, a writer who has covered the country's car industry for more than six years. The clips lean on the outlet's China EV DataTracker database to place each model in its wider market context.

The first season casts a wide net, stretching from premium metal like the Zeekr 9X to the budget Changan Nevo Q05 crossover and even cars left behind by collapsed brands, such as the Weltmeister E.5. Episodes arrive on Mondays and Fridays, and each promises a quick model introduction, the core specs, standout features, and a read on how the car is selling at home. The debut video covers the Geely Galaxy M7 plug-in hybrid SUV, which the site expects could grow into a global product.

The outlet is also staking a claim to independence, noting that no automaker sponsors the series and that its review cars don't come from the paid factory trips it says are increasingly common — its options, it jokes, are to "steal it, rent it, or visit dealers". With 16 years of China coverage behind it, the site frames the series as a way to help outsiders understand the country's car industry, and it is inviting viewers to subscribe and nominate models for future episodes.