The Baojun Yep () is a battery electric crossover city car manufactured by

SAIC-GM-Wuling SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. ( zh, 上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司, abbreviated as SGMW) is a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Guangxi Automobile Group, Guangxi Auto (previously Wuling Group). Based in Li ...

(SGMW) since 2023 under the

Baojun Baojun () is a Chinese automobile marque owned by a joint venture of General Motors (GM) and SAIC Motor, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile. The brand was created as a more affordable alternative to existing GM brands such as Chevrolet and Buick for the Ch ...

brand. "悦也" literally translates as "joy also" or "happy together", is the homophone of "越野" which means " offroad".

History

In February 2023, the Chinese joint-venture SAIC-GM-Wuling introduced a new small city car in the form of a combination of a 3-door hatchback with features reminiscent of large off-road vehicles such as the

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. The result was the Baojun Yep crossover. The Yep is distinguished by its angular silhouette with clearly defined wheel arches, black bumpers, and sill covers, as well as an imitation spare wheel on the trunk lid. The vehicle also uses full LED lighting, with a characteristic arrangement of stripes on the front covers. In addition, despite its small external dimensions, the Yep is a 4-seater car that can accommodate 2 passengers in each row of seats, which has been achieved with a length of less than 3.4 meters. The Yep is the first SUV with a 300x256 mm LCD screen on the rear exterior. The shape is similar to a wristwatch and is used to display messages, emojis, pictures or animations to other drivers on the road. The Yep was created for the dynamically developing electric car market in China in mind, with the start of sales scheduled for May 2023, just after the official presentation to the public at the 2023

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. A 2-door pickup truck version with 4WD is in development. The Yep is powered by an electric motor located at the rear axle, which develops 67 hp and 140 Nm of maximum torque. It allows the driver to accelerate up to a top speed of . The iron-phosphate battery allows the user to drive about 303 kilometers on a single charge in urban conditions according to the CLTC measurement cycle. File:Вaojun Yep 001.jpg, Rear view File:Baojun Yep 008.jpg, Interior

Yep Plus

The 5-door Yep was revealed on 15 January 2024 as the Yep Plus. It went on sale in China in April 2024. In January 2025, it was announced that the Yep Plus would be exported to Brazil as the Chevrolet Spark EUV under

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. It will also be exported to the Middle East and Mexico in February 2025. File:Baojun Yueye (Yep) Plus 02 China 2024-03-22.jpg, Rear view

2026 update

The 2026 update for the Yep Plus will be launched on May 27, 2025, and features updates to the interior and new battery capacity options. The vehicle is now a 5-seater, with the addition of a center seat to the second row. The central infotainment screen has been upgraded from 10.1-inch to a 12.8-inch unit with higher brightness, and adds camping and nap modes. It also receives improved sound insulation. In addition to the original 41.9kWh LFP battery option with a

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range rating, the 2026 Yep Plus receives options for smaller 32kWh and larger 54kWh LFP packs with of range, respectively.

Sales

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