Which Chinese low-speed EV brands does ChatGPT recommend? November 2026

When an overseas buyer asks ChatGPT in English which Chinese low-speed EV maker to use, 39% of the answers name Wuling; golf-cart maker Lvtong and Geely appear in 30% each, Changan in 25%. Across two rounds, 45 Chinese brands were named. To buyers, “low-speed EV” is two markets: carmakers such as Wuling, Geely and Changan own the mini-car questions, while specialists such as Lvtong, Marshell and HDK own golf carts and sightseeing cars.

Disclosure: none of the brands in this study is a Moments client. No Chinese brand is named in the question set (question 40 names the US brands Club Car and E-Z-GO as a comparison), and the same scoring rules apply to every brand.

Method

• Dates: round one on 11 November 2026 and round two on 12 November, on all three platforms with the same 40 questions.
• Collection time (UTC+8): ChatGPT 11 Nov 17:08–17:43, 12 Nov 18:14–18:44; Gemini 11 Nov 17:44–18:08, 12 Nov 18:44–19:35; Claude 11 Nov 18:09–18:36, 12 Nov 19:53–20:26. AI answers change over time; this ranking reflects these windows only.
• Platforms: all on the web with no account memory or history: ChatGPT in temporary chat with search on, Gemini in temporary chat, Claude in incognito.
• Questions: 40 buyer-style English questions: 17 general supplier searches, 7 on golf carts, 5 on senior mobility, 4 on mini cars, 4 on utility vehicles and 3 on sightseeing cars. Phrasings include “best manufacturer”, “who to choose for a given region”, “L6e / L7e certified for Europe”, “meets US NHTSA low-speed vehicle rules” and “OEM”.
• Metrics:
  • Mention rate = answers that name the brand ÷ 80
  • First mention = the brand is the first Chinese brand named in the answer
  • Own site cited = answers that link to the brand’s own website (subdomains and Made-in-China storefronts included)
• Scope: only brands confirmed as Chinese companies are scored. Model names count toward their maker (Hongguang MINI EV for Wuling, Panda for Geely, Lumin for Changan, T03 for Leapmotor). US brands sold on Chinese-built carts (ICON, Denago, Evolution, Bintelli) and Club Car, E-Z-GO and Yamaha are not scored.
• Not measured: Perplexity, Copilot, Doubao.

Top 10 (ChatGPT)

Rank	Brand	Mention rate (80)	Round 1	Round 2	First mentions	Own site cited
1	Wuling	39%	38%	40%	21	16
2	Lvtong	30%	28%	32%	10	17
2	Geely	30%	32%	28%	0	7
4	Changan	25%	28%	22%	0	5
5	Chery	21%	25%	18%	0	4
6	BYD	19%	18%	20%	8	4
6	Marshell	19%	18%	20%	1	13
8	Jinpeng	16%	22%	10%	10	5
9	HDK	15%	10%	20%	4	12
10	BorCart	14%	12%	15%	1	10
10	EXCAR	14%	10%	18%	1	10

Show all 45 brands

Rank	Brand	Mention rate	Mentions	First mentions	Own site cited
1	Wuling	39%	31	21	16
2	Lvtong	30%	24	10	17
2	Geely	30%	24	0	7
4	Changan	25%	20	0	5
5	Chery	21%	17	0	4
6	BYD	19%	15	8	4
6	Marshell	19%	15	1	13
8	Jinpeng	16%	13	10	5
9	HDK	15%	12	4	12
10	BorCart	14%	11	1	10
10	EXCAR	14%	11	1	10
12	Eagle	12%	10	1	4
12	Anan EV	12%	10	0	9
14	Yunlong	11%	9	3	3
15	Leapmotor	10%	8	1	4
16	Langqing	9%	7	4	4
16	CENGO	9%	7	0	5
18	Jiajie	8%	6	1	6
19	Sanshuo	6%	5	3	5
19	Dongfeng	6%	5	0	1
21	Yatian	5%	4	2	2
21	Taotao	5%	4	1	0
21	DAOD	5%	4	1	4
21	Shifeng	5%	4	0	0
21	Kandi	5%	4	0	2
21	Kaiyun	5%	4	0	1
27	Hongri	4%	3	1	0
27	JAC	4%	3	0	2
27	EDACAR	4%	3	0	3
27	Xunhu	4%	3	0	3
31	Linktour	2%	2	1	0
31	BAW	2%	2	1	0
31	Levdeo	2%	2	0	0
31	Yogomo	2%	2	0	0
31	Lichi	2%	2	0	0
31	Huaihai	2%	2	0	0
31	Zongshen	2%	2	0	0
31	Changli	2%	2	0	0
31	Bontu	2%	2	0	0
31	Jiayuan	2%	2	0	0
31	GAC Aion	2%	2	0	1
31	Lvbao	2%	2	0	2
43	Fulu	1%	1	0	0
43	Zhidou	1%	1	0	0
43	Great Wall	1%	1	0	0

Four findings

1. “Low-speed EV” is two markets

• Mini cars: all 8 answers name Wuling; Geely and Changan appear in 7 each.
• Golf carts: 13 of 14 answers name Lvtong; Marshell and HDK appear in 10 each. Carmakers such as Wuling and Geely barely appear.
• Senior mobility: Wuling 40%, Jinpeng and Yunlong 30% each.
• General questions: Wuling 44%, Geely 41%, Chery 29%. Asked broadly, the AI thinks of carmakers first.

If you make golf carts or sightseeing cars, your competitor in AI answers is Lvtong, not Wuling.

2. Carmakers are mentioned often but rarely named first

Geely is mentioned 24 times, Changan 20 and Chery 17, and none of them is ever named first. Wuling is mentioned 31 times and named first 21 times.

Jinpeng is mentioned only 13 times but named first 10 times; Lvtong 24 times and first 10 times. Specialists appear less often, but when they do they tend to lead.

3. Re-tested a day later: the top three hold, the rest move

Wuling went from 38% to 40%, Lvtong from 28% to 32%, Geely from 32% to 28%: none of the top three moved more than 4 points. Below that, Jinpeng fell from 22% to 10% and Chery from 25% to 18%; HDK rose from 10% to 20% and EXCAR from 10% to 18%.

Wuling was named in both rounds for 13 of the same questions, Lvtong for 10, Geely for 9 and Jinpeng for only 4.

4. All three platforms put Wuling first, but BYD and sources differ

• Wuling leads on all three: ChatGPT 39%, Gemini 48%, Claude 44%.
• BYD is low on ChatGPT: 19%, against 42% on Gemini and 40% on Claude, which puts it second on the three-platform average.
• Changan nearly disappears on Claude: 25% on ChatGPT and 29% on Gemini, but 8% on Claude. Taotao is the reverse: 5% on ChatGPT, 21% on Claude.
• Sources differ most. 44% of ChatGPT’s cited links point to listed brands’ own sites (192 of 435). Gemini: 21% (47 of 221). Claude: 2% (12 of 505); it cites auto media and B2B platforms such as CarNewsChina, Global Sources and Gasgoo. Platform pages are excluded throughout.

On ChatGPT, specialists’ own sites are cited heavily: HDK is mentioned 12 times and its site cited 12 times, Marshell 15 and 13, BorCart 11 and 10. Carmakers are the reverse: Geely is mentioned 24 times but its site is cited 7 times, Chery 17 and 4. ChatGPT talks about carmakers from what it already knows, and reads specialists’ websites.

What this means for exporters

1. Know which market you are in. A golf-cart or sightseeing-car maker competes with Lvtong, Marshell and HDK, not Wuling or BYD. The overall ranking says little.
2. For specialists, the website is the way in. When ChatGPT recommends HDK, Marshell or BorCart, it almost always cites their own site. Clear models, certifications (EEC, DOT/NHTSA), capacity and export markets on the site are what gets repeated.
3. A website alone won’t carry you on Claude. Only 2% of Claude’s citations are brand websites; coverage in auto media and B2B listings matters more.
4. Test at least twice, a few days apart. Jinpeng moved 12 points in one day.

Limitations

• All rounds were collected within two days and reflect only those days.
• Brands are matched by aliases (English names, pinyin, abbreviations, model names), so unusual spellings may be missed. Abbreviations such as HDK, DAOD and CENGO are matched in upper case only.
• “Low-speed EV” means different things in different markets (China’s low-speed four-wheelers, Europe’s L6e/L7e quadricycles, US LSVs). The questions cover all of these and the results do not separate them.
• This study does not rate vehicle quality. It measures visibility in AI answers only.

Data download

• Images to share: Top 10 card · full ranking
• Full results, ChatGPT both rounds combined (45 brands)
• Per round: 11 Nov · 12 Nov
• Three platforms: summary · Gemini 11 Nov · 12 Nov · Claude 11 Nov · 12 Nov
• The 40 questions
• Raw answers with cited links (JSON Lines): ChatGPT 11 Nov · 12 Nov · Gemini 11 Nov · 12 Nov · Claude 11 Nov · 12 Nov
• Scoring script

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Where does your brand stand?

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