A plug-in hybrid version of the car, the Galaxy Starship 7, was made available since October 2024, featuring a revised styling but retains some of its body panels as the former.

[6] According to Geely, the Galaxy E5 was the first model to be developed in left-hand drive and right hand-drive simultaneously, indicating a greater focus on export markets.

The vehicle was developed to compete with the BYD Yuan Plus/Atto 3, by closely approximating its specifications while offering a larger footprint to attract consumers.

[9] On 4 September 2024, Geely revealed its export name, the EX5, in a video posted on their YouTube channel,[10] which it made its global debut the following week later in Germany at the 2024 Automechanika Frankfurt, with the company announced their plans to sell the vehicle in several markets such as Norway, Australia, Thailand and Indonesia.

[11] The Galaxy E5 is offered with a single-motor, front-wheel drive setup, paired with Geely's self-developed lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery called the Aegis Short Blade.

The vehicle is integrated with a 11-in-1 intelligent electric drive system, which unifies 11 major devices such as motors, electronic controls and reducers.

[19] At the beginning, the first initial units were fully imported from China,[20] with latter models will be locally assembled at Handal Indonesia Motor's facility in Purwakarta, West Java during the third quarter of 2025.