In 2012, Hot Wheels began releasing cars in celebration of the Chinese New Year starting with the Year of The Dragon.
Vehicles[]
| Year | Animal | Casting | Series | Loose Image | Card Artwork |
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| 2012 | Dragon | Rodzilla | 2012 Mainline | 
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| 2013 | Snake | None | None | 
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| 2014 | Horse | Horseplay | Thrill Racers | 
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| 2015 | Goat/Ram | Carbonic | Stunt Circuit | 
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| Year of The Goat/Ram Special Card | 
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| 2016 | Monkey | D-Muscle | HW Digital Circuit | 
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| 2017 | Rooster | Turbo Rooster | Street Beasts | 
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| Turbo Rooster (2nd Color) | 
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| 2018 | Dog | Hotweiler | Street Beasts | 
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| 2019 | Pig | None | None |
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| 2020 | Rat | Ratical Racer | Street Beasts | 
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| Ratical Racer (2nd color) |
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| 2021 | Ox | Steer Clear | Street Beasts | 
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| 2022 | Tiger | Purrfect Speed | Street Beasts | 
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| 2023 | Rabbit | Time Attaxi | HW Metro | 
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| 2024 | Dragon | Knight Draggin' | HW Celebration Racers | 
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| 2025 | Snake | Twin Mill Gen-E | HW Celebration Racers | 
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