Shangjie, the new car brand jointly developed by Huawei and SAIC Motor (SHA: 600104), will open pre-sales of its first model, the H5, on August 25, with the vehicle set to become the most affordable under Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) portfolio.
The company announced the pre-sale date on Weibo on Monday and released two images of the H5’s interior. The vehicle was listed last month in a regulatory filing with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, with Shangjie stating at the time that a full launch would follow in September.
The H5 measures 4,780 mm in length, 1,910 mm in width and 1,664 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,840 mm. It will be offered in both battery electric (BEV) and extended-range electric (EREV) versions. According to the filing, the BEV variant has a range of up to 655 km under CLTC standards, while the EREV version can travel more than 1,300 km on a combined cycle.
The model will also be equipped with Huawei’s ADS 4 smart driving system, unveiled in April, which offers four levels of assisted driving capabilities.
Industry speculation suggests the H5 will carry a starting price between RMB 180,000 ($25,060) and RMB 230,000, though some automotive bloggers have claimed the actual price could be lower. If so, it would undercut existing HIMA models such as the Aito M5 and Luxeed S7, both starting at RMB 229,800, making the H5 the cheapest option in the alliance.
Huawei and SAIC are positioning the H5 as a high-volume model. The project, which carries an initial investment of RMB 6 billion ($837 million), will leverage SAIC’s existing production capacity before moving to a dedicated facility in the future, according to SAIC president Jia Jianxu in April.
