Huawei-backed electric vehicle maker Aito has launched its second all-electric model in China and it comes with some decent features. The M7 is the company’s second offering in the EV segment of China. It comes with some decent features including an extended range and a cool design.

The new SUV has an extended range thanks to a similar technology to what is on offer with the Li ONE. It marks yet another competitive EV in the bubbling Chinese market. Huawei and Seres jointly formed the brand and the launch comes on the heels of the release of the M5. The extended range technology combines its battery capacity with a low-displacement engine. The engine thus provides additional mileage for the car when the battery is exhausted.

Huawei designed and is driving the marketing of the M7 while Seres manufactures it. The new Huawei-backed SUV was unveiled by Richard Yu, Huawei’s MD and CEO. The Aito M7 comes in three versions starting at around RMB 320k ($47,765). The most expensive model with a longer range is priced at RMB 379,800 ($56,727). The rear-wheel-drive version of the EV has a 1.5T range extender with up to 90W power and a 200kW electric motor. The four-wheel-drive model adds a 130kW front motor for greater traction. The four-wheel-drive model can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds.

The rear-wheel-drive version’s battery offers a range of 195km compared to the 165km of the four-wheel-drive model. Overall, the rear-wheel model has a range of 1,220km on full fuel and full charge. On the other hand, the four-wheel-drive M7 model delivers an overall range of 1,100km. The smart cockpit of the new SUV runs on Huawei’s HarmonyOS for a great driving experience. Huawei says that users can access their smartphone apps directly from the cockpit’s center screen. Six exterior and four interior color combinations are available for the new Huawei-Seres Aito model. The partnership is barely a year old but continues to blossom.

The first deliveries of the Aito M7 are expected by early August. Reservation is open currently while test drives will start on July 23. There are no indications yet whether the new SUV will be subsequently available in other markets.

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After the successful launch of the AITO M5 EV last year, Huawei is planning to soon launch another EV on the market through its AITO sub-brand. The upcoming EV dubbed the AITO A7, had the majority of its specs leaked last week. And now, live images of the vehicle have surfaced online.

The AITO M7 will be positioned as a medium to large size SUV in the market and will come with a similar design featured previously in the M5. It features the same enormous air ventilation grill at the frontal bumper, a sleek and straight roofline, aerodynamic translucent headlights, chrome-colored trims across the body, etc.

Previous leaks have revealed that the vehicle measures 5020×1945×1775mm in length, width, and height and has a wheelbase of 2820mm. The AITO M7 is revealed to weigh around 2340kg.

Like the M5, the AITO M7 model will continue to be equipped with an extended-range power system consisting of a 1.5T range extender + motor. The rated power/peak power of the electric drive motor is listed to be 72kW/200kW, the maximum net engine power is listed to be 90kW, and the fuel consumption given by China’s MIIT is 1.05L/100km.

According to previous leaks, the M7 will be a 6-seater with five-spoke and ten-spoke wheel options.The company will also offer optional upgrades for the M7, which will include upgrades such as chrome greyish translucent tinted windows, or ink-black translucent tinted windows.

The AITO M7 is rumored to debut in 2022 itself however since Huawei started the deliveries of the AITO M5 in March 2022, we can expect the M7 to debut later in the year as to not cannibalize sales of the AITO M5.

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Huawei launched the brand’s first-ever Electric Vehicle under its AITO sub-brand back in China in 2021. Called the AITO M5, the EV was seen as a bold business strategy for Huawei to expand its expertise into the automobile industry. 

With decent sales of shipment figures for the AITO M5 EV, it seems that it is in Huawei’s best interest to keep developing electric vehicles in the market. Apparently, Huawei thinks so as well, as a recent listing on China’s MIIT Database(via IT Home), shows that Huawei has already planned ahead for its next generation of electric vehicles as recently got certified to proceed with the operation.

The listing does not show off the name of the product, but if examined closely, one of the photos contains a blurry wording that seems to resemble “AITO M7” signifying that this listing is the next Huawei electric vehicle to be launched under the AITO sub-brand. 

From the listing, the Huawei AITO M7 EV is detailed to be a mid-large sized 6-seater hybrid electric SUV, slightly larger than its AITO M5 predecessor. Judging from the outside looks, the AITO M7 adopts a similar design as its older sibling, the AITO M5. It features the same enormous air ventilation grill at the frontal bumper, a sleek and straight roofline, aerodynamic translucent headlights, chrome coloured trims across the body, etc. 

The EV is also listed to come in five-spoke and ten-spoke wheel options, with optional upgrades such as chrome greyish translucent tinted windows, or ink-black translucent tinted windows. One minor design change of the AITO M7 though is that it seems to lack the “Huawei Zhixuan” logo on the EV present on the AITO M5. However, the pictures uploaded to the listing did not show off pictures of the automobile from all angles, but there may be a possibility that Huawei had just decided to relocate the logo elsewhere on the car.

In terms of dimensions, the Huawei AITO M7 weighs in at 2340kg, and has a length, width and height of 5020×1945×1775mm.

For the engine powering the AITO M7, the electric hybrid automobile will be utilising a 1.5T range extender + motor combo. The rated power/peak power of the electric drive motor is listed to be 72kW/200kW, the maximum net engine power is listed to be 90kW, and the fuel consumption given by China’s MIIT is 1.05L/100km.

Since the AITO M5 only started delivering in March of 2022, it is expected that the AITO M7 will be announced later in the year so as to not cannibalise sales of the AITO M5.

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