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Huawei says partner Chery Automobile’s Luxeed S7 premium EV starts mass delivery
- ‘A large number of Luxeed S7 vehicles’ have rolled off production and are now being delivered to customers, according to Huawei’s Richard Yu Chengdong
- Chery had earlier lodged complaints with Huawei over delays caused by production issues with a computing unit made by the Shenzhen -based firm
The Luxeed S7 electric sedan, developed by Huawei Technologies and state-owned Chery Automobile, has started mass delivery after a shortage of semiconductors and manufacturing issues delayed production and delivery, a senior Huawei executive said on Saturday.
“A large number of Luxeed S7 vehicles have already rolled off the production line and are now being transported for delivery to customers,” said Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s intelligent automotive solution business unit, in a post on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo.
Huawei had said problems delivering the premium brand electric vehicle (EV) should be resolved from April, local media reported this month.
Chery had lodged complaints with Huawei over how production issues with a computing unit made by the Shenzhen-based company had caused delays to deliveries of the vehicles, Reuters reported in January.
The S7 sedan – the first model for Chery’s Luxeed EV brand – had orders of about 20,000 as of November 28. It is priced from 249,800 yuan (US$34,600).
Huawei’s revenue grew the fastest in four years in 2023, with a rebound in its consumer segment and income from new businesses like smart car components that accelerated its effort to overcome US tech sanctions.
Last year, Huawei announced it would spin off the smart car unit into a new company. Yu said this month the unit would likely turn a profit from April after losing billions of yuan in the past year, local media reported.
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