On December 28, some netizens broke the news yesterday that Evergrande's first car, Hengchi 5-way commissioning car 00001, was officially off the production line, announcing the official mass production of Hengchi 5.
However, according to the Securities Times, the so-called "mass production off the line" is only an internal production line breakthrough ceremony, which does not mean that Hengchi 5 has begun mass production, which is why Evergrande Automobile did not invite the media to report on the spot. The mass production off-line ceremony of Hengchi 5 still needs to wait until the beginning of next year, which is in line with previous expectations.
It is understood that the Hengchi 5 LX has appeared on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in November, which means that the car will soon be available for sale. However, in early December, some netizens broke the news that the production of Hengchi 5 encountered many difficulties, and the hidden handle could not be recycled after the door was closed, which attracted the sighs of many netizens. At the same time, the two models of Hengchi 5 LX were also removed from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on December 7, and it instantly felt that mass production was hopeless in the short term.
Subsequently, on December 8, Evergrande Automobile held a strategic partner conference to discuss more details of the mass production of the car, and planned to concentrate all resources, mobilize more core R & D personnel and other teams of the whole group, and let the car enter the mass production stage as soon as possible. The mobilization meeting has obviously achieved results, Hengchi 5 has completed the internal production line breakthrough ceremony, followed by some small adjustments and improvements, should soon be able to real mass production of the line.
Some netizens joked that the beginning of 2022 is not next week. Indeed, next Monday is January 3, 2022, and perhaps Evergrande Automobile can bring some surprises.
Hengchi 5 is positioned as a pure electric A-class SUV, the body size is 4725 * 1925 * 1688mm, providing blue and black two colors. The front face is designed with a closed grille, the rear is an H-type through taillight, and the whole vehicle is a smooth and streamlined design, with a strong sense of unity.
In terms of power, Hengchi 5 is equipped with a maximum power of 150kW electric motor, the maximum speed can reach 180km/h, the power is still very strong. The mileage has not yet been announced, it is said that the car uses lithium iron phosphate batteries in the Ningde era, and the battery life is not its highlight. According to the model planning of Evergrande Automobile, Hengchi 5 should be benchmarked against Audi Q3, BMW X1 and other models, priced at less than 200,000. This price is still relatively advantageous, as to whether anyone is willing to pay the bill, it depends on the actual performance of the real car.
In addition, Jia Yueting's Faraday Future FF91 seems to have entered a critical stage, and the factory welding production line equipment has been successfully discharged from the warehouse, and may soon be put into production. Who can take the lead in evergrande cars and Faraday in the future? Worth looking forward to.