The starting price of the M9 is 469,800 yuan, and Yu Chengdong: The best SUV within 10 million is here
Author: Cheng Xiaoyi
Edited by Kang Xiao
Produced by | Deep Web. Tencent Xiaoman Studio
On December 26, Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, CEO of Device BG, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, announced the first D-segment SUV model of Wenjie, the Wenjie M9, which is divided into extended range and pure electric versions, and is expected to start large-scale delivery on February 26, 2024.
The extended-range Max version starts at 469,800 yuan, the pure electric Max version starts at 509,800 yuan, the extended-range Ultra version starts at 529,800 yuan, and the pure electric Ultra version starts at 569,800 yuan.
"The best SUV on land under 10 million is here. Yu Chengdong said at the scene that the number of orders for the M9 has exceeded 54,000.
According to the official introduction, the M9 extended range version of the model has a WLTC fuel consumption of 6.9L per 100 kilometers, and two options for battery packs: the 42 kWh electric version has a pure electric range of 225km and a comprehensive range of 1362km, and the 52 kWh electric version has a pure electric range of 275km and a comprehensive range of 1402km. The M9 is equipped with a 100-degree battery and has a CLTC range of 630 km.
A 100-degree battery pack is becoming standard for electric vehicles.
The ZEEKR 001 YOU and ME versions have a CLTC range of 656 km with a 100-kWh battery pack, while the VOYAH FREE ultra-long-range EV version has a 106.7 kWh battery pack with a CLTC range of 631 km.
"There is only one competitor of the M9, which is the ideal MEGA, and there is only one competitor of the ideal MEGA, which is the M9. Sun Shaojun, founder of Che Fans, said on social platforms.
Li MEGA is the first pure electric model of Li Auto, positioned as an MPV. Pre-orders began to be accepted at the Guangzhou Auto Show on November 17 this year, and it is reported that the price of the Max version will not exceed 600,000 yuan. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's declaration catalog, the Ideal MEGA will be equipped with a 102.7-degree CATL Kirin battery, dual-motor four-wheel drive, and a CLTC pure electric range of 710 kilometers.
In February next year, the M9 may be delivered in large quantities at the same time as the Ideal MEGA. According to Li Auto, the Li MEGA will start mass production at its Beijing plant in early February 2024 and start deliveries in late February.
Compared with Li Auto, this year has not been smooth.
In January 2023, the sales volume of Wenjie fell off a cliff, from hovering around 10,000 units in the second half of 2022 to less than 4,500 units. From January to August this year, Wenjie has never been able to return to the sales level in the second half of last year, with monthly sales hovering around 5,000 and the lowest monthly sales of only 3,505 vehicles. The industry once said that "the world has reached the moment of life and death".
In the first half of 2023, Wenjie will sell 23,000 units, while Li Auto will sell as many as 139,100 units, about 6 times that of Wenjie. Until September this year, Wenjie took advantage of the re-emergence of Huawei mobile phones, and Li Auto will be under pressure again.
On the last night of the 11th holiday, Yu Chengdong, the helmsman of Huawei's terminal business and car business, released a battle report on Moments: Since the release of the new M7 on September 12, the first sales have exceeded 50,000 units, and the single-day order on October 6 has reached a new record of 7,000 units. "It's not easy to come back from the dead!" "On October 5 and 6, more than 10,000 units were ordered, and Yu Chengdong called it a "miracle".
In November this year, 18,827 vehicles were delivered in November, and 15,242 M7 vehicles were delivered, exceeding 10,000 units for two consecutive months, and the total number of units in the two and a half months after the launch of the new M7 exceeded 100,000 units.