Gasgoo Munich- On May 29, 2026, Qijing Auto kicked off pre-sales for its debut model, the GT7. The lineup includes four trims—Standard, Ultra, Ultra Long Range, and Ultra Tri-motor AWD—priced between 219,900 and 309,900 yuan. Orders surged past 10,000 units within five hours, underscoring the market's keen interest.
Fusing Intelligence with the Shooting Brake
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The GT7 debuts the all-new Huawei Qiankun Chitu platform, coming standard with a closed-type dual-chamber air suspension, continuously adjustable dampers, and high-performance four-piston fixed calipers. On the software side, it runs the HUAWEI XMC digital chassis engine and a super tri-motor system. Using six-domain fusion technology, the vehicle achieves millisecond-level coordination across power, braking, steering, and suspension. Official figures put the zero-to-100 km/h sprint at 2.98 seconds, with braking distances under 33 meters.
During dynamic performance trials, the car set a production vehicle lap record of 9 minutes, 29.14 seconds on Tianmen Mountain’s 99 bends, sweeping all five cornering tests. At the same time, a class-leading turning radius of just 5.45 meters and a motion-sickness relief function balance performance with daily drivability.
For intelligent driving and the cockpit, the GT7 adopts Huawei’s full-stack solution. It features the world’s highest-spec mass-production dual-optical-path, image-grade 896-line LiDAR, natively integrated with Huawei’s Qiankun ADS 5 system. The Ultra trim adds a D-TOF solid-state LiDAR and pre-installs L3-level autonomous driving hardware—already approved for road testing in Guangzhou.
The interior introduces a new HarmonyOS intelligent assistant and seven smart agents. Paired with the HUAWEI SOUND AI interactive star-ring speaker, it offers human-like responses such as turning and nodding. HUAWEI XPIXEL dual-million-pixel smart projection headlights support interactive welcome sequences and giant-screen cinema, enhancing the cabin’s social appeal.
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Space is ample: the GT7 offers a 215-liter frunk and a 647-liter trunk (including 76 liters of underfloor storage). With rear seats folded, maximum capacity expands to 1,606 liters. There are 37 storage compartments throughout the cabin, and rear seats fold flat at the touch of a button. Interior highlights include front-row zero-gravity seats, mother-and-infant-grade eco-friendly materials, and a 24-point noise reduction design.
Qijing Through a Strategic Lens
Qijing is a high-end smart EV brand jointly incubated by Huawei Qiankun and GAC Group since September 2025. GAC holds the controlling investment stake, while Huawei does not take equity. GAC retains brand leadership, but Huawei participates fully in product definition, R&D, and marketing through embedded teams and processes, with both sides making joint decisions. Reports indicate over 800 personnel from both sides have worked together for more than a year, fully adopting Huawei’s IPD (Integrated Product Development) and IPMS (Integrated Product Marketing and Service) systems.
Sales channels rely on a dual model: "Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving Authorized Experience Centers" and "Qijing User Centers." Plans call for 300 stores across 70 cities to be operational by the end of June. On the supply side, Qijing has partnered with CATL, BASF, and Bosch to build a technology matrix backed by top-tier suppliers.
For GAC, the Qijing brand holds profound strategic significance. The group posted a net loss of 8 billion to 9 billion yuan in 2025, and its own brands, Trumpchi and GAC Aion, have yet to establish a stable foothold in the high-end market. GAC Chairman Feng Xingya has made it clear that the Qijing project is the group’s top priority: "We must fully establish the brand and ensure victory in the first battle."
Analysts argue that given the scale of R&D and strategic positioning, the success or failure of the GT7 goes beyond a single model. It serves as a strategic touchstone for GAC and Huawei’s partnership in the high-end smart EV arena. At the pre-launch event, Qijing also named its first large five-seat SUV the GX7. Positioned as "big and beautiful," the GX7 will join the GT7 to form a "dual-vehicle matrix."
As the brand's debut, the GT7 delivers core features like standard dual-chamber air suspension, ADS 5 driving, and a HarmonyOS cockpit in the 200,000 to 300,000 yuan price bracket. With 10,000 orders flooding in within five hours of pre-sales, the market response has injected early confidence into the brand’s launch.
The GX7 is slated to hit the market in autumn 2026. Together, the GT7 and GX7 will cover the shooting brake and SUV segments respectively—an upcoming rollout worth watching.
