Qijing, the new brand jointly backed by GAC Group and Huawei, launched its first model, the GX7, in China on September 23. The large five-seat SUV is offered in three versions with limited-time promotional prices of 229,900 yuan (about $32,400), 249,900 yuan (about $35,200) and 291,900 yuan (about $41,100) - all Chinese guide prices before taxes and incentives.
The GX7 is positioned as the industry's first "wide five-seat" SUV, a category Qijing says it is creating to address real family scenarios. According to Chinese outlet D1EV, the car's four pillars are space, intelligent driving, range and full-stack smart features. Qijing CEO Liu Jiaming said at the launch that the brand stands "on the shoulders of two industry giants" and is building a "phenomenal product for the L3 era."
Space and smart-driving highlights
The headline feature is a 20-second one-touch flat bed. Four-fold rear seats, a multi-link lifting mechanism and dual-purpose headrests fold the second row completely flat in 20 seconds, creating a 180-degree level surface. Even with the bed deployed, the boot still holds two 24-inch or four 20-inch suitcases, and the 855mm vertical space lets adults sit upright and children stand. The car also offers more than 12 space modes covering napping, movie-watching, child-carrying and camping.
On the intelligent-driving front, the GX7 comes standard with an architecture designed for L3 autonomous driving, with redundancy across eight core systems - power, steering, braking, communication, positioning, computing, perception and interaction. It is the only model in its class, according to Qijing, to start with four lidars: one 896-line dual-optical image-grade unit and three high-precision solid-state lidars, plus a distributed 4D millimetre-wave radar array, for a total of 38 high-performance sensors. The Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 system supports parking-lot-to-parking-lot navigation across 1.2 million parking lots nationwide.
Range and charging are handled by a CATL battery. The GX7 uses the jointly developed Xiaoyao pack on an 800V platform, supporting 5C ultra-fast charging that replenishes from 30% to 80% in 10 minutes. The CLTC pure-electric range is 385km (a WLTP figure would be roughly 310-330km, est.), and combined range exceeds 1,500km, with a CLTC fuel consumption of 4.85 litres per 100km in depleted-battery mode. The tri-motor version produces 550kW (about 738hp) and sprints from 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds.
Huawei full-stack and GAC service network
The GX7 is the only model in its class to carry Huawei's seven automotive intelligent solutions, covering the Qiankun ADS, HarmonySpace cockpit, Chitu chassis platform, onboard optical tech, WhaleFin communication, vehicle cloud and Zhiqing e-drive. The cockpit debuts HarmonySpace 6 with a "one car, ten screens" setup, including dual 15.6-inch displays, a 32-inch 2K laser projector for the rear and an optional 46-inch outdoor screen. A 21-speaker HUAWEI SOUND system provides 7.1.4 surround audio.
Safety hardware includes a cage body with 90.3% high-strength steel and aluminium, a 2200MPa aviation-grade hot-gas-formed tube in the A-pillar, roof strength able to withstand 13.8 tonnes of pressure, and 11 airbags as standard. The chassis, powered by Huawei's Chitu platform, uses a full-aluminium rear H-arm suspension, dual-chamber closed air springs and continuously variable damping, with an AI suspension that pre-adjusts to road conditions.
Qijing is building on GAC's service experience with 30 million vehicle owners, offering 7x24 online support and one-on-one VIP service. Huawei contributes a smart ecosystem covering 2 million charging piles, 30,000 parking lots with seamless payment, and 50,000+ HarmonyOS apps. More than 300 Qijing stores are already open across over 90 cities in China. The launch also includes limited-time benefits worth up to 75,000 yuan (about $10,600), such as a 10,000 yuan cash discount, trade-in subsidies and a free three-year ADS function package.
