According to Caixin on February 24, Huawei plans to find a "suitable time" to "re-release" the Zhijie S7 model this spring. Compared with the Zhijie S7 launched last year, the new Zhijie S7 to be released this year may maintain the original price while adjusting the configuration, and choose the opportunity to launch a second model SUV, adding an extended range version to form a dual-power version.
At the beginning of February, Chery has unilaterally upgraded the Zhijie business unit to an independent business department. Chery Zhijie Business Department responded: Chery has made a lot of investment in the R&D, production and business operation of LUXEED Zhijie products, and the establishment of an independent business department this time is to promote the product competitiveness of LUXEED Zhijie brand, and the needs of production and operation.
Zhijie is a new energy vehicle brand created by Chery and Huawei in the in-depth cooperation of the smart car model, and the Zhijie S7 is the first product of the cooperative brand, which will be launched in November 2023, with a total of 4 model configurations and a price range of 2498-34.980,000 yuan, this car is the masterpiece of the Zhijie brand, at that time concentrated Huawei's latest intelligent technology black technology and other capabilities, and Wenjie M9 is known as a sister model, one is a flagship sedan, the other is a flagship SUV.
It's a pity that after the release of the Zhijie S7 on the market, production and delivery have been bothering both parties, and the delay in delivering the car has directly affected the continuous expansion of pre-sale orders, even the more than 10,000 pre-sale orders that have been submitted cannot be guaranteed, forcing Huawei to take the initiative to pay a certain amount of compensation to users for vehicles that have not been delivered on time. It wasn't until Chery's senior executives in charge of production left in anger that things took a turn for the better.
Jin Yibo, a spokesman for Chery Automobile, responded to Zhijie S7 at the end of January, saying that the rumors on the Internet are not true, the cooperation between the two sides is smooth, and the resignation of senior executives is not because of cooperation projects. This shows that both parties value this cooperation and are willing to continue to work hard to solve problems and move towards the goal.
Jin Yibo also said that in order to provide users with the best products and services, Chery and Huawei are making every effort to promote the production and delivery of Zhijie S7, have invested more resources, and will continue to deepen cooperation.
At this point, the production and delivery difficulties of Zhijie S7 have come to an end and a new process has begun. Today, I learned that the Zhijie S7 will be re-released, adjust the configuration, increase the version, increase the model, and start again. This is like the journey of the M7, full of ups and downs, but finally flowers.