Huawei / SAIC joint venture brand targets younger buyers looking for affordable tech-filled experience.
Shangjie, the joint venture brand created by SAIC and Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA), has given the first look into the interior of their debut car, the H5.
The images reveal an interior free of any major surprises with a dashboard focused around a central screen and a Huawei sound system, with a two-tone colour scheme and plenty of soft-touch materials.
As the fifth, and expected to be the most affordable, brand in the HIMA range, Shangjie is designed to appeal to young buyers looking to get a good level of technology and entertainment in a car that can support a young family.
Their first mode, the H5, will come with both fully electric and extended range electric (EREV) variants offering as much as 181km of electric range on the WLTC cycle.
Only two images of the interior have been shared so far, one of the dashboard and one of the rear seats, with the forward-facing image showing a relatively premium-looking interior that features wood or wood-look elements, ambient lighting, and very few physical buttons.
As expected, Huawei’s presence isn’t too far away, with a multi-speaker Huawei sound system containing at least six visible speakers in the front, plus Huawei’s familiar dash-top tweeter.
A dual phone holder, one of which looks to be a ventilated wireless charger, features on the centre console ahead of cupholders and a storage cubby, while a smaller than average screen, perhaps around 13-14-inches, is the main centrepiece, no doubt running the Harmony OS operating system.
There’s also a large information display ahead of the driver but no head-up display, concealed air vents across the dash, and seats that look to be heated and ventilated but most likely 10-way adjustable at best.
The rear-facing image shows what appears to be a very spacious second-row, albeit the front seats are clearly moved further forward, with at least four more speakers, two in each door, and a large panoramic window with an electronic sunblind built in.
There’s also a fold-down armrest for extra comfort, and 60:40 split-fold rear seats with concealed ISOFIX mounts and seatbelts that match the primary interior colour.
A tablet is also visible on the rear of the front passenger seat, confirming that Huawei’s magnetic mounting points will be made available for those looking to extend entertainment into the rear of the car.
Pricked leather suggests ventilation might also be included on the outermost seats with heating almost a given in this modern era of Chinese EVs.
The H5 will compete alongside models such as the Zeekr 7X for size, but should come in at a somewhat more affordable price point with a RMB 150,000 (£15,500 / $20,900) starting point mooted, which would see the H5 undercut the AITO M5 by around RMB 80,000.
It’ll measure 4,780mm long, 1,910mm wide, between 1,657 and 1,664mm tall, and have a wheelbase of 2,840mm, and boast Huawei’s ADS 4.0 assisted driving system when it launches, together with a lidar unit and turquoise ADAS indicator lights.
In EREV form, it gets a 1.5-litre engine as a generator and a 150kW electric motor, presumably on the rear axle but not guaranteed, which together with a 32.6kWh battery combine for 181km of EV-only range and 1,300km of total range, as well as fuel consumption of 5.19-litres per 100km.
The EV variant gets a choice of 150kW or 180kW motors, the smaller using an LFP battery and the larger an NMC battery, and though we don’t have any information on sizes it’s reported it will get a CLTC range of 655km.
Sales should begin in autumn with a launch expected at the Chengdu Auto Show later this month.
