AITO M9

The AITO M9 is a full-size luxury SUV manufactured by Seres under the AITO brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance and sales network, since 2023.[3] It is currently the largest and most expensive vehicle from the brand. The M9 is available in two powertrains, range extender electric (EREV) and battery electric (EV).

Overview

The AITO M9 was pre-released and pre-orders began on April 17, 2023 at Huawei's nova 11 series and all-scenario products launch event and launched on December 26 at Huawei's winter all-scenario products conference in China.[4] The vehicle adopts the design concept called "Kunpeng Zhanyi", and it has a drag coefficient of 0.264 Cd for the EV version and 0.279 Cd for the EREV version.[5]

Developed in collaboration with Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA), the M9 is equipped with many technologies from Huawei, such as the HarmonyOS intelligent cockpit and Huawei ADS 2.0 (upgraded to ADS 3.0 and 4 in late 2024 and 2025), which is an AI-powered advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) consisting of one Lidar, three millimetre wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors and eleven cameras. The M9 is built on Huawei Tuling platform, which is equipped with multi-modal fusion perception system, Huawei DATS Dynamic Adaptive Torque System and Huawei xMotion Intelligent Body Collaborative Control System. It is available in two model configurations, Max and Ultra.[6]

The AITO M9 is built with an aluminum chassis, which 80 percent of its body-in-white is made of. It is also equipped with air suspension with a ride-height adjustment range of 80 mm. Other equipment include a 75-inch augmented reality head-up display, a 25-speaker sound system, three screens on the dashboard consisting of a 12.3 inch instrument panel, a 15.6-inch central display, and a 16-inch front passenger's monitor. Four 10-inch screens for the second and third-row passengers can be added as an option, as well as a retractable projection screen with a 32-inch laser projector for rear passengers. It is equipped with the Shuyun Dual Seats, Zero Gravity Seat 2.0 and Huawei Xpixel lighting system.[4][7]

In September 2024, the five-seat version was released. It has 1220 mm of legroom space in the second row and is equipped with dual Zero Gravity Seats.[8][9]

Facelift (2026)

In April 2026, HIMA released two videos of the facelifted version of the AITO M9 and refers to the model as the "next-generation AITO M9 Series" and pre-orders began on April 22.[17] Changes include the same door handles as the ones used on the Maextro S800, cameras fitted into the third row windows, new chrome trim at the rear, the front light bar has been integrated into the overall trim, and mesh chrome trim has been added at the bottom. Compared to the pre-facelift model, its wheelbase is 15 mm longer, it is 27 mm wider, its body is 55 mm, and it is 45 mm taller.[18] Newly added components include an in-cabin LiDAR, and a short-range LiDAR in the front.[19] Now the vehicle is equipped with 6 LiDARs in total.

Specifications

Safety

In July 2024, AITO M9 was awarded a "super" five-star safety certification from C-NCAP (2021 version) with a score of 93.9%, becoming the highest-scoring model in the history of C-NCAP.[25][26]

Marketing

In June 2025, AITO became a full strategic partner of the 2025 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. As the official designated car, the M9 will escort all important activities during the film festival.[27]

International markets

Sales

On November 3, 2023, Huawei announced that the pre-order volume for its AITO M9 had exceeded 20,000 units, since the pre-order opened on September 25.[29] On March 22, 2024, HIMA announced AITO M9 received more than 60,000 firm orders in just 86 days after its launch.[30] In June 2024, the cumulative number of the AITO M9 sold in six months after its launch exceeded 100,000 units.[31] In December 2024, 12 months after the release of AITO M9, the cumulative deliveries exceeded 200,000 units, which AITO claims is a record for vehicles priced above CN¥500000 (US$69300).[32]

After pre-orders for the updated 2025 M9 opened on March 6, 2025, AITO received 3,800 orders within an hour, 11,000 within six hours, 30,000 within a week, 40,000 after 27 days, 50,000 after 43 days, and passed 60,000 mark after 64 days on May 23.[11][33][34][35] After starting on March 30, 2025, M9 deliveries exceeded 20,000 units in 46 days on May 15, which AITO claims is a record for vehicles priced above CN¥500000 (US$69300).[36]

In March 2026, Yu Chengdong revealed at a HIMA Technology Launch Conference that as of March 3, 2026, the total delivery volume of the entire AITO M9 series has exceeded 280,000 units. Its delivery volume from January 2024 to January 2026 is the sum of the delivery volume of the four models (BMW X5 and X7, Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLS) during the same period.[37]

See also

• Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance

External links

• at HIMA
• at AITO