Huawei‑affiliated EV stalls onstage
- Huawei’s April 22 launch for the Shangjie Z7 turned into a dispute after viral clips showed one display car lingering onstage during the HIMA event. - Huawei-linked outlets said the Z7 was not broken, priced it at 219,800 yuan, and said one car stayed behind by design. - The flap landed as Huawei expands its HIMA lineup and pushes deeper into China’s crowded premium electric-vehicle market. (carnewschina.com)
A viral clip from Huawei’s April 22 Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance launch showed a Shangjie Z7 remaining onstage while other cars drove off. (qq.com) (carnewschina.com) The launch introduced the Shangjie Z7 at 219,800 yuan, the Z7T at 229,800 yuan, and the Aito M6 at 259,800 yuan ahead of the Beijing Auto Show. (carnewschina.com) Online posts framed the moment as a breakdown after video showed a driver working the center screen and doors while the car stayed onstage for several minutes. (qq.com) (youtube.com) On April 23, a Shangjie insider told Xin Huanghe, distributed by Tencent News, that there was no fault. The person said one Z7 was supposed to remain onstage so it could be displayed together with the later Aito M6 segment. (qq.com) Tencent’s repost of the report said another video from the venue showed four cars, including the Z7, onstage together later and then leaving normally. (qq.com) The dispute landed in the middle of Huawei’s broader push to scale its HIMA auto alliance with multiple brands and body styles. CarNewsChina said the April 22 event also previewed a Luxeed V9 minivan and a refreshed Aito M9. (carnewschina.com) Huawei and Chery had already used a Shanghai event on April 18 to promote Luxeed models, with China Daily reporting cumulative Luxeed orders above 130,000 units. (chinadaily.com.cn) Huawei-backed Aito is also selling at scale. CnEVPost reported the Aito M8 drew more than 20,000 orders in its first hour after launch on April 16, 2025. (cnevpost.com) That growth has come with scrutiny over owner complaints and after-sales handling. CarNewsChina reported in March 2025 that a Luxeed S7 owner in Hangzhou said a man tried to stop him from bringing his car to a consumer-rights event. (carnewschina.com) For now, the core facts are narrow: a Z7 stayed onstage long enough to trigger a viral backlash, and Huawei-linked representatives say the car was following event choreography, not suffering a launch-day failure. (qq.com)
