FAW Hongqi obtains first license for testing of autonomous driving on open roads in Hainan Province On August 26, China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) announced on its WeChat platform that Hongqi E-HS3 Autonomous Vehicle obtained the first license for the testing of autonomous driving on open roads in Hainan Province.The test license issued by Hainan Province is China’s first public road test license for autonomous driving in the humid tropical regi...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/30

FAW accelerates demonstrative application of Hongqi autonomous vehicles On August 13, 2021, China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) disclosed on its website that it is currently working on the construction of a second-phase project for demonstration of intelligent connectivity technologies in Changchun, Jilin Province. The project is expected to accelerate the demonstrative application of FAW’s Hongqi autonomous vehicles and will enable FAW to speed up...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/20

China releases 33rd list of exemptions for NEV purchase tax On July 21, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China released the 33rd list of exemptions for NEV purchase tax on its website. The list added 78 pure electric passenger vehicle models (including the Hongqi E-HS3 of China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Audi e-tron of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., ID.4 X of SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., Han of BYD Co., Ltd...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/22

FAW plans to increase Hongqi brand’s annual production capacity to 184,000 units According to various media sources, Changchun Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment announced that China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) is planning a CNY 470 million investment for reconstruction of the production lines at its 1st Plant in Changchun. FAW aims to realize 184,000 units in Hongqi brand’s annual production capacity by cutting the production capacit...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/07

Hongqi brand launches its first compact all-electric crossover SUV E-HS3 On August 18, the Hongqi brand under China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) officially launched its first compact all-electric crossover SUV E-HS3, with prices ranging from CNY 225,800 to CNY 265,800. With a maximum power output of 228kW and a peak torque of 680Nm, the new vehicle can be accelerated to 100km/h in 6 seconds. The NEDC cruising range is 407km. The vehicle’s battery ...

News  Updated at: 2019/08/20

FAW to produce 118,000 sets of power batteries per year On July 24, it was reported by various media sources and disclosed by the Changchun Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment that China FAW Group Co., Ltd. New Energy Vehicle Branch (FAW NEV Branch) planned an investment of CNY 540 million in a project to upgrade the capacity of power battery assembly lines. The upgraded facilities are designed to have an annual output of 118,000 sets of ...

News  Updated at: 2019/07/30

FAW Hongqi starts mass production of the E-HS3 compact electric SUV On December 27, FAW Hongqi started mass production of the E-HS3, its first electric SUV.Debuting at the 2018 Beijing Auto Show, the compact electric SUV is 4,490 mm long, 1,874 mm wide, 1,613 mm high, and has a wheelbase of 2,750 mm.It is powered by 2 permanent magnet synchronous motors that have an output of 114 kW mated to a ternary lithium-ion battery. The E-HS3 has a range of...

News  Updated at: 2019/01/03