China First Automobile Group Corporation (CFAC) is a state-owned mega automobile manufacturing group in China, which was founded in 1953, built and manufactured China’s first truck in 1956, and produced the first high-class sedan in 1958, which was the HONGQI brand. The launching of the first HONGQI sedan marked the formal entry of China’s automobile industry into the era of independent development. It is a high-end automobile brand created by China First Automobile Group Corporation, which carries China’s deep historical heritage and strong national sentiment since its birth. On the road of development, it keeps innovating and making breakthroughs, and not only occupies an important position in the original car-making track, but also shows the strength and charm of China’s wisdom in the field of pure electric EV in the new energy continuously developing today.
HONGQI AUTOMOTIVE is backed by FAW Group’s strong manufacturing capabilities, and it has a number of modern vehicle production and manufacturing plants, including the Changchun plant, the Foshan manufacturing base, and the Qingdao manufacturing base. Taking Changchun flagship new energy plant as an example, the plant adopts advanced production technology and equipment. The stamping workshop in the plant adopts a fully enclosed automatic stamping line, which can ensure the precision error of the body sheet metal parts is only within ±0.5mm, and the workshop also introduces the AI visual inspection system, which scans the parts and identifies the defects in real time, which also guarantees the safety of the vehicle parts. The welding workshop of the factory realizes 500+ KUKA robots working together, realizing 100% automation of body welding points. In addition, the factory also adopts the mode of 3D vision positioning and flexible fixture collaboration to realize the multi-vehicle co-production of HONGQI Automobile, and at the same time meets the user’s customization needs. The whole factory adopts digitalized flexible assembly, utilizing the current 5G network as well as the AGV intelligent logistics assembly system to realize the precise delivery of vehicle parts and components, so that the assembly error rate of the whole set of processes is less than 0.1%. HONGQI has formulated more than 2,000 quality inspection procedures for pure electric models, and it guarantees the excellent quality of each pure electric model with global benchmark level standards. In addition to the China plant, HONGQI car is accelerating its globalization by establishing multiple vehicle production bases in the United Arab Emirates, Norway, Malaysia and other places through technical cooperation and KD assembly.
After more than 70 years of development, FAW has built a global R&D layout. Its R&D center in Changchun is currently one of the largest automotive engineering research institutes in China, and it has a dedicated New Energy and Intelligent Network Laboratory, which is mainly responsible for technological research on electrification as well as intelligentization of automobiles. Nanjing’s Netlink Research Institute is mainly responsible for focusing on its self-developed “HONGQI Intelligent Link” ecosystem, which is known to have access to more than 2 million smart terminals, with an average daily data processing volume of 10TB. HONGQI Automotive’s R&D center in Europe is located in Munich, Germany, where the research focus is mainly on intelligent driving and high-voltage technology platforms for automobiles; and in Silicon Valley, the innovation center in North America, where the main focus is on collaborative research with AI chip partner companies to maximize the in-vehicle arithmetic platform.
The main core benefits of HONGQI Automotive’s pure electric models include:
Currently, the pure electric models of HONGQI Auto include: HONGQI EH7, HONGQI E HS9 EV, HONGQI E QM5 EV, HONGQI EHS7 EV
HONGQI EH7 EV is a mid-size sedan built for the high-end market by the new energy brand of Hongqi. The front face of the vehicle adopts the new energy’s signature closed design, with the luminous vertical logo of Red Flag, which is highly recognizable when driving at night. The front LED headlights are of split design, with daytime running lights on top and LED headlights on the bottom, capable of supporting dynamic welcome light effects. The combination of deflector slots in the front bumper and low wind resistance wheels reduces the vehicle’s wind resistance to 0.23Cd. The side is a slippery back shape, the lines smoothly extend to the rear, enhancing the overall sense of sport, the tail through the LED taillights into the dot-matrix light source, to support the dynamic flow of the steering effect. The vehicle’s electric tailgate design supports inductive opening, and the trunk’s capacity reaches 500 + L, fully meeting the storage needs of daily family trips. The interior of the vehicle is a minimalist style of technology, with a sense of oriental luxury, the seats are made of NAPPA leather, “state guest level” requirements so that the front seats support 16-way power adjustment, as well as ventilated, heated and other functions. At the same time, the rear seats can also be freely adjusted backrest position, the center console inlaid with solid wood veneer, 256-color adjustable ambient lighting system supports music rhythm, driving mode linkage and other functions. The vehicle’s Intelligent Interaction System is a combination of dual large screens (15.5-inch center screen, 6-inch passenger screen) and AR-HUD.The HONGQI EH7 EV has a CLTC range of 820km, it accelerates from zero to 100km in just 3.5 seconds, with an electric drive efficiency of up to 96%, and the vehicle supports the V2L external discharge mode. It is paired with an L2+ level of high-level intelligent assistance system, which can realize functions such as automatic parking and emergency obstacle avoidance assistance.
HONGQI Automobile has won many awards for its excellent products and brand influence. HONGQI has been ranked among the top ten of “China’s Brand Value Ranking” for consecutive years, and has been awarded as one of the “Most Respected Chinese Companies” by Fortune Magazine for many times; HONGQI E-HS9 model has won the German Red Dot Design Award, China Car of the Year Award and so on. At present, HONGQI vehicles have been sold to Europe, Southeast Asia, South America and many other regions, and also set up local sales and service outlets, especially HONGQI E-HS9 in the European market has successfully entered the local luxury electric vehicle segment.
HONGQI Auto is not only a witness of the times, but also a creator of the future. From traditional manufacturing to intelligent mobility, HONGQI Auto is marching to the world stage with a firm pace, demonstrating China’s power with strength and writing a new chapter belonging to China.
