AITO

The AITO M9 (Chinese: 问界M9; pinyin: Wènjiè M9) is a battery electric and range-extended 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.^[1] It is currently the largest and most expensive vehicle from the brand. A second generation M9 was announced in 2026.

The first generation 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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 (Chinese: 华为乾崑智驾® or 华为辅助驾驶系统) 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.^{[clarification needed]} It is available in two model configurations, Max and Ultra.^[7]

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 (3.1 in). 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.^{[further explanation needed][5][8]}

In September 2024, the five-seat version was released. It has 1,220 mm (48.0 in) of legroom space in the second row and is equipped with dual Zero Gravity Seats.

In April 2026, HIMA previewed the second generation AITO M9 series.^[25] Pre-orders for the second generation M9 series opened on April 22, 2026, at the HIMA Spring New Product Launch Conference and officially launched on May 27, 2026.^[26][27]

The second generation M9 is offered in eight exterior colours: Obsidian Black, Spruce Green, Warm Cloud White, Ocean Silver Blue, Sailing Green, Desert Gold Brown, Golden Red, and Yardang Gold Black, the last of which is exclusive to the M9 Ultimate variant.^[28] Two seating configurations are available: a five-seat layout (Chinese: 阔五座) and a six-seat layout (Chinese: 享六座).

It is offered in two trim levels, Max+ and Ultra.^[29] On launch, the M9 Max+ was priced from 479,800 yuan (489,800 yuan for six-seat version) and the M9 Ultra from 539,800 yuan (549,800 yuan for six-seat version).^[30]

The range features a redesigned HarmonyOS cockpit with the Celia intelligent assistant, a 360° viewing system, full-colour display, HUAWEI SOUND Ultimate audio (39 speakers standard, 43 in the M9 Ultimate), Single-lens dual-focal-plane AR-HUD, ALPS Healthy cockpit 3.0, Split-screen projection giant screen and a full-colour intelligent lighting projection system. It is the first HIMA 9-Series model to feature the Tuling Longxing fully active chassis platform, its architecture adopts a 6-in-1 full-domain integrated architecture and is equipped with 800V fully active suspension, steer-by-wire, and Road Preview System 2.0. a Gemini dual-redundant architecture with over 30 redundancy designs, Huawei DriveONE dual silicon carbide electric drive system, and the Jujing battery platform. The range also introduces HUAWEI ADS 5, Huawei Xinghe Communications 2.0 and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) wireless communication.

The second generation M9 Series carries six LiDAR sensors, comprising forward dual-redundant lidar and an omnidirectional four-sensor solid-state lidar matrix. the second generation M9 Series is also equipped with an omnidirectional stereo fusion perception system, which consists of one 896-line dual-optical-path image-level LiDAR, one in-cabin LiDAR, four high-precision solid-state LiDARs, three distributed 4D millimeter-wave radar matrices, two 4D millimeter-wave angular radars, twelve ultrasonic radars, eleven high-definition cameras, and six external microphones.

At the HIMA Spring New Product Launch Conference on April 22, 2026, HIMA announced the AITO M9 Ultimate (Chinese: 问界M9 Ultimate 领世加长版), an extended-wheelbase variant based on second generation, with pre-sales opening at 669,800 yuan.^[33] It was launched on 27 May 2026 at a starting price of 649,800 yuan for the M9 Ultimate five-seat version and 659,800 yuan for the M9 Ultimate six-seat version.^[34]

The M9 Ultimate is distinguished by an exclusive two-tone exterior finish and an extended-wheelbase body, it features a floating backlit logo and exclusive Ultimate lettering on the pedals, side pillars, and rear. It is powered by an extended-range electric drivetrain (EREV) with a three-motor system and a 2.0T range extender engine. Chassis features include steer-by-wire and active suspension. The rear cabin is configured with four zero-gravity reclining seats, an intelligent rotating seat, Hysoft seat material, central air supply massage, wraparound privacy dimming glass, and an intelligent starry sky canopy.