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AITO M8

The AITO M8 (Chinese: 问界M8; pinyin: Wènjiè M8) is a full-size luxury SUV manufactured by Seres under the AITO brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance. The M8 is available in two powertrains, range extender electric (EREV) and battery electric (EV).

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Overview

The AITO M8 officially opened for reservations on March 6, 2025, and it was later officially launched on April 16, 2025. The M8 is very similar in size to the more expensive AITO M9, only having a 40 mm (1.6 in) shorter length and 5 mm (0.20 in) shorter wheelbase and height. Like the M9, it is also available in two-row 5-seater and three-row 6-seater variants. Design. The exterior has a similar overall design language to the M9. The front features a lower air intake grille, high-mounted headlights connected by a light bar element, and air vents at the corners serving as wheel well air curtains. The headlight surrounds have an illuminated star pattern, and the headlights are capable of projecting images onto the ground. The rear features a light bar design taillight element, which consists of an LED display array capable of displaying customizable designs. The doors are power operated, and can be controlled by gestures from outside; the rear hatch has a kick-sensing opening feature. It is available in six colors: Gilded Black, Warm Cloud White, Interstellar Blue, Meadow Green, Galaxy, and Dawn Light. Features. The interior shares a similar layout to the M9, with an array of three displays integrated into the dashboard, supplemented by a 68-inch AR-HUD. The centre console contains two wireless charging pads, two cupholders, and a storage compartment. It is equipped with a 19-speaker sound system, featuring two speakers integrated into the driver's seat headrest. The back of the center console contains a refrigerator compartment and a control display for the rear seats and climate control zones. The rear seats have access to a 32-inch projector display, which can retract into a narrow 'floating window' mode to display passive information such as music, navigation and weath

Powertrain

At launch, the M8 is a range extender electric and battery electric vehicle with all-wheel drive. It has a 1.5-litre turbocharged direct-injected petrol engine supplied by Seres producing 118 kW (158 hp; 160 PS). It has a 165 kW (221 hp; 224 PS) front motor and a 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) rear motor, outputting a combined 392 kW (526 hp; 533 PS). Power is supplied by a choice of two CATL-supplied batteries, either a 36 kWh LFP pack providing a CLTC range rating of 201 kilometres (125 mi), or a 52 kWh NMC pack shared with the M9 providing 310 kilometres (193 mi) of range. It has a combined range of up to 1,526 kilometres (948 mi), a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time of 5.2 seconds, and a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).

Safety

The M8 received the highest overall score in the C-NCAP 2024 revision when results were released in August 2025 with 93.7%, beating the previous best of 93.5% held by the Xiaomi SU7. It scored 5.62%, 7.34%, and 9.99% higher than average in the occupant protection, vulnerable road user protection, and active safety categories, respectively.

Sales

The AITO M8 exceeded 7,500 orders after one hour and 21,000 orders after six hours, and 28,000 orders 12 hours after presales had kicked off in China on March 6, 2025. Two weeks later on March 20, 2025, Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance announced that the pre-orders for the M8 exceeded 70,000 units since the opening on March 6. On April 29, HIMA announced that the M8 has over 60,000 firm orders, and launched a long-wait compensation scheme where customers receive a 200 yuan ($27 USD) discount each day their wait time exceeds 10 weeks capped at 10,000 yuan ($1380 USD). Nine days later on 8 May, the M8 reached 70,000 firm orders. At a press event at Auto Shanghai 2025, Yu Chengdong said that 70% of the M8's majority family-oriented customers chose the 6-seater version.

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Specifications

name

AITO M8

Manufacturer

Seres Auto

Production

2025–present

Assembly

China: Jiangbei, Chongqing

Class

Full-size luxury SUV

Body style

5-door SUV

Layout

Front-engine, dual-motor, all-wheel drive

Platform

Seres MF Platform

Related

AITO M6, AITO M7, AITO M9

Engine

Petrol range extender:, 1.5 L HG15T turbo I4

Electric range

201-310 km (EREV, CLTC), 625-705 km (EV, CLTC)

Battery

36.0 kWh LFP CATL, 52.0 kWh NMC CATL, 100 kWh NMC CATL

Wheelbase

3105 mm

Length

5190 mm

Width

1999 mm

Height

1795 mm

Kerb weight

2555-2715 kg

sp

uk

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Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133520357CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AITO_M8CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377855758 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AITO_M8_IAA_2025_DSC_1439.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Alexander Migl · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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