Hengchi (Chinese: 恒驰),[3] officially Shenzhen Hengchi Automobile Trading Co., Ltd, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer that specializes in developing electric vehicles owned by Evergrande Group.

Hengchi
Company typePrivate
Shenzhen Hengchi Automobile Trading Co., Ltd[1]
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
FounderXu Jiayin[2]
Headquarters
Nansha
,
China
Key people
Anders Warming (designer), Selipanov (styling)
WebsiteEvergrande
Hengchi Auto

History edit

 
Evergrande Auto City in Nansha, Guangzhou

Hengchi was founded in 2020, and is located in Nansha. There are 9 concept models, all numbered and named Hengchi 1 through Hengchi 9. All vehicles were shown at the Company Event July in 2020,[4] including 4 sedans, 1 MPV, and 4 SUVs.[5][6]

In December 2023, Hengchi shut down production after selling only about 900 Hengchi 5 units in 6 months.[7]

Vehicles edit

Current models edit

As of April 2024, Hengchi has 0 production vehicle.


Discontinued vehicles edit

Model Photo Details
Hengchi 5  

Body style: SUV

Doors: 5

Seats: 5

Battery:

Production: September 2022–December 2023

Revealed: 2020[8]

Concept vehicles edit

Hengchi has 9 concept vehicles as of 2021, including the Hengchi 5 which become a production car model in 2022.

Model Photo Details
Hengchi 1  

Body style: Sedan

Doors: 4

Seats: 5[9]

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[10]

Hengchi 2  

Body style: Sedan

Doors: 4

Seats: 5

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[11]

Hengchi 3  

Body style: SUV

Doors: 5

Seats: 5

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[12]

Hengchi 4  

Body style: MPV

Doors: 5

Seats: 7

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[13]

Hengchi 6  

Body style: SUV

Doors: 4

Seats: 5

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[14]

Hengchi 7  

Body style: Sedan

Doors: 4

Seats: 4

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[15]

Hengchi 8  

Body style: Sedan

Doors: 4

Seats: 4

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[16]

Hengchi 9  

Body style: SUV

Doors: 5

Seats: 4

Battery:

Revealed: 2020[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Evergrande Hengchi".
  2. ^ "NEV industry marveled at Evergrande Group's launch of six Hengchi-branded models".
  3. ^ "Named "Hengchi", Evergrande Debut New Energy Vehicle Brand By Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC".
  4. ^ "Evergrande's vehicle brand Hengchi debuted 6 new cars in China".
  5. ^ "Evergrande Auto unveils new logo for Hengchi brand".
  6. ^ "Evergrande announces the first six Hengchi models".
  7. ^ Rastegar, Naveed (2024-01-09). "President of Evergrande Auto and Hengchi brand arrested". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. ^ "Hengchi 5".
  9. ^ "Hengchi 1 Is An All-Electric Luxury Sedan From China's Evergrande".
  10. ^ "Hengchi 1".
  11. ^ "Hengchi 2".
  12. ^ "Hengchi 3".
  13. ^ "Hengchi 4".
  14. ^ "Hengchi 6".
  15. ^ "Hengchi 7, Hengchi 8, Hengchi 9, officially released".
  16. ^ "Evergrande Launches Three New EVs, The Hengchi 7, 8, And 9".
  17. ^ "Evergrande Unveils Three More Pure Electric Cars in EV Push". Bloomberg News. 10 February 2021.