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Asian Tech Press (Apr. 20) -- AITO Wenjie M5, the first HarmonyOS-powered electric vehicle, raised prices due to increased raw material costs.

Chinese electric car brand AITO announced on Wednesday that Wenjie M5's 4WD edition will undergo a price adjustment starting at 12:00 p.m. GMT on May 5, 2022.

The electric vehicle (EV) maker said that details of the price adjustment will be announced by May 5, 2022.

In addition, Wenjie M5's rear-wheel drive standard version will start at 259,800 yuan ($40,619), up 10,000 yuan, and will go on sale at 4:08 p.m. BST on April 20, 2022.

The AITO Wenjie M5 is the first vehicle from AITO, a premium brand created by automaker Seres and Huawei, and the first to be equipped with Huawei's latest HarmonyOS-powered Smart Cockpit.

The core power of the EV model comes from Huawei Drive ONE, Huawei's first high-voltage all-in-one electric drive system, and the whole vehicle is also deeply involved in Huawei's R&D and manufacturing.

On December 23, 2021, Huawei held its winter flagship product launch, during which Wenjie M5 was unveiled.

In March 2022, AITO officially began delivering Wenjie M5 to customers.

(US$1 = 6.3961 yuan)