Aistaland, the premium brand GAC Group (HKG: 2238) builds with Huawei, gave its GT7 shooting brake a range extender for the first time on November 13, 2026. The new GT7 Ultra Comfort EREV carries a guide price of 229,900 CNY (c. $34,236) and a limited-time price of 221,900 CNY (c. $33,044), while a matching Ultra Comfort BEV lists at 239,900 CNY (c. $35,725) and sells for 231,900 CNY (c. $34,534) for now. Both editions are already arriving at Aistaland stores, and the brand said the biggest software update in the GT7's life is ready to roll out. The extra powertrain arrives with the brand still selling in small numbers. Aistaland sold 3,208 vehicles in October 2026, up from 1,375 in September, and its cumulative total reached 8,341 by the end of October. Those are GAC's own figures for the whole brand, which now covers the GT7 and the GX7 SUV. October's total was about 2.2% of the 143,687 vehicles GAC sold that month, when group volume fell 15.84% year on year. When the GT7 launched on June 26, 2026, it came in five battery-electric trims priced from 209,900 CNY (c. $31,257) to 329,900 CNY (c. $49,127). All five used a pure-electric powertrain, so the Ultra Comfort EREV is the first GT7 that can burn fuel. At its guide price the EREV sits 10,000 CNY below the launch Ultra trim's 239,900 CNY and 20,000 CNY above the entry BEV. Both Ultra Comfort versions add a front comfort pack with a zero-gravity passenger seat with massage, a 21-speaker Huawei Sound system and painted floor mats. The EREV pairs a 1.5T range extender with a single rear motor for 230 kW (308 hp) and 396 Nm, enough for 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds. Its CATL (SZSE: 300750) Freevoy battery gives 252 km (157 miles) of CLTC electric range and 1,300 km (808 miles) of CLTC combined range. Fuel use is rated at 5.35 L/100 km on the WLTC cycle with the battery depleted, and launch reports put its 10% to 80% charge time at 17 minutes. Aistaland puts cabin noise at 38 dB when the range extender starts. The Ultra Comfort BEV uses one 250 kW motor, reaches 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and runs on CATL's Shenxing battery and an 800V platform for 770 km (478 miles) of CLTC range. It keeps the closed dual-chamber air suspension and the 215-liter frunk, while the EREV makes do with continuous damping control alone and stands 1,480 mm tall against the BEV's 1,470 mm. Both versions carry Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 with an 896-line lidar, the same driver-assistance hardware as the other Ultra trims, on an architecture Aistaland says is designed for L3 driving with redundancy across eight systems including power supply, steering and braking. GCEV Weekly · Every Tuesday China's EV industry in five minutes. Launches, sales, batteries and policy — the week's stories that matter, with the context the headlines leave out. Sent by GigaCharts Inc. Questions? Write to globalchinaev@gmail.com. Unsubscribe anytime. See our . The GT7 shares its 5,050 mm body and 3,000 mm wheelbase across BEV and EREV versions (Aistaland) The GT7 is now the second Aistaland model with a range extender, and price is where it is aimed. The GX7, launched on September 23, 2026 with range extenders only, carries guide prices of 239,900 to 301,900 CNY (c. $35,725 to $44,958), so the GT7 EREV undercuts the SUV's entry price by 10,000 CNY. The GX7 offers more battery, with 325 to 385 km (202 to 239 miles) of CLTC electric range and up to 1,580 km (982 miles) combined, while its entry single-motor version is rated at 200 kW against the GT7 EREV's 230 kW. At 5,099 mm long on a 3,070 mm wheelbase, the GX7 is also the bigger car, by 49 mm and 70 mm respectively. Aistaland paired the launch with what it called the GT7's largest over-the-air update since launch. Huawei Qiankun ADS 5.0.2 adds gesture-controlled parking exit, campus navigation assist, lane-level navigation and active wading detection, and the GT7 moves from HarmonySpace 5 to HarmonySpace 6. The update also cuts the 86 kWh battery's 10% to 80% charge time from 20 minutes to about 16 minutes, and adds an extreme low-temperature battery warming mode and a super-cooling mode. ADS 5.0.2 adds gesture-controlled parking exit to the GT7, rolling out alongside HarmonySpace 6 (Aistaland) Buyers who pay a deposit by November 30, 2026 can choose between a 5-year loan with no interest for the first 3 years, with a down payment from 66,600 CNY (c. $9,918), or a 5,000 CNY (c. $745) trade-in subsidy for any brand. First private owners also get a lifetime warranty on the vehicle and core parts, including the battery system, range extender and air suspension. Aistaland says it has more than 300 stores in 90 cities. The GT7 opened strongly on paper. Aistaland said it took 5,200 firm orders in the first 24 hours after launch, but brand sales in July and August 2026, when the GT7 was its only model, came to 2,658 and 1,100 vehicles. Under the partnership, GAC leads vehicle development and manufacturing while Huawei supplies the smart-car stack through its Qiankun unit, with Huawei teams stationed in Guangzhou. October was the GX7's first full month on sale. Aistaland said the SUV had passed 4,000 deliveries by November 8, 2026, less than seven weeks after its launch, against a brand total of 8,341 through October. GAC produced 3,171 Aistaland vehicles in October, slightly fewer than the 3,208 it sold. GAC's Aion brand, by comparison, sold 43,160 vehicles in the same month. With a cheaper EREV entry, the GT7 is now the only Aistaland model sold as both a BEV and an EREV. GAC's monthly filings do not split Aistaland's sales by model, so the brand total is the only official read on demand. GAC's November bulletin, due in early December, will be the first to show whether the shooting brake can pull its weight. Conversion rate: 1 USD = 6.7152 CNY as of November 13, 2026. GCEV Weekly · Every Tuesday China's EV industry in five minutes. Launches, sales, batteries and policy — the week's stories that matter, with the context the headlines leave out. Sent by GigaCharts Inc. Questions? Write to globalchinaev@gmail.com. Unsubscribe anytime. See our .
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