Huawei will sell Avatr 11 at its flagship stores in China

Avatr is backed by Huawei and now the Chinese giant agreed to sell the Avatr 11 through the network of its flagship stores in China. Beginning this year, the car will go on display at the stores in Beijing and Shenzhen.

Avatr, formerly known as Changan NIO, was rebranded after Nio’s investment was diluted to less than 1% in favor of Huawei and CATL. The first car from the company, the Avatr 11 went on sale recently and is available in three versions - all with AWD and a decent performance.

Huawei provided its DriveONE dual-motor AWD system for Avatr 11, the front motor has 195kW and the rear one comes with 230kW - the combined torque is 650Nm which explains the car's blistering sub-4 second sprint from 0 to 100 km/h.

CATL was responsible for providing the CTP battery pack which comes in two sizes - 90kWh and 116kWh. CLTS claims the smaller battery gives the car 555km of range and thanks to the bigger pack, the Avatr 11 can travel for 680km. In real life those numbers will be impossible to achieve but the 116kWh battery will certainly go a long way.

The company already has 60 stores which it operates directly, on top of its 70 regional distributors and another 150 partner stores across China. That is an impressive network but having the vehicles available for sale in Huawei’s flagship stores will definitely help with the sales.

First deliveries of Avatr 11 are expected to start in December, although initially only the two entry trims will be available. The most expensive version of this electric SUV will become available in the first quarter of 2023. That's a markedly different strategy than we see from European or the US EV manufacturers, who first focus on top of the range models.

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