JAC chairman Xiang Xingchu met with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei to further deepen cooperation as the Maextro S800 luxury sedan, with a starting price of 708,000 yuan (101,310 USD), turned into a success domestically. Ren Zhengfei received the S800 model as a gift.
On January 5, JAC Group chairman Xiang Xingchu visited Shenzhen with his team to meet with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei. The two sides reportedly conducted exchanges of intelligent transformation trends in the automotive industry, discussed the progress of cooperative projects, and plans.
Xiang Xingchu handed over to Ren Zhengfei the Maextro S800 model as a gift to highlight the warm relations between JAC and Huawei. It is a high-end sedan that started deliveries in August 2025. The S800 got 18,000 orders. The cumulative deliveries from August to December 2025 reached 11,102 units, with 4,025 cars delivered in December.
On December 16, the 10,000th unit of the Maextro S800 was handed over to Jet Li martial artist and actor. It means Maextro sold 1,102 more units of the S800 sedan from December 16 to December 31. Maextro sales volume grows month-by-month in China. However, this brand is still far from its goal of selling around 8,300 units per month.
Briefly about Maextro S800
The Maextro S800 is a large sedan jointly developed by JAC and Huawei. Its dimensions are 5480/2000/1536 mm with a wheelbase of 3,370 mm. The S800’s cabin adopts a 15.6-inch touchscreen complemented by an even larger 16-inch front passenger monitor. The rear passenger windows of the Maextro S800 could be dimmed with a swipe of a hand.
The all-electric variant of the Maextro S800 offers a dual-motor setup with 390 kW (523 hp) power and a 95 kWh battery. It has a range of 702 km under CLTC conditions. There is also an EREV variant available with two powertrain options: the dual-motor for 390 kW and the tri-motor for 635 kW (852 hp). It also has a 1.5-liter generator for 115 kW (154 hp) and a 65 kWh battery for 365 – 400 km of electric range.
The price range of the Maextro S800 is 708,000 – 1,018,000 yuan (101,310 – 145,665 USD).
