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FAW Red Flag will launch its new medium and large sedan, the Red Flag H9, in Beijing on January 8, 2020, FAW Red Flag officials said. It is understood that the car is renamed from the previously exposed new generation of Red Flag H7, using the latest design techniques, the car will be officially put into production in May 2020.

Red Flag H9 greatly draws lessons from the similar design concept of E ·scene GT concept car in appearance. As the third generation product of Red Flag H series, the new car adopts a new design language, with U-shaped front grille with straight waterfall middle net and red LOGO in the middle, highlighting the luxury of the new car.

The interior design style of the new car is consistent with the exterior design, the overall shape of the interior is more square, the angle of the center console is vertically laid out, and is equipped with a full liquid crystal instrument and a central control screen. In addition, the new car is equipped with a three-spoke steering wheel, which uses the red flag's latest LOGO in the center of the steering wheel.

In terms of power, the Hongqi H9 will be equipped with the third-generation 4GC20TD engine, in which the peak torque of the high-power version is 380N ·m, the transmission system matches the DCT400 double clutch gearbox, and the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is less than 8 seconds. In addition, the Hongqi H9 is likely to carry a 3.0T V6 mechanically supercharged engine with the same model as the Hongqi HS7, with a maximum power of 248kw and a peak torque of 380N ·m, matching the 8AT engine.

In addition, in order to meet the needs of government vehicles, Red Flag will build a new flagship model on the existing L platform, with the internal code name N701. The project will be put into production in December 2020 with an investment of 570 million yuan and plans to assemble 50 N701 models within 10 years, with an average of 5 vehicles per year.

Data show that FAW Hongqi adjusted its sales target to 100000 in 2019 after its sales exceeded 30, 000 vehicles in 2018. According to official sources, as of December 26, the annual sales of the New Red Flag brand had reached 100000 vehicles in 2019, reaching its annual sales target ahead of schedule.

Since the launch of the new Red Flag brand in January 2018, Red Flag car sales have continued to grow, achieving a record of 33028 vehicles in 2018, an increase of 602% over the same period last year, and cumulative sales of 88046 vehicles from January to November 2019, an increase of 211% over the same period last year. It is worth noting that after August this year, FAW Red Flag sales continued to exceed 10,000, with August-November sales of 10016, 11573, 11888 and 12518 respectively, an increase of 203 per cent, 188 per cent, 188 per cent and 178 per cent respectively over the same period last year.

In terms of products, the Red Flag H5, the first high-end B-class car launched by the New Red Flag brand in 2018, the first luxury B-Class SUV Red Flag HS5 and the first luxury C-Class SUV luxury HS7 in 2019, the new Red Flag series S-Series Red Flag S9 and the ultra-luxury New Energy Red Flag E115 concept car were also displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Xu Liuping, chairman of China FAW Group, said at the BOE Global Innovation Partnership Conference that the red flag brand is expected to sell 110000 vehicles in 2019, an increase of 233% over the same period last year, and sales will reach 200000 by 2020.

Since the launch of the new Red Flag brand, the performance of each car launched by Red Flag is not poor in the market, such as Red Flag H5, Red Flag HS5, Red Flag HS7, etc., no matter in terms of performance-to-price ratio or product power, it has a certain advantage over the same class cars.

Red Flag H9 is scheduled to be launched on January 8 next year. From all aspects of performance, the production power of this car is still very considerable. If the price of the new car is close to the people, it is believed that the feedback on the market after the launch should not be bad.

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