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On October 18th, GAC MOTOR officially opened the pre-sale of the new M8 Masters series of medium and large MPV--. The new car has launched a total of five models with a pre-price range of 27.5-345000, of which the gas-electric hybrid model starts at 305000 yuan, which is close to the starting price of Toyota Sena (309800 yuan).

However, shortly after the opening of the pre-sale, the owner of the reservation revealed that the QI M8 had a "price increase" behavior. According to the online photo chat picture, the owner of the car suddenly received a "notice of a price increase of 50,000 yuan" from Chuanqi sales at the node where the car was about to be picked up. The content shows: "due to the enthusiastic response of the new M8 model and the difficulty in supplying spare parts, the new car takes a long time. But the company has several special unit cars selected and upgraded transparent cars and clothing, high-grade wood flooring, brand explosion-proof film, these configurations are worth about 50,000 yuan. As these units are cooperative units of manufacturers, our shop can give priority to other units to pick up the car. But you need to upgrade the configuration at the same time before you can pick up the car according to the unit's purchase plan. " This means that if the owner wants to pick up the car in November, he needs to install an optional package worth 50,000 yuan. Then the car owner asked the salesman directly: "is it going to increase the price now?" The sales consultant also directly admitted and said it was "last night's notice." After the news was exposed, it sparked a heated discussion in the circle of Chuanqi M8 friends, and many car owners even called "Chuanqi gone with the wind".

In response to the price increase of Chuanqi M8, GAC MOTOR officially made a statement in response on October 19th. GAC MOTOR said that the opening of App bookings on October 18, Chuanqi M8 master series orders quickly exceeded 5000. In such a gratifying sales situation, GAC MOTOR officials found on the Internet the dissemination of relevant information about the price increase of the M8 master version, which runs counter to the "customer experience-centered" sales service concept that GAC MOTOR has always advocated. GAC MOTOR has always persisted in operating in accordance with the law and authorized dealers according to the same standards, and will continue to pay attention to and strictly control the behavior of authorized dealers to disrupt market order, and will deal with them seriously once verified. We also welcome the supervision and feedback of the broad masses of "Qifan".

As a domestic medium and large MPV, the appearance of the new M8 guru series uses a new design language, the front face uses an oversized vertical fan grille, the huge LOGO logo is embedded in it, officially known as the "lion dance" front face. Below the grille is the letter logo "MASTER", with long and narrow headlights on both sides, and daytime driving lights using LED light source, the whole has a great visual impact.

On the side of the body, the new car still adopts the traditional MPV styling style, and the door handle is one-piece design; in terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5212/1893/1823mm, the wheelbase is 3070mm, and the positioning is medium and large MPV. In the rear part, the new car adopts the popular through-type taillight group, and a design similar to the headlamp is added on both sides to form a mutual echo.

In the interior part, the new car adopts 12.3-inch combination driving control instrument + 14.6-inch oversized suspension central control, with a brand-new three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, the whole is very luxurious.

In terms of power, the Chuanqi M8 master series provides two options: the fuel version and the hybrid version, in which the fuel version is equipped with 2.0T engine, the maximum power 252Ps, and the peak torque 400N ·m. In terms of transmission, it is matched with an 8-gear automatic gearbox; the hybrid version is equipped with a hybrid series composed of 2.0T engine plus motor, and in terms of transmission, it is matched by an E-CVT continuously variable transmission.

According to the concern of the automobile industry, the M8 is a MPV model launched by GAC MOTOR in 2017. at present, the car series has formed three major series: the leading show series, the master series and the master series, with a price range of 17-350000 yuan. Considering the positioning and pre-sale price of the new car, the new car owners will compete directly with popular models such as Buick GL8 when they hit the high-end market.

Public data show that in 2021, Chuanqi M8 accumulated sales of 66000 vehicles, ranking second in MPV, Buick GL8 ranked first in MPV sales, with 161300 vehicles, and Wuling Capgemini ranked third with 63000 vehicles.

According to data from the Federation of passengers, sales in the domestic narrow passenger car market in September were 1.922 million, up 21.5% from the same period last year and 2.8% from the previous year, of which 89000 were sold in the MPV market, up 6.4% from the same period last year and 3.8% from the previous year. In terms of specific models, the Chuanqi M8 sold 5030 vehicles in September, ranking fourth on the MPV sales list in September, compared with 14952 Buick GL8, 11476 Wuling Hongguang and 6796 Toyota Sina. The cumulative sales of Chuanqi M8 from January to September in 2022 is 45395, second only to Wuling Hongguang, Buick GL8 and Toyota Sena. However, with the launch of domestic Lantu Dreamers, Teng Teng D9, FAW Toyota GRANVIA and Hongqi brand-new MPV, the competition in the MPV market will also be more fierce.

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