China’s premier electric vehicle brand, HiPhi, has announced the HiPhi Y as the third model in its advanced lineup, alongside its initial plans for global expansion.
The HiPhi Y will be added to the flagship models, the X and Z, and the first HiPhi cars are expected to hit European roads by 2023, followed by the Middle East. HiPhi has already confirmed Munich, Germany, and Oslo, Norway, as the locations of its first HiPhi Hubs, or showrooms. These new experience centers will operate alongside a new global HiPhi website and upcoming HiPhi app.
The HiPhi X Super SUV has already received European Union Individual Vehicle Approval, and the HiPhi Z Digital GT is set to follow soon. Both vehicles will be sold in key European markets as a first step into markets outside of China. The HiPhi X is already the best-selling luxury EV domestically. It boasts a number of world and industry-firsts, such as an intelligent automatic door system with wings. The HiPhi Z, meanwhile, features the HiPhi Bot, a robotic arm holding an infotainment screen with four degrees of freedom and eight-direction high-speed motion. Both models use advanced battery technology and efficient motors to offer more than 600km of all-electric range (CLTC).
Orders for the HiPhi X and Z will be live soon in Europe, with the first customer deliveries expected before the end of the year. The HiPhi Y will mark an acceleration in volumes and a broader expansion into Europe. Fully designed and engineered with global markets in mind, the first customer orders for HiPhi Y will be taken by the end of 2023, with deliveries expected in Europe by 2024. HiPhi Founder, Chairman, and CEO David Ding said that HiPhi is committed to building a global high-end brand from China, and that the European and Middle Eastern markets will be the focus of their first wave of expansion.