Farsight, November 9 — According to Yicai, Huawei, JAC Motors, and Maserati's parent company Stellantis are planning to advance a cooperation project dubbed "Maserati Design." The new vehicle is slated to be manufactured by JAC Motors, with Huawei providing technical support. The report notes that the exterior design of the new car has been finalized, and under the current plan, further mass-production announcements are expected in Q4 2027.

Notably, JAC Motors previously disclosed that the three parties had expressed intent to discuss cooperation. On October 1, JAC Motors issued a statement confirming that the company, along with Huawei and Stellantis, did indeed have intentions to explore cooperation; however, the scope and structure of such cooperation had not yet been determined, and no binding formal agreement had been signed. Substantial uncertainty remains regarding the subsequent progress of the related cooperative matters.

Citing people familiar with the matter, Yicai reports that the decision to have JAC produce the vehicle primarily takes into account Maserati's production qualification issues in China. Sales will follow two separate tracks: domestically, Zunjie is planned to serve as the sales entity, while overseas the Maserati badge is expected to be retained. Huawei will provide technological empowerment throughout.

Official information shows that Zunjie is a brand jointly developed by JAC Motors and Huawei. Its first model, the Zunjie S800, was launched in May 2025, priced from 708,000 to 1.018 million yuan, and entered mass production in June of the same year at JAC's Feixi Xingang Passenger Vehicle Smart Factory. In its 2025 annual report, JAC Motors disclosed that cumulative deliveries of the Zunjie S800 that year exceeded 10,000 units.

In August 2026, the Zunjie V800 was launched. This luxury MPV is offered in three configurations, with a starting price of 766,000 yuan. On October 8, Dongchedi released a test video stating that during continuous emergency braking at a closed test site, the brake pedal brackets of all three tested Zunjie V800 vehicles fractured. Zunjie Automobile responded that the test conditions were relatively extreme, that it would optimize the relevant components, and that it would provide free upgrades for customers who had already taken delivery. On October 15, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the State Administration for Market Regulation formed a joint investigation team to conduct verification.