Huawei’s Maextro S800 is outselling the Porsche Panamera in China’s luxury car market

The Huawei Maextro S800 sedan sales have reporteddly surpassed the likes of Porsche Panamera, BMW 7 Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

The Huawei Maextro S800 sedan starts from around Rs 90 lakh. (Image Source: Maextro)

3 min readNew DelhiDec 26, 2025 02:33 PM IST First published on: Dec 24, 2025 at 05:18 PM IST

Despite facing years of US sanctions, Huawei continues to rank among the world’s most innovative technology companies. The Chinese firm has now made a surprising push into the ultra-luxury car market, overtaking the Porsche Panamera, one of China’s longtime best-selling high-end sedans.

Since its launch in May this year, the Huawei Maextro S800 has consistently outsold Porsche’s flagship luxury model in China. According to a Bloomberg report citing data from ECC Intelligence, Huawei dealerships nationwide have sold more Maextro S800 units than the BMW 7 Series, underscoring the strong demand for the company’s premium electric sedan.

Rivalling the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley, the Huawei Maextro S800 starts from 708,000 yuan (approx Rs 90.4 lakh), with the most premium version priced at 1.02 million yuan (approx. 1 crore 30 lakh). With this, Huawei has finally managed to capture one of the few remaining areas where Chinese car manufacturers had struggled against foreign brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.

The Huawei Maextro S800 sedan comes with automatic opening doors. (Express Photo)

Huawei, one of the most prominent tech companies in China, has successfully established itself as a major player in the Chinese automobile market by collaborating with local carmakers.

The tech giant typically offers its high-end technology, such as driving assistance, and a large sales network, while local companies are responsible for manufacturing the vehicle. In the case of the Maextro S800, the vehicle is being produced by the Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp.

Huawei has packed in a 40-inch projector in the back. (Express Photo)

What does the Huawei Maextro S800 sedan offer?

The Huawei Maextro S800 sedan comes with a triple-screen dashboard alongside a 40-inch movie projector in the back. It also has 30 sensors and automatic opening doors. Before Huawei, Chinese auto makers like BYD have also launched ultra-luxury vehicles like the U8 SUV, but their sales were never close to established players.

The Maextro S800 is based on the company’s new modular platform called “Xuanwu architecture”. Available in both five-seat and four-seat configurations, the Maextro S800 features a heads-up display, has rear seat recliners, built in refigerator, tray tables and an overhead dome.

It has a total of 43 speakers that output 2,920W of audio. The Maextro features active noise cancellation, has laminated acoustic glass and packs in more than 40 kgs of sound insulation materials. It features 13 airbags, a four-lock safety system and comes in six colourways, including four dual-tone finishes.

The Huawei Maextro comes in two versions – pure electric and extended-range electric. The former is powered by a 97kWh battery, which the company claims can be charged from 10 to 80 per cent in just 12 minutes. It has a range of 702 km and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds. On the other hand, the extended-range electric variant has an electric-only range of 400 knm and a total range of 1,333 km.