Hyundai Ioniq V. Credit: Beijing Hyundai
- The Ioniq V is the first production model in China from Hyundai’s electric brand Ioniq, and will officially launch in September.
- The mid-size electric sedan was developed under the lead of Hyundai’s China design center, tailored for Chinese users and planned for export to global markets.
Hyundai’s electric comeback in China is about to deliver its first result.
Beijing Hyundai’s Ioniq V will open pre-sales on August 21 at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show and go on sale officially in September.
That timeline comes from reports by several Chinese auto media, with the September launch previously disclosed by Beijing Hyundai general manager Li Fenggang.
Beijing Hyundai has yet to announce the timeline on its official social media platforms. However, the organizers of the Chengdu Auto Show said in a statement today that the Ioniq V will open pre-sales at the event.
The 2026 Chengdu Auto Show will run from August 21 to 30 at the Western China Expo City.
The Ioniq V is the first production model in China under Hyundai’s Ioniq brand, and the production version of the Venus Concept unveiled by the brand at the Beijing Auto Show in April.
The vehicle is a mid-size electric sedan, measuring 4,900 mm long, 1,890 mm wide and 1,470 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,900 mm.
It features a fastback coupe silhouette, frameless doors and star-trail-style tail lights, and comes in 8 body colors including Cyber Gold, Dimension Purple and Night Blade Black.
The cabin features a 27-inch ultra-thin 4K center screen and a Cyber Eye head-up display (HUD), and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip. It integrates two AI large language models, Baidu’s Ernie Bot and ByteDance’s Doubao.
For driver assistance, the Ioniq V carries a system co-developed with Chinese smart driving solution provider Momenta (HKEX: 6880), supporting L2+ features on urban roads and highways.
The vehicle is built on the E-GMP (Electric Global Modular Platform) all-electric platform and supports 800-volt fast charging. It uses a single motor, with maximum power of 140 kW and 168 kW in two versions.
Batteries come from CATL (HKEX: 3750), with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) packs of 53.5 kWh and 66.8 kWh, giving CLTC range of 520 km to 650 km.
Some reports said the model line will also offer an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrain.
The model was developed under the full lead of Hyundai’s China design center, tailored for Chinese users and planned for export to global markets.
Hyundai formally brought the Ioniq brand to China in April, restarting its strategy in the world’s largest electric vehicle market.
The company plans to roll out 20 all-electric and extended-range models in China over the next 5 years, targeting a scale of 500,000 vehicles for its China operations by 2030.
Its product names in China will all be based on planets in the solar system, building what it calls the Ioniq Universe ecosystem.
Hyundai president and global chief executive officer José Muñoz has said China is defining the direction of future mobility, and that building an edge there will inevitably lead to success globally.
Beijing Hyundai is a joint venture between Hyundai and BAIC.
Hyundai is introducing the Ioniq brand to China and will unveil its first production model for the Chinese market at the Beijing Auto Show later this month.
