MG Brand EV Lineup Announcements at 2026 Beijing Auto Show
SAIC Motor’s MG brand announced two major EV products at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show: the MG 07 autonomous driving model featuring Momenta’s R7 system, and the MG 4X liquid-solid-state battery SUV.
Key Details:
- MG 07: Low-slung fastback design with frameless doors and integrated LiDAR; first production model to adopt Momenta R7 autonomous driving system with reinforcement learning world model and Xheart X7 AI chip; positioned to compete with Tesla FSD V14; cost-optimized for vehicles above 300,000 RMB
- R7 System Performance: Monthly software updates enabled through 2-3 hour post-training iterations; fleet scaling from 80,000 to 200,000 units by end of 2026; compute infrastructure planned to triple in 2026
- MG 4X SUV: New SUV variant of MG4 family; features liquid-solid-state battery technology with only 5% electrolyte content; 510 km CLTC range with improved thermal stability; Oppo co-developed “Hand-Car Interconnection” cockpit; high-speed Navigate on Pilot (NOA) and automated parking capabilities
Why It Matters:
SAIC is positioning MG as a competitive player in autonomous driving and EV technology, bringing advanced autonomous systems and battery innovation to lower price segments while leveraging strategic partnerships with Momenta, Oppo, and Horizon Robotics to challenge established competitors like Tesla in the Chinese market.