AITO M8 in India: can you get one?
No — there is no official way to buy the AITO M8 in India today.
AITO / HIMA (Huawei) has no official sales or import channel in India. India's Press Note 3 (April 2020) requires prior government approval for investment from countries sharing a land border with China, and BYD's $1bn plant proposal was rejected on security grounds in July 2023. Chinese carmakers can export cars to India but cannot easily build or set up here, so almost none have.
Chinese-owned brands you can buy in India today: BYD, MG (SAIC). Confirmed to be arriving: Leapmotor (via the Stellantis joint venture, first model due FY2026–27).
| Officially sold there? | No |
|---|---|
| Import barrier | EV import tariffs run roughly 70–100%; a lower ~15% rate applies only to firms investing heavily in local manufacturing. |
| China price (reference) | ≈ $54,400–$66,100 (from 369,800 RMB after the March 2026 update, up from 359,800 RMB; 2025 line-up ran 359,800–449,800 RMB) |
| Model status | On sale in China |
India protects a domestic EV industry, so imported Chinese EVs are heavily taxed unless the maker localizes production.
AITO M8 specs
| Body | SUV — Large SUV |
|---|---|
| Range | BEV: 705 km CLTC rear-drive, 655 km CLTC all-wheel drive, on a 100 kWh CATL NMC pack. Range-extender: 161 / 235 / 240 km CLTC electric-only (36 or 52 kWh), up to 1,526 km CLTC combined |
| Powertrain | Sold both as a battery-electric SUV and as a 1.5 L range-extender. BEV: 227 kW (304 hp) single-motor rear-drive or 387 kW (519 hp) dual-motor, on Huawei's Giant Whale 800 V platform. Range-extender: 165 kW front and 227 kW rear motors with a 118 kW 1.5 L generator, 200 km/h top speed. Huawei Turing intelligent chassis |
So what can you buy in India?
Of the 15 Chinese EVs we track, none has a confirmed official route into India yet. That is the honest state of this market today, not a gap in our research — here is where each of the others stands.
- AITO M9 (2026) —
- NIO Firefly —
- Onvo L80 —
- Xiaomi Skynomad —
- Xiaomi YU7 (Standard) —
- Xiaomi YU7 GT —
- XPeng G7 —
- XPeng Mona L03 —
- XPeng P7+ —
- Zeekr 9X —
- BYD Seal 08 —
- Denza N9 —
- Leapmotor B01 —
- Leapmotor B10 —
Where can you buy the AITO M8?
We have not found an official route to the AITO M8 in any of the 31 countries we track. If you know of one we have missed, tell us — we only publish availability we can source.