Status checked 2026-07-13 · 🇺🇸 United States

AITO M8 in the United States: can you get one?

No — you can't get the AITO M8 in the United States.

Chinese-made EVs face a combined effective duty around 112% (100% Section 301 + 10% + 2.5% base).

Officially sold there?No
Import barrierChinese-made EVs face a combined effective duty around 112% (100% Section 301 + 10% + 2.5% base).
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 statusOn sale in China

On top of tariffs, U.S. rules on Chinese connected-vehicle software block most Chinese EVs regardless of price. No official retail path today; personal import is not practical.

AITO M8 specs

BodySUV — Large SUV
RangeBEV: 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
PowertrainSold 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

China-market figures, checked 2026-08-03 · sources: CnEVPost 2025-04-16, CnEVPost 2025-08-25, CarNewsChina 2025-08-25, CnEVPost 2026-03-23, newmobility.news 2025-09-10, CnEVPost 2026-02-06. A version sold or imported into the United States may differ in specification.

So what can you buy in the United States?

Of the 15 Chinese EVs we track, none has a confirmed official route into the United States yet. That is the honest state of this market today, not a gap in our research — here is where each of the others stands.

The rest of what we track for the United States:

All Chinese EVs checked for the United States →

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.

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This reflects the United States' general framework for Chinese-made EVs and the model's known status as of 2026-07-13. It is general information, not legal or import advice. Rules change — confirm with official sources before acting.