Hongqi H5 History
Hongqi's mainstream executive sedan — launched in 2018 on a Mazda 6 platform and a key driver of the brand's commercial revival.
Photo: “File:2017 FAW Hongqi H5 (pre-facelift, front).jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
History
Previewed as a concept at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show and arriving in production for 2018, the H5 is built on the same platform as the Mazda Atenza (third-generation Mazda 6) through the FAW-Mazda joint venture. Despite its shared underpinnings, it carries full Hongqi luxury styling and is pitched as an accessible alternative to Audi and BMW in the Chinese executive market.
A thoroughly redesigned second generation arrived in 2022, adopting the sharper, more angular design language of the flagship H9. The H5 has become one of Hongqi's highest-volume models, central to the brand's transformation from a niche government supplier into a mainstream luxury automaker.
Generations
First generation
Photo: “File:2017 FAW Hongqi H5 (pre-facelift, front).jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Mazda 6-based executive sedan; kick-started the modern Hongqi commercial line-up.
2022 Photo: “File:Hongqi H5 Sanming 01 2022-07-07.jpg” by JamesYoung8167 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Second generation
Sharper H9-influenced styling; hybrid and plug-in-hybrid powertrain options added.
2022 Photo: “File:Hongqi H5 II Sanming 01 2022-08-24.jpg” by JamesYoung8167 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2025 Photo: “File:Moscow, Hongqi H5 (2nd gen) Aug 2025 03.jpg” by Retired electrician / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0
Body styles
- Sedan
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