# Seres Unveils 'Saido' AI Car with Doubao Model in China's 412th Vehicle Batch

Seres has filed the 'Saido' AI car in China's 412th batch of road motor vehicle announcements, featuring ByteDance's Doubao large model instead of Huawei's HarmonyOS cockpit and Qiankun intelligent driving system\.

By China EV Signal
Published: 2026-10-20T14:21:51.130Z
Updated: 2026-10-20T14:24:23.942Z
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## Key takeaways

- Seres filed the Saido AI car in the 412th vehicle announcement batch, equipped with ByteDance's Doubao large model\.
- The 412th batch included 60 new energy models, with battery-electric vehicles accounting for 60% and plug-in hybrid/extended-range models 35%\.
- CATL supplied half of the battery installations in the 412th batch, while other battery makers each supplied fewer than 10 vehicles\.

## Seres Saido AI Car Debuts in 412th Batch

Seres has publicly filed an "AI car" named Saido in China's 412th batch of road motor vehicle manufacturer and product announcements\. The model does not use Huawei's HarmonyOS cockpit or Qiankun intelligent driving system; instead, Seres has partnered with ByteDance and equipped the car with the Doubao large model\.

The same batch also included another AI model, the Jiayue 07, described as the industry's first product defined by an "AI-native" architecture\.

## New Energy Models Dominate the 412th Batch

The 412th announcement batch included 60 new energy models\. Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 60% of the total, while plug-in hybrid and extended-range models together made up 35%; the remainder were hybrid models\.

In battery supply, lithium iron phosphate and ternary batteries formed a roughly seven-to-three split\. CATL secured half of the installations in the announcement, while other battery makers each supplied fewer than 10 vehicles\.

## Fang Cheng Bao Ti9 and Lynk & Co 900L Filed

BYD's Fang Cheng Bao brand filed the Ti9, a plug-in hybrid rather than a battery-electric model, equipped with a 66\.48 kWh battery\. The Ti9 has a WLTC pure-electric range of 310 kilometers and a combined range of more than 1,600 kilometers on a full tank and charge\. Fang Cheng Bao reported cumulative sales of 285,436 units in the first three quarters and cumulative exports of 55,230 units\.

The Lynk & Co 900L, a seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV, was filed with 55\.1 kWh and 70 kWh battery packs, corresponding to WLTC pure-electric ranges of 245 kilometers and 320 kilometers\. The announcement shows the model uses CATL ternary batteries\.

## Joint-Venture Models and September Sales

FAW-Volkswagen filed four versions of the L5 battery-electric sedan, all using lithium iron phosphate batteries\. The Beijing Benz C 300L battery-electric sedan uses CATL lithium iron phosphate batteries\.

In September, domestic sales of new energy passenger vehicles reached 1\.142 million units, down 12\.1% year on year\.

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## Original publisher

高工锂电. Published: 2026-10-20T11:05:11.000Z