Voyah, the premium electric vehicle (EV) division of Dongfeng Motor, has unveiled its first sedan that will offer several of the selling points of NIO models, although it doesn't support battery swap like the latter.

Voyah introduced the sedan, called the Zhuiguang (literally, chasing light), at a launch event, after the model appeared on a regulatory filing list two months ago.

The car is a mid-to-large-sized sedan with a length, width and height of 5,088 mm, 1,970 mm and 1,505 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 3,000 mm.

At its launch event, Voyah announced that it is now accepting reservations for the model, with pre-sale starting prices of RMB 322,900 ($46,330), 352,900 and 432,900 for the three versions.

The three options are the standard version with an 82-kWh battery pack, as well as the flagship version, and the long-range flagship version with a 109-kWh battery pack. They are expected to go on sale and start deliveries in the first half of 2023.

Voyah is offering an NIO-like battery leasing program to consumers who purchase the model to lower the barrier to purchase, although the Zhuiguang does not support easy battery replacement.

For comparison, NIO's flagship sedan, the ET7, is currently available in two versions with starting prices of RMB 458,000 and RMB 536,000 before subsidies, respectively.

The Voyah Zhuiguang is equipped with dual motors, with the front motor producing a maximum of 160 kW and the rear motor producing a maximum of 215 kW.

The powertrain delivers 375 kW of maximum power and 730 Nm of maximum torque and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.

Voyah claims that the 82-kWh battery pack in its sedan is the industry's first semi-solid-state battery pack. However, its CLTC range does not seem to be significantly improved compared to the regular battery pack, at only 580 km.

Its regular pack with a capacity of 109 kWh provides a CLTC range of 730 km.

Voyah is the electric vehicle brand announced by Dongfeng Motor in late 2020, when its first model, Voyah FREE, was also unveiled.

The Voyah FREE went on sale in China in June 2021, offering versions with extended-range technology as well as an all-electric version.

On May 7, Voyah's second model, the Dreamer MPV, was launched with a starting price of about RMB 369,900. Deliveries of the model began on July 16.

Notably, Voyah's performance in the Chinese EV market was modest, with deliveries of 1,508 units in November, up 32.39 percent year-on-year and down 40.9 percent from October.

From January to November, Voyah delivered a total of 17,680 vehicles.