Avatr Technology, an electric vehicle (EV) brand backed by Changan Automobile, CATL, and Huawei, plans to unveil its first sedan, the Avatr 12, this quarter and will start deliveries within the year.

Avatr chairman and CEO Tan Benhong announced the plan at a partner conference, saying Avatr meet its goal of releasing four models in four years ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, Avatr's two new models, internally codenamed E15 and E16, will also go on sale in 2024.

On July 14, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the latest catalog of models that will soon be allowed to be sold for public comment, and the Avatr 12 was included. There are 2 versions of the Avatr 12 that made it into the catalog, both of which are purely electric, including a single-motor version and a dual-motor version.

The single-motor version is equipped with a motor with a peak power of 230 kW, and the dual-motor version is equipped with dual motors with a maximum power of 195 kW and 230 kW, respectively.

It's worth noting that the model's motor suppliers are all Huawei, and the battery packs come from CATL. Avatr calls its EV platform CHN, where C stands for Changan, H for Huawei, and N for CATL.

The Avatr 12 single-motor version has a length, width, and height of 5,020 mm, 1,999 mm, and 1,460 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 3,020 mm.