The GX9 is Geely's first 7-seater crossover and it was originally previewed as a concept in 2009, and was called the Emgrand EX8 in 2010, then renamed to Geely GX9 in 2014 and finally reached the market as Haoqing SUV. The GX9 was shown during the Shanghai Autoshow in 2013 as the Emgrand EX8 semi-concept, and production started in early 2014 as the GX9 of Geely after being unveiled during the 2014 Beijing Autoshow. The final production car has prices ranging from 100,000 to 150,000 yuan. The Geely GX9 SUV achieved a five star result in the C-NCAP crash test.