Huawei-backed electric vehicle (EV) brand Aito has received more than 50,000 orders for its revamped M7 model within its first 25 days since it went on sale.

Richard Yu, Huawei's Smart Car CEO, announced the milestone on his Weibo social media account on Saturday.

The orders, which required a non-refundable deposit, would put Aito among China's five top-selling new energy vehicle manufacturers, based on sales data for August. (Reporting by David Kirton in Shenzhen and Brenda Goh and Zoey Zhang in Shanghai; Editing by Edmund Klamann)