The Shenbao D-Series was based on the Saab 9-5 and it debuted on the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show and was launched on the Chinese car market on May 11, 2013.

[7] Before its official launch, a luxury sedan concept designed by Italian studio Fioravanti called the C90L, was shown in 2012 Auto China.

The second generation Senova D70 was unveiled in October 2018 with the Chinese name "Zhidao" (智道), and featuring the new "Offspace" design language.

[10] In September 2019, BAIC Group launched sales of the all-electric sedan called the Beijing EU7 in China.

The Beijing EU7 starts from 160,000 Chinese Yuan on its domestic market (~US$22,500) with the state subsidies applied.