Huawei Companions With Extra ‘Legacy’ Automakers to Produce Aito EVs

Huawei Applied sciences is partnering with extra legacy automakers to supply Aito-branded electrical vehicles, the corporate’s senior government mentioned on Saturday, in a transfer to increase its presence within the auto business.

Huawei will crew up with Chery Car, BAIC Motor and Anhui Jianghuai Car Group in collectively creating and manufacturing Aito-branded automobiles, Richard Yu, Huawei’s Sensible Automobile CEO, mentioned on the China EV 100 discussion board in Beijing.

Huawei, which has already a partnership with Seres Group to make Aito vehicles, plans a sequence of fashions together with SUVs, sedans and multipurpose automobiles beneath the Aito model, Yu added.

“We would like to totally use the automakers’ sources of manufacturing capability,” Yu mentioned.

Seres bought a complete of 80,000 Aito vehicles that includes Huawei’s HarmonyOS system – developed by the corporate as an alternative choice to Android – in 2022, up greater than six instances from a yr in the past, based on firm filings.

Huawei’s Chairman Eric Xu reiterated at a press convention on Friday that the corporate does not make vehicles by itself however solely helps different automakers make higher automobiles.

Huawei has been hit by a sequence of export controls by Washington which says it’s a safety threat, which the corporate denies. The sanctions have blocked Huawei from shopping for key parts in addition to from utilizing Google’s Android working system. 

The sanctions have additionally affected Huawei’s partnerships with world automakers, who’ve given up utilizing Huawei’s car connectivity applied sciences previously two years, Yu mentioned on Saturday.

Stress with the US noticed Meng detained for 3 years in Canada over alleged efforts to cowl up makes an attempt by Huawei-linked firms to promote gear to Iran in breach of US sanctions.

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