Oppo has just applied for a new trademark registration for “OCAR”. This application recently surfaced and arrives amid rumors of the company planning on building its own cars.

According to an ITHome report, the Chinese tech giant recently applied for the registration of the “OCAR” trademark, which is classified under a scientific instrument by the international classification, and the current trademark status is awaiting examination. While the trademark application itself doesn’t reveal any information or offer any finer details, we had previously reported on the company apparently aiming at building and launching its own cars in the future.

This would have the company’s CEO and Founder, Tony Chen, apparently leading the project. The company has also been rumored to be investigating resources, hiring talents from within the industry, and has overall been testing the viability of the project. So, this registration for the OCAR trademark might be in some manner related to the brand’s automobile related project.

Keep in mind, this is just speculation as of right now so take it with a pinch of salt. It is also unknown if the company is actually planning on building its own cars or just offer self driving related technologies and other such products. Although, if the news is true, Oppo would join the likes of Huawei, Xiaomi, and other smartphone brands that have recently shown interest in the automobile industry.

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