Telecom giant Huawei has signed a new agreement with SERES automobile to launch its first flagship Smart Car. Though both companies have previously worked together to build the AITO series, the new agreement highlights a long-term collaboration, to make flagship Smart EVs. 

According to Huawei Smart Car Business Unit CEO, Yu Chengdong, the partnership with SERES marks a new beginning as it is the first car company to cooperate with Huawei with the deepest investment and most productive models. He further added that the two companies have formed a good foundation for cross-border cooperation in the past, have sufficient mutual trust, and will continue to cooperate for a long time in the future.

Huawei and SERES are planning to launch their flagship model with a smart driving system, sometime later this year. According to the new agreement the smart EVs will be launched under a fresh platform. Under this partnership, SERES will provide industrial resources and gather new technologies and processes. Huawei on the other hand will provide the software ecosystem, with a smart and innovative user interface, advanced smart driving technology, and a cockpit powered by the latest Harmony OS. 

Both companies have set ambitious goals for this partnership. They plan to sell more than one million EVs by 2026 and are building a joint innovation center to develop and promote advanced automotive technology.

Huawei – SERES Previous Partnership:

Huawei and SERES came together in 2021 to sell smart EVs. Huawei provides the automaker ICT smart car solutions, high-end brand operation, marketing experience, and a sales network that it has accumulated over the years in the consumer electronics business. The partnership established its first brand AITO (Adding intelligence to Auto) and launched its first all-electric cross-over SUV the AITO M5 in December 2021. Thereafter it launched the AITO M7 and M5 EV models respectively. 

Apart from SERES, Huawei has also co-operated with other automobile brands like Changan, and BAIC to sell EVs in China. It is currently working on partnerships with JAC Motors and Chery Automobile CO. Ltd. 

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Earlier today (2nd December 2021), Seres announced its new high end energy vehicle brand called AITO alongside its latest SERES Pure Electric Drive Extended Range Platform (DE-i). With the EV market booming, the brand would seek to compete with various established giants like Tesla in the Chinese market and will be powered by technologies from Huawei.

One of the most notable aspect regarding the new car is that it will be the first to be powered by Huawei’s proprietary operating system, the HarmonyOS. The upcoming EV will feature HarmonyOS Smart Cockpit that will aim to offer users a high end smart car experience in China. According to Yu Chengdong, CEO of Consumer BG of the Chinese tech giant, Huawei’s core technology that was built with over 30 years of experience in the industry will help power the medium sized luxury SUV from AITO.

The model in question SERES AITO M5 electric SUV, which will be launching in China on 23rd December 2021. This pure electric SUV is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in just 4 seconds while also being capable of a total range exceeding 1000 kilometers as well through its extended range “endurance” mode offered by new the DE-i platform. Unfortunately, finer details regarding this vehicle likes its specifications and pricing is still unknown. While the announcement is arriving later this month, the official release for the medium sized SUV will be sometime next year.

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