Huawei does not directly produce or own its own car brands. Instead, Huawei's main role in the automotive industry is to serve as a provider of high-tech solutions, focusing on technology development and service provision in areas such as intelligent driving, connected vehicles, power systems for electric vehicles, and infotainment systems.
Huawei's strategy in the automotive industry is to partner with existing automakers to provide them with advanced technologies and components, including chips, operating systems, cloud services, and 5G technology. This partnership model allows Huawei to apply its strong technological capabilities to the field of smart cars, while avoiding direct entry into the highly complex and capital-intensive automotive manufacturing industry.
Here are some examples of Huawei's cooperation with automakers:
Huawei's partnership with GAC Group: For example, Huawei and GAC Group have collaborated to develop the AION V model equipped with Huawei's intelligent car solution. The car uses Huawei's intelligent driving system and on-board software. Huawei's partnership with BAIC Group: Huawei has also partnered with BAIC Group to provide technical support for its Arcfox brand models. Huawei's partnership with Thalys: Huawei has partnered with Thalys Automotive to launch the Thalys SF5 with Huawei HarmonyOS, an electric vehicle that showcases Huawei's strength in the field of in-vehicle operating systems. In these collaborations, Huawei's role is more like that of a technology partner or a businessman, rather than a traditional automaker. Huawei's technologies and products are integrated into the vehicles produced by our partners, enhancing the vehicle's intelligence, network connectivity, and electrification.
To sum up, although Huawei is playing an increasingly important role in the automotive field, it does not directly produce cars itself, but applies its technological advantages to the development and production of smart cars through in-depth cooperation with traditional car manufacturers.