Xiaomi has hired Yu Liguo, a former senior executive at state-owned automaker BAIC Motor, to lead its autonomous electric vehicle project.
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Xiaomi acquires self-driving tech startup Deepmotion
Autonomous driving technologies are the most crucial part of intelligent and electric vehicles, president Wang said.
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Xiaomi leads funding round in high-voltage EV battery startup Chilye
Leading automakers have been embracing high-voltage battery systems, a technology and a longer driving range.
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Xiaomi reportedly plotting electric car play
The cell phone maker known as ‘the Apple of China’ has backed EV companies Nio and Xpeng. Its entry is expected to shake up China’s car market.
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Xiaomi invests $1.5 billion in fully owned EV business
The world’s fourth-biggest phone maker Xiaomi now pledges to develop high-quality EVs with a ‘best-in-class’ connected device ecosystem.
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Nio is reportedly getting into the business of making smartphones
Nio’s pursuit of making smartphones comes as other Chinese tech companies are making plans to build EVs, looking to profit in the world’s biggest auto market embracing EVs.
Posted inUp and Comers
Xpeng NEV partner eyes India market amid sales slump
Xpeng manufacturing partner Haima Auto is ready to follow Chinese biggest carmaker SAIC into the Indian market
Posted inOn the Cusp
Xpeng gets its own factory with carmaker acquisition
Electric vehicle maker Xpeng Motors is working to secure a production license to deliver its first sedan in July with the recent acquisition of a domestic automaker. Why it matters: Owning a factory allows Xpeng to retain control over quality and minimizes risks from outsourcing production such as delivery delays and price increases. Beijing has […]
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Nio and Xpeng join forces on charging station network expansion
Growth in China’s charging stations has slowed over the past three years after doubling in 2016.
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China’s EV sector edges toward turning point as cars get smarter
Chinese EV makers are embracing connected systems as a potential source of future growth.
