SHANGHAI — Huawei Applied sciences is partnering with extra legacy automakers to supply Aito-branded electrical automobiles, the corporate’s senior govt stated on Saturday, in a transfer to broaden its presence within the auto business.

Huawei will group up with Chery Car, BAIC Motor and Anhui Jianghuai Car Group in collectively growing and manufacturing Aito-branded automobiles, Richard Yu, Huawei’s Good Automotive CEO, stated on the China EV 100 discussion board in Beijing.

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

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

Seres bought a complete of 80,000 Aito automobiles 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 12 months in the past, in line with firm filings.

Huawei’s Chairman Eric Xu reiterated at a press convention on Friday that the corporate does not make automobiles 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 elements in addition to from utilizing Google’s Android working system.

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

Pressure with the U.S. 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 U.S. sanctions.