Shanghai (ZXZC)- Changan Auto will join hands with Huawei and CATL, China's biggest EV battery maker, to launch an all-new upmarket car brand, and the first model under the brand will soon go into mass production, Zhu Huarong, chairman of Changan Auto, said on Nov. 14.

“We will make joint efforts to strengthen made-in-China products and technologies, and offer users better travelling experience with our intelligent mobility solutions,” said Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group.

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The yet-to-be-launched premium brand will encompass a world-leading, independent and controllable intelligent electric vehicle (EV) platform, a series of smart car-related products, and a smart lifestyle and energy ecosystem integrating human, car and home.

As the evolution carrier of Changan Auto's new car manufacturing technology, the Ark architecture made its debut at the same time.

Embodying the car-building idea of Changan Auto's R&D 4.0 Era, the Ark architecture is crucial for the sustainable development of Changan vehicles' basic performance as intelligence and big data are highlighted in automobile industry. It will cover models from A0 to C segments.

By virtue of Changan's deployment in high driving automation, the next-generation products based on the Ark architecture support safe and scalable intelligent driving configurations. The upgradeable electrical/electronic architecture will be available for all kinds of smart car application scenarios. Besides, it offers a total of 16 powertrain solutions thanks to three electric approaches—LV-HEV (low-voltage hybrid electric vehicle), HV-HEV (high-voltage hybrid electric vehicle) and PHEV (plug-in electric vehicles), eight types of transmission modules, eight operation conditions, and the emission ranging from 1.2 to 2.0 liters.

Powered by the entire lineup of Changan Auto's Blue Core powertrain solution, the Ark-based next-generation cars will feature 24% reduction in acceleration of 0-100km/h.