Beijing (ZXZC)- HUAWEI has reportedly struck respective deals with several Chinese automakers to cooperate under the HUAWEI Smart Selection cooperation mode, sources close to the matter disclosed to a local media outlet.

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As an ICT company, HUAWEI’s involvement in automaking can be concluded into three cooperation modes, HUAWEI Inside (like the ARCFOX αS HI model), HUAWEI Smart Selection (like the SERES SF5 model), and general auto parts supply (HarmonyOS, and domain controllers).

Cooperation through the HUAWEI Smart Selection pattern usually means that HUAWEI will be deeply involved in the design, supply, and distribution process of the vehicle model. The cooperative models will also be showcased and sold via HUAWEI’s offline retail stores. During the cooperation process, automakers’ roles often lean into the platform R&D and manufacturing aspects of the vehicles.

Sources said that aside from SERES, HUAWEI has successively set up HUAWEI Smart Selection projects with Chery Auto, JAC Group, and ARCFOX. The ICT giant intends to push at least two collaborative models with Chery Auto and at least one model each with JAC Group and ARCFOX, the sources added.

HUAWEI responded to the local media outlet that no information could be released by now. Chery Auto said that it had not received this information so far, and JAC Group has yet to respond to the matter.

Currently, Sokon Group, the group owning the new energy vehicle brand SERES, is the only official HUAWEI Smart Selection partner, with three cooperative models on the market, namely the SERES SF5 and the AITO M5.

The AITO M5 started delivery in March 2022, resulting to a cumulative delivery volume of 11,296 vehicles by the end of May. In May alone, the monthly delivery volume of the AITO M5 amounted to 5,006 vehicles.