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HUAWEI
OPPO
Apr 19 2021
May 6 2021

HUAWEI

As its smartphone business continues to struggle in the face of US sanctions and increased competition from other Chinese brands , Huawei raced out in front of other smartphone brands , bringing its own EV to market well ahead of the competition . The company launched its own electric car , which runs on Harmony OS , in collaboration with EV manufacturer Seres at the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition .

OPPO

In the wake of a banner year , BBK Electronics subsidiary Oppo is the latest major smartphone company looking to turn its manufacturing , software development and electronics design expertise to making an EV . The Chinese firm started hiring people for its car division in May , and the company ’ s CEO , Tony Chen , has reportedly been taking meetings with the same Chinese firm that manufactures batteries for Tesla .
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