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Beijing, Chinese tech giant <keyword id="6357456" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="huawei">Huawei</keyword> is planning to make electric cars under its own brand, and now a new report has claimed that the company has filed a couple of <keyword id="6418358" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patents">patents</keyword> relating to the same. Specifically, two patents filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. titled "An <keyword id="10884814" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="electric-drive-system">Electric Drive System</keyword>, Powertrain, and <keyword id="381751" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Electric-vehicle">Electric Vehicle</keyword>". The patents were both filed on October 21, 2020, and have the application numbers CN112436747A and CN112436779A, reports GizmoChina. The patent description published with the model bearing the application number CN112436747A shows that this application provides an electric drive system, a powertrain, and an electric vehicle, which involves the <keyword id="10884813" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="technical-field">technical field</keyword> of electronic circuits. The second patent with application number CN112436779A is also for an electric drive system, a powertrain, and an electric vehicle, which involves the field of power electronics technology. Huawei is in talks with state-owned <keyword id="372509" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Changan-Automobile">Changan Automobile</keyword> and other automakers to use their car plants to make its electric vehicles (EVs). Huawei is also in discussions with Beijing-backed BAIC Group's BluePark New Energy Technology to manufacture its EVs. In addition, another Chinese tech company Xiaomi is also planning to build its own car and is considering it as a strategic decision, but specific details and the path it aims to take are yet to be determined. Back in 2013, Lei Jun had visited the US twice to meet with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and now it seems that its interest on the field has grown. The Indian market has also seen a demand for smart vehicles, and auto companies like Tata, Mahindra and others are offering their electric vehicles. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/check-out-all-the-hiring-opportunities-in-2021-in-india/slidelist/81343839.cms">A whole host of jobs, from government to private to foreign companies in India, are opening up ⁠— here’s a look at some of those</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/these-are-the-worlds-top-food-delivery-companies-indias-zomato-and-swiggy-have-a-long-way-to-go-as-compared-to-their-global-counterparts-like-doordash-or-meituan/slidelist/81344728.cms">These are the world’s top food delivery companies – India’s Zomato and Swiggy have a long way to go as compared to their global counterparts like DoorDash or Meituan</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/wipro-share-price-has-outperformed-its-peers-in-the-last-one-year-but-analysts-are-still-cautious-about-giving-it-a-buy-rating/articleshow/81345564.cms">Wipro's share price has outperformed its peers in the last year — but analysts are still cautious about giving it a 'buy' rating</a>

Huawei files two patents related to electric vehicles, says new report

Beijing, Chinese tech giant <keyword id="6357456" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="huawei">Huawei</keyword> is planning to make <keyword id="6358835" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Electric-cars">electric cars</keyword> under its own brand, and some models may even be launched before the end of this year. According to GSMArena, Richard Yu, head of Huawei's consumer business group, who was in charge of the company's amazing rise in the smartphone world, is said to shift his focus to EVs, which will target the mass-market segment. Huawei is in talks with state-owned <keyword id="372509" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Changan-Automobile">Changan Automobile</keyword> and <keyword id="10843815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="other-automakers">other automakers</keyword> to use their car plants to make its electric vehicles (EVs), according to two of the people familiar with the matter. Huawei is also in discussions with Beijing-backed BAIC Group's BluePark New Energy Technology to manufacture its EVs. In addition, another Chinese tech company <keyword id="874458" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</keyword> is also planning to build its own car and is considering it as a strategic decision, but specific details and the path it aims to take are yet to be determined. As far as project leadership is concerned, Xiaomi's current CEO, Lei Jun, will be directly heading it. Back in 2013, Lei Jun had visited the US twice to meet with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and now it seems that its interest on the field has grown. The Indian market has also seen a demand for smart vehicles, and auto companies like Tata, Mahindra and others are offering their electric vehicles. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bharat-bandh-over-eight-crore-traders-across-india-shut-shop-in-protest-against-rising-fuel-prices-and-changes-in-gst-rules/articleshow/81223361.cms">Bharat Bandh – over eight crore traders across India shut shop in protest against rising fuel prices and changes in GST rules</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/ignore-low-cibil-score-for-street-vendor-loans-work-on-holidays-and-other-diktats-from-indian-government-to-banks-rushing-to-meet-march-target/articleshow/81223572.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Ignore low CIBIL score for street vendor loans, work on holidays, and other diktats from Indian government to banks rushing to meet March target</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-now-allows-you-to-avail-a-discount-on-flight-ticket-if-you-are-not-carrying-a-check-in-baggage/articleshow/81225977.cms">India now allows you to avail a discount on flight ticket if you are not carrying a check-in baggage</a>

Huawei aims to make electric cars later this year

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ford CEO Jim Farley says he's been driving the Chinese tech giant Xiaomi's EV for the past six months.</li><li>Farley described Xiaomi as an "industry juggernaut."</li></ul>Ford CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-cfo-left-shocked-after-chinese-ev-test-drive-2024-9">Jim Farley</a> says he doesn't want to give up the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xiaomi-launch-electric-car-apple-failed-tesla-2024-3">Xiaomi Speed Ultra 7</a> he's been driving for the past half year."I don't like talking about the competition so much but I drive the Xiaomi," Farley said while speaking to the British presenter Robert Llewellyn on "The Fully Charged Podcast." The podcast, which Llewellyn hosts, aired on October 21."We flew one from Shanghai to Chicago and I've been driving it for six months now and I don't want to give it up," Farley continued.The SU7 is Xiaomi's maiden electric vehicle. The Chinese tech giant produces three versions of the car: SU7, SU7 Pro, and SU7 Max. Farley did not specify which version he was driving."It's fantastic. They sell 10,000, 20,000 a month. They're sold out for six months," Farley said of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/phonemaker-xiaomi-unveils-first-ev-taking-on-tesla-2023-12">Xiaomi's success with the SU7</a> earlier in the interview."You know, that is an industry juggernaut and a consumer brand that is much stronger than car companies," he added.Representatives for Farley at Ford didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.The popularity of the SU7 has come at a cost for Xiaomi. When Xiaomi reported its second quarter earnings on August 21, its EV branch posted an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/xiaomi-loses-speed-ultra-7-electric-vehicles-9200-per-car-2024-8">adjusted loss of $252 million</a>.That means Xiaomi lost about $9,200 for each of the 27,307 SU7s it shipped that quarter. The SU7 is sold at a base price of 215,900 yuan, or about $30,000, and is only available in China.A spokesperson for Xiaomi told BI's Matthew Loh in August the company is looking to lower its production costs by increasing the scale of its EV arm."In addition, Xiaomi's first EV is a pure electric sedan, and its investment cost is relatively high, so it will take some time to digest this part of the cost," the spokesperson told Loh.<h2 id="fcd5931b-4e6e-4875-84c6-7815908bac27">An 'existential threat'</h2>These aren't the first comments Farley or his fellow Ford executives have made about the scale or progress of China's EV industry.After visiting China in May, Farley told a Ford board member China's auto industry is an "existential threat," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-china-ev-competition-farley-ceo-50ded461">The Wall Street Journal</a> reported in September.In early 2023, Farley and his CFO, John Lawler, were in China when they tested out an electric SUV made by the state-owned automaker Changan Automobile, per the Journal.The pair was impressed by the quality of the Chinese-made EVs, the Journal reported."Jim, this is nothing like before," Lawler told Farley, per the Journal. "These guys are ahead of us."Farley's comments come as Chinese automakers continue to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xi-jinping-crush-tesla-elon-musk-american-ev-industry-2024-2">dominate the global EV market</a>. According to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/byd-saic-chinese-ev-makers-plot-world-takeover-2024-6">data compiled</a> by the technology firm ABI Research for Business Insider, Chinese automakers accounted for 88% of the EV market in Brazil and 70% in Thailand in the first quarter of this year.Competing with rivals like Xiaomi will be critical for Ford as it formulates its approach to the EV market.Ford posted a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/ford-stock-price-plummets-ev-losses-warranty-q2-earnings-2024-7">big earnings miss</a> in the second quarter of the year, sending the company's stock tumbling. The company's earnings per share came in at $0.47, below analyst estimates of $0.68. Its profitability for the quarter was weighed down by its EV segment, which saw a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-focuses-on-smaller-cheaper-evs-pivots-from-giant-trucks-2024-7">$1.14 billion loss</a> amid slowing demand. Ford's third quarter earnings are due on October 28.In August, Lawler told reporters that Ford was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-changes-ev-strategy-cancels-electric-suv-2024-8">changing its EV strategy</a> and will be replacing its planned electric SUVs with hybrid models instead. The move is set to cost Ford nearly $2 billion.Ford shares are down nearly 9% year to date.

The CEO of Ford says he's been driving a Xiaomi EV for the past 6 months and doesn't want to give it up

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ford CEO Jim Farley and CFO John Lawler took a test drive in a Chinese electric SUV in early 2023.</li><li>Both men were left shocked and impressed by the quality of the Chinese-made EV.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-henry-ford-family-inside-automobile-dynasty-2024-8">Ford's</a> C-suite executives were left humbled by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-electric-vehicles-government-subsidies-win-ev-race-byd-tesla-2024-6">China's electric vehicle makers</a> after taking a test drive in a Chinese-made EV last year, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-china-ev-competition-farley-ceo-50ded461">The Wall Street Journal</a> reported on Saturday.Ford CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-jim-farley-musk-tesla-cybertruck-dirt-hill-video-2023-11">Jim Farley</a> and CFO John Lawler had visited China in early 2023 when the pair decided to take Changan Automobile's electric SUV for a spin, per The Journal.The Chinese state-owned automaker is a longtime joint-venture partner of Ford's.The quick test drive, in which Farley drove and Lawler rode shotgun, gave the executives a taste of what it was like to ride in a Chinese-made EV.Farley and Lawler were left both shocked and impressed by how smooth and quiet their drive was, The Journal reported."Jim, this is nothing like before," Lawler told Farley, per The Journal."These guys are ahead of us," Lawler added.Farley's fears were piqued again in May when he made another trip to China, The Journal reported."John, this is an existential threat," Farley told Ford board member and former Goldman Sachs executive John Thornton after his trip.Representatives for Ford did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.Chinese automakers like BYD have been dominating the EV race. For one, Chinese carmakers have been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/byd-saic-chinese-ev-makers-plot-world-takeover-2024-6">making inroads into developing markets</a> like Brazil and Mexico, as well as Southeast Asian countries like Thailand.According to data compiled by technology firm ABI Research for Business Insider, Chinese automakers accounted for 88% of the eV market in Brazil and 70% in Thailand in the first quarter of this year.The rapid ascendance of Chinese-made EVs has since prompted Western governments to introduce trade restrictions on them.In May, the US government <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-evs-tariffs-joe-biden-transport-2024-5">imposed crippling tariffs on Chinese automakers</a>, effectively shutting them out of the US auto market. The European Union followed suit soon after when it <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-electric-vehicles-share-price-europe-tariff-hike-overcapacity-investors-2024-6">introduced tariffs a month later</a>.To be sure, Ford isn't the only American automaker scrambling to compete against the Chinese.Even Tesla, widely considered to be a pioneer in EVs, has faced pressure from the Chinese. In late 2023, BYD <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-chinese-automaker-byd-rose-to-challenge-tesla-2024-4#byd-took-the-ev-crown-from-tesla-briefly-7">briefly dethroned Tesla as the world's largest EV producer</a>.When Tesla held its quarterly earnings call in January, CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> acknowledged the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-warns-chinese-ev-firms-could-demolish-rivals-2024-1">threat posed by Chinese automakers</a>, calling them "the most competitive car companies in the world.""If there are no trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world," Musk told investors at the time.

Ford's CEO and CFO took a drive in a Chinese EV. What they said next reveals a lot about the state of the US auto industry.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius says automakers need to hunker down if they want to beat the Chinese.</li><li>Källenius described the competition between automakers as a "Darwinistic-like price war."</li></ul>The Western auto industry is now locked in a pivotal <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xi-jinping-crush-tesla-elon-musk-american-ev-industry-2024-2">existential battle</a> with Chinese competitors, if recent remarks by the CEOs of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-benz-ev-2030-electric-car-market-trends-2024-2">Mercedes-Benz</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-focuses-on-smaller-cheaper-evs-pivots-from-giant-trucks-2024-7">Ford</a> are anything to go by.Mercedes-Benz CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-electric-cars-mercedes-benz-ola-kallenius-european-union-tariffs-2024-3">Ola Källenius</a> was speaking at a panel at the Berlin Global Dialogue conference on October 2 when he was asked about the threat posed by Chinese EV makers.EVs, Källenius said, are cheaper for Chinese consumers to buy than combustion vehicles even though they cost more to produce."It's strange. It's a Darwinistic-like price war, market purification. And many of those players that are around now. Many of those are not going to be around five years from now," he said."In that market consolidating phase, you have cash burn and value destruction that even affects companies that sit at the upper end of the pyramid because you cannot release yourself from the market," he added.But automakers, Källenius added, should not remain "paralyzed" in the face of all this market turmoil."You must control your nerves, keep on investing, keep on innovating and make sure that at the end of that Darwinian battle, that you are one of the combatants that are left and that's what we are focusing on," Källenius said.Representatives for Källenius at Mercedes-Benz did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.The Mercedes-Benz CEO isn't the only major auto chief sounding the alarm about their Chinese competitors.After a visit to China in May, Ford CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-jim-farley-musk-tesla-cybertruck-dirt-hill-video-2023-11">Jim Farley</a> told a board member that he viewed the Chinese auto industry as an "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-cfo-left-shocked-after-chinese-ev-test-drive-2024-9">existential threat</a>," per a September 14 report from The Wall Street Journal.Farley wasn't the only top executive at Ford who had an eye on the aggressive progress of the Chinese market.In early 2023, Farley and his CFO John Lawler were in China where they tested out an electric SUV made by Changan Automobile, a state-owned automaker.The quick test drive, which saw Farley driving and Lawler riding shotgun, left them both shocked and impressed with the quality of the Chinese-made EVs, the Journal reported."Jim, this is nothing like before," Lawler reportedly told Farley after the test drive. "These guys are ahead of us."When it comes to competing in the EV market, Western automakers have been left playing a game of catch-up with the Chinese.Chinese automakers like BYD have been expanding into Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, as well as developing markets like Brazil and Mexico.According to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/byd-saic-chinese-ev-makers-plot-world-takeover-2024-6">data compiled by the technology firm ABI Research</a> for BI, Chinese automakers accounted for 70% of the EV market in Thailand and 88% in Brazil in the first quarter of this year.The seemingly unstoppable rise of Chinese automakers has prompted Western governments to intervene in the form of tariffs.In May, the US government <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-evs-tariffs-joe-biden-transport-2024-5">imposed tariffs</a> on Chinese automakers. The crippling trade restrictions effectively shut them out of the US auto market. The European Union <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-electric-vehicles-share-price-europe-tariff-hike-overcapacity-investors-2024-6">introduced tariffs</a> as well just a month later.Notably, Mercedes-Benz's Källenius <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-electric-cars-mercedes-benz-ola-kallenius-european-union-tariffs-2024-3">isn't a fan of using trade restrictions</a> to quell the competition."Don't raise tariffs. I'm a contrarian, I think go the other way around: take the tariffs that we have and reduce them," he told the Financial Times in an interview published in March."That is the market economy. Let competition play out," he added.

The Western auto industry is now locked in a 'Darwinian' make-or-break battle with China, the chiefs of 2 major automakers warn

<ul><li>Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, announced its plans to enter the electric vehicle (EV) business with an investment outlay of $10 billion. </li><li>While finer details of Xiaomi’s EV plans are not known yet, reports suggest that it could partner with China’s Great Wall Motor Company. </li><li>Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun will also serve as the CEO of the EV subsidiary. </li></ul>After smartphones, laptops and other consumer electronic products, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has announced its entry into the electric vehicle business. The smartphone maker announced that it will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary with an initial investment of RMB 10 billion (approx. $1.5 billion). Over the course of the next 10 years, Xiaomi projects its investment to reach $10 billion. Xiaomi’s chief executive Lei Jun will head the electric vehicle (EV) business, the company noted in its exchange filing. During the announcement, Jun also said that this will be his ‘final major entrepreneurial project’. A <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-xiaomi-electric-great-wall-motor-excl/exclusive-chinese-smartphone-maker-xiaomi-to-make-evs-using-great-walls-plant-sources-idUSKBN2BI05P">Reuters</a> report earlier said that Xiaomi is in talks with China’s Great Wall Motor (GWM) Company to manufacture EVs. According to the report, Xiaomi could use one of GWM’s manufacturing plants to make EVs under its own brand. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Xiaomi not alone in its EV ambitions" comment="subhead" text="Xiaomi not alone in its EV ambitions">Xiaomi not alone in its EV ambitions</cmsannotation> Xiaomi is not alone in branching out to the electric vehicle business. Chinese search engine giant Baidu is also <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-baidu-geely-automobile-idUSKBN29G01V">reportedly</a> planning its entry in the EV business in partnership with domestic car maker Geely Automobile Holdings. Huawei, another Chinese tech giant, is also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-electric-vehicles-car-2021-smartphones-us-sanctions-reuters-2021-2?IR=T">reportedly</a> planning to launch its electric vehicles as soon as later this year. The company is said to be in talks with the government-owned Changan Automobile and other car makers to use their manufacturing facilities. Apple, too, has been reportedly planning to enter the EV business for years now. A <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/03/apple-and-hyundai-kia-driving-towards-deal-on-apple-car.html">CNBC</a> report from February states that the Cupertino-based company is in talks with Hyundai-Kia, suggesting that the Apple Car could be closer to reality now. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="From nowhere to selling millions of phones every year" comment="subhead" text="From nowhere to selling millions of phones every year">From nowhere to selling millions of phones every year</cmsannotation> Xiaomi, co-founded in 2010 by Lei Jun and six others, started from nowhere in 2010 to selling millions of smartphones every year. According to the company’s latest financial results, its global smartphone shipments <a href="https://blog.mi.com/en/2021/03/30/xiaomi-expands-into-electronic-vehicle-sector/">crossed</a> 146 million, helping it land in the top 3 worldwide. Apart from this, Xiaomi also claims that it has nearly 325 million smart connected devices on the company’s Artificial Intelligence of Things platform – a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). Having its own smart ecosystem could help Xiaomi complement its smart mobility plans, allowing its users to seamlessly connect various products across the Xiaomi ecosystem. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/elon-musk-announced-now-you-can-buy-tesla-cars-with-bitcoin/articleshow/81667459.cms">You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, tweets Elon Musk</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/government-mandates-companies-to-disclose-cryptocurrency-holdings-from-april-1/articleshow/81704174.cms">Indian companies will have to disclose cryptocurrency holdings from April 1 – industry insiders welcome decision</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pan-aadhaar-linking-deadline-how-to-link-pan-with-aadhaar-online/articleshow/81753402.cms">Here’s how to link your PAN with Aadhaar online before the deadline</a>

Xiaomi forays into the electric vehicle business with a $10 billion subsidiary

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence <keyword id="34991" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="transportation">Transportation</keyword> &amp; Logistics Briefing subscribers. </li><li>To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/transportation-and-logistics-research-bundle?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=content_marketing&amp;itm_campaign=briefing_post&amp;itm_content=top_text&amp;itm_term=bundle_subscription_text_link-tencent-is-targeting-in-car-experience-2019-8">click here.</a></li></ul>Chinese technology giant Tencent is releasing a voice-activated version of WeChat that's optimized for vehicles, <a href="https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.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" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567081811831000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHF30FD-UHW2Dmhuk_Ej3JLYpJvw">per</a> South China Morning Post. Tencent is joining forces with one of China's top four automobile groups, Changan Automobile, to embed WeChat Car Edition in the steering wheels of new car models hitting the market later this year. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right no-rightrail"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div>The tailor-made app will enable drivers to use the button on the steering wheel or voice commands to complete many of the most commonly used functions in a driving environment, including checking unread messages, sending messages, making voice calls, and using navigation from Tencent's Maps service.We expect Tencent will continue to expand WeChat Car Edition's footprint by entering more auto partnerships down the road, and given China is the world's <a href="https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5vaWNhLm5ldC93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvdG90YWxfc2FsZXNfMjAxOC5wZGY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1UcmlnZ2VybWFpbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Qb3N0JTIwQmxhc3QlMjBiaWktY29ubmVjdGl2aXR5LWFuZC10ZWNoOiUyMERUJTJDJTIwRXJpY3Nzb24lMjBtYXJyeSUyMHByaXZhdGUlMjBhbmQlMjBwdWJsaWMlMjBuZXR3b3JrcyUyMGluJTIwbmV3JTIwc29sdXRpb24lMjAlN0MlMjBUZW5jZW50JTIwdGFwcyUyMGNhcnMlMjBmb3IlMjBXZUNoYXQlMjAlN0MlMjBBVCUyNlQlMjBDb21tdW5pY2F0aW9ucyUyMENFTyUyMEpvaG4lMjBEb25vdmFuJTIwcmV0aXJpbmcmdXRtX3Rlcm09QklJJTIwTGlzdCUyMENvbm5lY3Rpdml0eSUyMEFMTA/5d233c18f730436f2414784fBac9c3691" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5vaWNhLm5ldC93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvdG90YWxfc2FsZXNfMjAxOC5wZGY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1UcmlnZ2VybWFpbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Qb3N0JTIwQmxhc3QlMjBiaWktY29ubmVjdGl2aXR5LWFuZC10ZWNoOiUyMERUJTJDJTIwRXJpY3Nzb24lMjBtYXJyeSUyMHByaXZhdGUlMjBhbmQlMjBwdWJsaWMlMjBuZXR3b3JrcyUyMGluJTIwbmV3JTIwc29sdXRpb24lMjAlN0MlMjBUZW5jZW50JTIwdGFwcyUyMGNhcnMlMjBmb3IlMjBXZUNoYXQlMjAlN0MlMjBBVCUyNlQlMjBDb21tdW5pY2F0aW9ucyUyMENFTyUyMEpvaG4lMjBEb25vdmFuJTIwcmV0aXJpbmcmdXRtX3Rlcm09QklJJTIwTGlzdCUyMENvbm5lY3Rpdml0eSUyMEFMTA/5d233c18f730436f2414784fBac9c3691&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567081811831000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9UTeGIIrf_KsqoNBJz3i2tibeCg">largest</a> automobile market, Tencent is pegged to reach a massive addressable audience in the car. Tencent making a move to further entrench itself in the automotive space is part of a growing trend among big tech firms. The <a href="https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9wb3N0L3BvcnNjaGUtYWRkcy1hcHBsZS1tdXNpYy1hcHAtaXRzLWV2LXViZXItZnJlaWdodC1hZGRzLWZlYXR1cmUtdG8tYXR0cmFjdC1sYXJnZXItb3BlcmF0b3JzLXN0YXJzaGlwLWdldHMtNDBtLXRvLWV4cGFuZC1hdXRvbm9tb3VzLWRlbGl2ZXJ5LXJvbGxvdXQtMjAxOS04/5d233c18f730436f2414784fB0d9e8d4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9wb3N0L3BvcnNjaGUtYWRkcy1hcHBsZS1tdXNpYy1hcHAtaXRzLWV2LXViZXItZnJlaWdodC1hZGRzLWZlYXR1cmUtdG8tYXR0cmFjdC1sYXJnZXItb3BlcmF0b3JzLXN0YXJzaGlwLWdldHMtNDBtLXRvLWV4cGFuZC1hdXRvbm9tb3VzLWRlbGl2ZXJ5LXJvbGxvdXQtMjAxOS04/5d233c18f730436f2414784fB0d9e8d4e&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567081811831000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIWbMl6Gstbobida4aEyPKAYAEZw">deals</a> we've seen in 2019 include Apple partnering with Porsche to integrate Apple Music into the Taycan; Amazon partnering with BMW and Audi to put its Alexa voice assistant in infotainment consoles; and Polestar launching an electric vehicle (EV) which will run Android Automotive OS provided by Alphabet.For big tech firms, there is a clear benefit to being integrated into the in-car experience - it's where consumers can be found. Consumer time spent in cars has risen: In the US, drivers <a href="https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlY2FyY29ubmVjdGlvbi5jb20vbmV3cy8xMTIyNzgyX3N0dWR5LWFtZXJpY2Fucy1zcGVuZC0xOC1kYXlzLWluLXRoZWlyLWNhci1wZXIteWVhci1mb3JnZS1jbG9zZS1ib25kcy13aXRoLWEtdmVoaWNsZQ/5d233c18f730436f2414784fB3f74b025" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlY2FyY29ubmVjdGlvbi5jb20vbmV3cy8xMTIyNzgyX3N0dWR5LWFtZXJpY2Fucy1zcGVuZC0xOC1kYXlzLWluLXRoZWlyLWNhci1wZXIteWVhci1mb3JnZS1jbG9zZS1ib25kcy13aXRoLWEtdmVoaWNsZQ/5d233c18f730436f2414784fB3f74b025&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567081811831000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNQIx3n4LzIhEpUuDhs_04sQA60g">spend</a> 8 hours in cars per week, a 33% increase from 2016. For companies like Google and Tencent, which have ad-based business models that rely on monetizing user attention through "free" services, they can leverage location data to provide users with hyper-personalized ads. For Amazon and other e-commerce companies, a voice assistant in the car enables users to make purchases more seamlessly.However, this relationship isn't one-sided - automakers can also benefit from working with big tech firms. Consumers around the world have become accustomed to being consistently connected, leading them to seek out digital experiences regardless of where they may be.This, in part, has led to the rise of the connected vehicle where consumers can continue consuming media and using their digital services without interference - connected car sales will comprise nearly 65% of all car sales in the US as soon as 2020, and over three-quarters of all US car sales by 2024, according to estimates from IHS Markit <a href="https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy93aGF0LXlvdXItY2FyLWtub3dzLWFib3V0LXlvdS0xNTM0NTY0ODYxP21vZD1ocF9sZWFkX3BvczQ/5d233c18f730436f2414784fBb5563113" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://e.businessinsider.com/click/17895642.3/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy93aGF0LXlvdXItY2FyLWtub3dzLWFib3V0LXlvdS0xNTM0NTY0ODYxP21vZD1ocF9sZWFkX3BvczQ/5d233c18f730436f2414784fBb5563113&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567081811831000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5VLy2BscMZ5CyEEl1lZBiWE8nqA">cited by</a> The Wall Street Journal. 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Tencent is releasing a voice-activated version of WeChat optimized for cars

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">VCG/Getty ImagesA Ford sedan car halts on the verge of a five meters wide and two meters deep hole at Yunlianghe Road on December 12, 2014 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province of China</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Ford sales in China tanked 43% in September compared to the same month in 2017.</li><li>The drop is due to a confluence of factors, from Ford's makeover of the company to the Chinese economic slowdown.</li><li>The growing trade war between the US and China also likely played a role.</li><li>Ford has been dealing with a series of maladies from President Donald Trump's various tariffs.</li></ul>Ford's sales in China nosedived in September as a slew of factors, ranging from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/us-china-trade-war">President Donald Trump's trade war</a> to a slowdown in the Chinese economy, slammed the company.According to data released by the company Friday, overall sales in China fell 43% in September compared to the same month last year and are down 30% through the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same time period in 2017.Sales for each of the company's Chinese partnerships fell for the month:<ul><li>Changan Ford Automobile sales were down 55% in September compared to 2017.</li><li>Jiangling Motor Corporation sales declined 15%.</li><li>Imported Ford sales fell 16% for the month and are down 15% year-to-date.</li><li>The only Ford brand to see positive sales growth was Lincoln, with a 1% gain for September and a 4% gain year-to-date.</li></ul>The numbers, while more extreme, lined up with the general collapse in Chinese auto sales during the month. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, sales in the country <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-auto-sales-see-biggest-drop-in-almost-7-years-2018-10">tumbled 11.6% year-over-year</a> in September, the largest drop in seven years.There are a number of reasons for the collapse in sales for Ford and the Chinese auto market in general:<ul><li> China's economy has slowed in recent months, with the International Monetary Fund <a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1122273.shtml">marking down GDP growth projections</a> for the country and investment in infrastructure and businesses <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-economic-growth-slows-slightly-1531708688?mod=article_inline">also slowing</a>.</li><li>Another problem is the growing trade war <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-war-tariff-chinese-goods-2018-9">between the US and China</a>, which may be partly to blame for the slowdown. In particular, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-war-list-of-goods-tariffs-2018-9">cars from both countries</a> are now subject to tariffs, making it more expensive to import autos from the US to China and vice versa.</li><li>The increased costs could depress sales, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/tariffs-cost-ford-1-billion-in-profit-and-hurt-sales-in-china.html">Ford has warned</a>, and the trade uncertainty contributed to the company's <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-results-ford-motor/ford-cuts-2018-profit-forecast-tariffs-china-sales-hurt-second-quarter-idUSKBN1KF2UT">profit forecast cut in July</a>.</li><li>Additionally, while overall growth slowed in 2017, car sales in China were strong for the year.</li></ul>Add up all of those elements, and you end up with the sales disaster.The collapse in Chinese sales isn't the only trade-war related problem for Ford. CEO Jim Hackett revealed Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum coming into the US would <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-ford-ceo-says-metals-tariffs-cost-company-1-billion-2018-9?r=UK&amp;IR=T">cost the company $1 billion in 2018 and 2019</a>. The company also decided to not import a new SUV from China to the US, <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/08/31/citing-trade-war-ford-cancels-plan-import-small-suv-china/1156427002/">citing the trade war</a> as the reason for the decision.The trade war is exacerbating longstanding issues at the automaker, which is already in the midst of a global restructuring. As part of the changeover, the company announced Monday that it will <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/trump-s-tariffs-have-already-cost-ford-1b-now-it-n917756">lay off a significant number</a> of its workforce. Get the latest Ford stock price<a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/f-Quote"> here.</a> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nikon-small-world-winning-footage-microscopic-world-around-us-2018-9">Award-winning footage of the microscopic world around us</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Ford's sales in China collapsed 43% in September amid Trump's trade war and an economic slowdown

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&amp;kw=china%20general%20motors&amp;showact=results&amp;sort=relevance&amp;intv=None&amp;sh=10&amp;kwstyle=and&amp;adte=1349913567&amp;pagez=60&amp;cfasstyle=AND&amp;rids=d2c13a5c9de5da11af9f0014c2589dfb&amp;dbm=PY2002&amp;page=1&amp;xslt=1&amp;mediatype=Photo">AP Images</a></div></div></div>SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> and its China joint venture partner will recall close to 1.5 million vehicles due to potential safety issues in one of the biggest recalls in the world's biggest autos market.</GM.N>
Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd, GM's venture with SAIC Motor Corp &lt;600104.SS&gt;, will recall about 1.46 million Buick and Chevrolet models produced locally due to issues with a bracket that secures the fuel oil pump, the country's quality watchdog said on Friday.
Some of the recalled vehicles include the Chevy Sail which is exported to emerging markets, a Shanghai-basedGM official said.
Separately, the watchdog said Ford Motor Co's <F.N> joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd &lt;000625.SZ&gt; will recall close to 81,000 of its Kuga cars over a steering part.</F.N>
U.S. carmakers in China have outpaced growth in the overall market, boosted by their popular product line-ups and partly as Japanese rivals were hit last year by anti-Japan protests following a territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo.
GM sold 2.89 million vehicles in China in January-November, up 11.4 percent from a year earlier, while Ford sold 840,975 vehicles, up 51 percent.
Last month, Volkswagen's <VOWG_p.DE> Chinese unit recalled 640,309 vehicles for checks that they were using mineral oil rather than synthetic oil to avoid gearbox-related electronic flaws. That was part of a broader global recall over a range of issues with several models. It also pulled 207,778 Tiguan compact sport-utility vehicles off the road due to a risk of a partial light malfunction.</VOWG_p.DE>
GM makes vehicles in China in partnership with both FAW Group &lt;000800.SZ&gt; and SAIC. Ford has manufacturing and sales ventures in China with Changan Automobile and Jiangling Motors Corp &lt;000550.SZ&gt;.
(Reporting by Kazunori Takada; Additional reporting by Norihiko Shirouzu in BEIJING; Editing by Ian Geoghegan)

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