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The new company, up to 40 percent owned by Changan Auto, will oversee R&D, production, sales and service of intelligent automotive systems and component solutions, Huawei said.

The MEB-derived platform will mainly use Chinese suppliers and should be ready for market in 2026, a third faster than previous platform development times.

The Chinese automaker's Ora Funky Cat EV becomes the GWM Ora 03, and the Wey Coffee 01 plug-in hybrid will be called the GWM Wey 05. The changes are meant to make Great Wall's lineup easier to understand.

The French interiors and lighting supplier is spreading out its business in the Chinese EV market to steer through a shrinking sector.