Huawei starts selling smart cars in flagship stores across China

The SF5 model has been jointly launched by the Shenzhen-based tech giant and carmaker SERES. Moves comes after senior executive said smart cars may help company offset declining smartphone sales. — SCMP

Huawei Technologies Co has started to sell smart vehicles in its flagship stores across China, as the telecoms equipment giant continues to look for new revenue drivers after its smartphone and network gear operations were hit by US sanctions.

The SF5 model, jointly launched by the Shenzhen-based tech giant and carmaker SERES, is the first vehicle to officially enter Huawei’s stores. The electric-petrol hybrid is equipped with Huawei’s HarmonyOS-based HiCar system and has a driving range of 180 kilometres in pure electric mode and over 1,000 kilometres in extended-range mode.