China’s Xiaomi plans to make electric vehicles (EVs) using Great Wall
Motor Co Ltd’s factory, Reuters reported Friday, citing three people with
direct knowledge of the matter, making it the latest tech firm to join
the smart mobility race. From a report: Xiaomi, one of the world’s
biggest smartphone makers, is in talks to use one of Great Wall’s plants
in China to make EVs under its own brand, said two of the people, who
declined to be identified as the information is not public. Xiaomi will
aim its EVs at the mass market, in line with the broader positioning of
its electronics products, the two people said. Great Wall, which has not
before offered manufacturing services to other companies, will provide
engineering consultancy to speed up the project, said one of the people. …
