Avatr acquires 10% stake in Huawei's smart car unit Yinwang

2024-08-20 06:51:23

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 20) -- Avatr, an electric car maker backed by Changan Automobile, announced Tuesday that it has signed a deal to invest in Huawei's smart car unit Yinwang.

Upon completion of the deal, Avatr will officially become the second-largest shareholder of Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd., a subsidiary that Huawei established in January this year to work on the smart car industry.

After the introduction of Avatr, Huawei still owns 90% of Yinwang.

Later the previous day, Changan Automobile announced that its affiliate Avatr intended to buy Huawei's 10% stake in Yinwang in a deal valued at 11.5 billion yuan.

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