Changan Automobile Co.is working with China’s largest electric vehicle battery supplier, CATL, and leading communication equipment maker Huawei Technologies to develop high-end EVs, a top executive said. 

The project was disclosed by Changan Chairman Zhu Huarong during a program aired last week by state-operated China Central Television. 

The move is intended to help state-owned Changan “keep up with the times and user needs,” Zhu said during the program. 

The brand’s high-tech products “will be shown to the public soon,” he added, without revealing additional details.

The move makes Changan the second state-owned automaker aiming to move upscale with new EV products. 

At the Beijing auto show in September, BAIC Motor Co. launched sales of the first product, the Alpha-T, an SUV engineered by Canadian supplier Magna International for the state-owned automaker’s newly created EV brand Arcfox.

Dongfeng Motor Group also used the show to unveil a sporty electric sedan concept under its newly revealed EV brand Voyah. 

Source: Automotive News/Changan Group

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