Tech Planet News on February 22, according to 36Kr, the domestic new car head company Weilai has entered the mobile phone industry, and yin Shuijun, former president of Meitu Mobile Phone, has joined and led the mobile phone business of Weilai.
Previously, many certified bloggers also broke the news that Weilai intends to enter the mobile phone industry: Weilai mobile phone department has recently made many moves, various positions are being recruited, and the working place is Shenzhen Qianhai Excellence.
"The project has been established for a while, and the current team is located in Shenzhen, doing personnel recruitment." Sources revealed. Through the recruitment website, it was found that WEILAI has released a large number of mobile phone business related positions, including BSP engineers, communication test engineers, imaging chip design engineers, etc.
The convergence of the mobile phone industry and the automotive industry is increasing, and Xiaomi and Huawei have increased the progress of car manufacturing in 2021. Subsequently, Geely Automobile announced its entry into the field of mobile phones, opening a precedent of "car companies doing machines", which also triggered heated discussions in the industry, and some commentators believe that Geely's move is a confrontation with mobile phone companies to do cars. However, according to people familiar with the matter, Weilai's plan to do mobile phones was long before Xiaomi announced the construction of cars.
"More than a year ago, Weilai looked for a person in charge of honor mobile phones to do this, but it was not negotiated." Sources said. In response to the above information, WEILAI's official response: there is no information to disclose at present, and further information will be communicated with everyone. Another veteran of the mobile phone circle said that some people around him have joined Weilai in the name of doing "peripheral" business.