Huawei does not make cars, but only uses ICT technology to help car companies build good cars, and uses channels to help car companies sell good cars, which is the principle that Huawei set for itself when it entered the automotive business.
Internet rumors, even if anyone within Huawei suggests that they will build a car, they will be transferred from their posts, indicating that Huawei will never build a car itself.
So in the early days, Huawei had two modes of car manufacturing, one was the HI mode, which was to provide its own solutions to car companies, similar to AVATR automobiles. There is also a parts model, which is simple, that is, the components are given to the car company, and there is a lot of cooperation in this area.
Later, when Yu Chengdong was in charge of the car BU, he came up with a business, that is, the intelligent selection model. This is an in-depth cooperation with car companies, from the beginning of the design, to participate in R&D, definition, manufacturing, and even the final sales, Huawei is responsible for it.
In this mode, the most popular car is the Cialis SF5, and later the two sides simply established AITO, made the Wenjie brand, and launched the M5, M7, and M9......
As a result, Huawei has three major models for making cars, among which Yu Chengdong is mainly led by the intelligent selection model.
However, in the early days, this model was also complained about, saying that Huawei does not make cars, but in fact, there is only one LOGO missing, in this mode, the risk is borne by the car company, and the loss is mainly the car company's money anyway.
As for Huawei, it costs money to provide technology, and it costs money to sell a car. Especially when the Cialis SF5 did not sell well, and later the M5 also declined in sales, and Cialis continued to lose money, this kind of complaint was very loud.
However, in the first quarter of 2024, it is estimated that no one will complain about this model anymore, because Yu Chengdong has created the most successful sample of this smart model.
Let's talk about Huawei itself, starting in January 2024, the smart car business has been profitable and will no longer lose money. Since April, the entire car BU has made a profit, which shows that Huawei's car-making model is correct.
In addition, Huawei's partner Cialis will finally make a profit in the first quarter of 2024, with a loss of more than 2 billion last year, and a loss of more than 10 billion yuan after deducting non-profits in the past three years, but in the first quarter of 2024, the net profit will finally be positive, reaching 220 million yuan.
Although it is not much, everyone compares NIO and Xiaopeng, which have been making cars for 10 years, and they are still losing money. After only about 3 years of cooperation between Cialis and Huawei, it has already achieved profitability, which is enough to show how good Huawei is and how good the smart car business is.
At present, there are several car companies that have signed a smart car business with Huawei, such as Cialis, Chery, BAIC, etc., and there will be more and more cars in the smart car model in the future.
You laugh at other people's car companies to hand over their souls, others laugh at you can't see through, Cialis is the best example, it is the most successful sample after the cooperation between Huawei and Cialis, both sides are profitable, this is the best illustration.