Alibaba launches electric car in tie-up with SAIC

Foxconn enters JV with Geely as tech companies forge links with China carmakers

20210113 Alibaba SAIC Daniel Zhang

Daniel Zhang, now chairman and CEO of Alibaba, at a 2016 launch event for an SAIC Motor model that featured the tech company's operating system. The two companies have been cooperating on development since 2014. © AP

NIKKI SUN and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba Group Holding has stepped up its involvement in China's electric vehicle sector, launching a sedan with wireless charging under a new brand formed together with SAIC Motor, the country's largest car company.

In another sign of the scramble for alliances in the fast-moving sector, Taiwanese iPhone assembler Foxconn Technology Group on Wednesday announced its own joint venture with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China's largest privately owned auto group.

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