Alibaba teams up with Audi, Renault and Honda on smart cars

E-commerce giant beefing up auto industry efforts in push to diversify business

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Alibaba is putting its Tmall Genie smart speakers into cars. © Reuters

COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Audi, Renault and Honda have become the latest carmakers to team up with Alibaba Group Holding in connected car technology, as the Chinese e-commerce conglomerate seeks to diversify its business while global auto companies look to serve China's tech-savvy middle class.

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