?? Geely Chairman creates a new company
?? Xingji Shidai should benefit from Geely’s experience
?? On September 27th Geely’s first own satellites were produced
Geely mixed in the smartphone business with
On September 28th, 2021 the Chinese automaker Geely publishes that the company’s founder and chairman Eric Li has founded another company. Li enters the smartphone business with the new company, Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology Co Ltd. According to a press report, the new company will set up its headquarters in the Chinese city of Wuhan as part of an agreement with the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone. Smartphones and other intelligent devices are to be developed there in the future. It also says that Xingji Shidai will position itself in the premium segment. The new company will primarily benefit from Geely’s experience in the areas of devices, integration of industrial chains, vehicle intelligence, software development and global infrastructure.
Reuters is said to have received an internal memo from which it should emerge that Xingji Shidai wants to launch its first smartphone on the market in 2023. It is planned that three million devices will be sold in the first year. “The project is funded with an investment of 10 billion yuan ($ 1.55 billion) and is targeting sales of 10 billion yuan in the first year,” the statement said, according to Reuters. Within eight years, the company is reportedly expected to generate sales of 150 billion yuan and employ a total of 3,000 people. However, Geely has not yet issued an official statement on the published information.
Smartphone software technology and intelligent vehicle cockpits are closely linked
According to Geely Chairman Eric Li, the software technology is from Smartphones and the intelligent vehicle cockpits are closely linked. “Cell phones and devices have rapidly evolved into mobile devices and application platforms that not only allow users to enjoy the fruits of innovation as quickly as possible, but also serve as a route to larger automotive applications,” said Li. According to him, the trend in the future will tend to create cross-border user ecosystems for the various devices. This is intended to provide users with a more convenient, intelligent, and seamlessly connected multi-screen experience.
Geely invests in future-oriented technologies
“The development of mobile devices, satellites and air transport are part of the Group’s transformation programs” According to the Chinese company’s press release. According to the company, the first of its own satellites were only produced in Geely’s recently opened production and test center for intelligent satellites in Taizhou on September 27, 2021. As the press report goes on to say, this was a decisive step for the company to “develop an integrated future mobility ecology”.
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