Alibaba's First Car: Internet Connected SUV

Alibaba Is About To Unveil Its First Car, an Internet-Connected SUV

Chase Purdy | March 9, 2016

Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce company, is preparing to unveil its first Internet-connected smart car in April, at the Beijing Auto Show.
The new Roewe City sport utility vehicle is the physical manifestation of several deals Alibaba has inked in the last year, including a $160 million agreement with state-controlled SAIC Motor Corp and $590 million stake in smartphone manufacturer Meizu. The “internet car” will be joint-released with SAIC and powered by Yun OS, the Meizu smartphone operating system, Alibaba tells Quartz.

Source: http://de.engadget.com/2016/03/07/roewe-city-suv-alibaba-stellt-im-april-erstes-smart-car-vor/?ncid=rss_truncated

<more at http://qz.com/635073/alibaba-is-about-to-unveil-its-first-car-an-internet-connected-suv/; related links and articles: http://www.saicgroup.com/english/latest_news/saic_motor/37969.shtml (SAIC and Alibaba initiate $161m fund for ‘Internet cars’. March 12, 2015) and http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/9/8003885/alibaba-meizu-deal-for-yunos (Alibaba fights for smartphone users in China with $590m stake in Meizu. Februray 9, 2015)>