Huawei’s Richard Yu said to make switch from CEO to chairman of Chinese tech giant’s consumer business group

Huawei’s Richard Yu said to make switch from CEO to chairman of Chinese tech giant’s consumer business group

Yu, 54, will be replaced as chief executive at Huawei’s consumer business group by He Gang, who is currently the unit’s chief operating officer, according to a report on Wednesday by Chinese digital news outlet The Paper. Huawei declined to comment. A review of Yu’s profile page on Huawei’s official website on Wednesday showed that … Read more

Huawei has a new car and PC, but no P70 smartphone as people await next big launch after Mate 60

Huawei has a new car and PC, but no P70 smartphone as people await next big launch after Mate 60

Huawei Technologies launched its revamped Luxeed S7 electric sedan, co-developed with Chinese carmaker Chery Auto, and a new personal computer (PC) with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) support at its latest event on Thursday, but there was no mention of the highly anticipated P70 smartphone. The new version of the Luxeed S7 – the first version … Read more

Huawei says partner Chery Automobile’s Luxeed S7 premium EV starts mass delivery

Huawei says partner Chery Automobile’s Luxeed S7 premium EV starts mass delivery

“A large number of Luxeed S7 vehicles have already rolled off the production line and are now being transported for delivery to customers,” said Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s intelligent automotive solution business unit, in a post on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. Huawei had said problems delivering the premium brand electric vehicle (EV) should … Read more

Huawei teases ‘disruptive’ products in 2024 after surprise launch of Mate 60 5G smartphone series

Huawei teases ‘disruptive’ products in 2024 after surprise launch of Mate 60 5G smartphone series

Huawei Technologies’ consumer business head said the company would launch “disruptive” products next year that could “rewrite the history of the industry”, months after the US-sanctioned Chinese telecommunications giant surprised the world with the launch of its 5G-capable Mate 60 smartphone series. These products would be “leading, innovative and disruptive”, Richard Yu Chengdong, CEO of … Read more

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, Huawei to build HarmonyOS-based Alipay app amid growing adoption of home-grown operating system

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, Huawei to build HarmonyOS-based Alipay app amid growing adoption of home-grown operating system

The collaboration between Ant, the fintech affiliate of South China Morning Post owner Alibaba Group Holding, and Shenzhen-based Huawei is expected to benefit consumers who use Alipay and the Chinese tech firm’s devices across different scenarios, according to a statement by Ni Xingjun, president of Alipay China business group and chairman of Ant’s technology strategy … Read more

McDonald’s China pushes development of native apps based on HarmonyOS, as adoption of Huawei’s mobile operating system accelerates

McDonald’s China pushes development of native apps based on HarmonyOS, as adoption of Huawei’s mobile operating system accelerates

The Chinese arm of McDonald’s – with a network of more than 5,500 restaurants and over 200,000 employees serving more than 1 billion customers each year – is part of the first batch of multinational food companies on the mainland that have committed to develop native apps on HarmonyOS, according to a statement by the … Read more