(Yicai) Feb. 22 -- Huawei Technologies is linking arms with Mengshi, an electric off-road vehicle marque under Dongfeng Motor Group, through its Huawei Inside business model to produce intelligent vehicles powered by the Chinese tech giant’s smart systems.

The tie-up will also allow the two parties to build an intelligent auto industrial ecosystem and promote the commercialization of Huawei’s smart car solutions, Huawei’s Intelligent Vehicle Business Unit said today.

This is the second marque under Wuhan-based Dongfeng Motor that is teaming up with Huawei. Just last month Voyah joined the Huawei Inside partnership, whereby Huawei provides a full set of intelligent solutions, including high-precision autonomous driving hardware such as LiDar, a high-performance computing platform and an intelligent driving software system.

Altogether, Shenzhen-based Huawei now has three Huawei Inside partners, including Changan Automobile’s Avatr.

Apart from Huawei Inside, Huawei has two other partnership models with carmakers. One is as a parts supplier, and the third, which has been the most successful, is the Huawei Smart Selection model whereby Huawei provides a full-set of solutions, such as intelligent cockpit components and in-car smart system technology, and also participates in product design, research & development and marketing.

Mengshi launched its first luxury electric off-road vehicle, the Mengshi 917, in April last year with a pre-sale price of as little as CNY700,000 (USD97,300). Deliveries started in September last year and 81 units were shipped in October.

Editor: Kim Taylor