Products
- Stelato S9
Stelato S9
| Product type | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Owner | BAIC BluePark Huawei |
| Country | China |
| Introduced | 2024 |
| Markets | China |
| Website | https://hima.auto/xiangjie/ |
Stelato is a Chinese manufacturer of electric cars, based in Shenzhen, owned by BAIC BluePark in colaboration with Huawei under the HIMA brand and operating since 2024.
In December 2023, Huawei through its automotive branch Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance registered another, third car brand, which, like the previous AITO and Luxeed, was based on an alliance with one of the Chinese automotive concerns. Stelato was the result of cooperation with BAIC Group, which through its branch BAIC BluePark committed to produce a jointly developed model at the factory in Beijing [1] .
Stelato's market debut took place in March 2024, when its flagship product was presented - the luxurious, fully electric limousine Stelato S9 [2] . Although the car used Huawei software combined with BAIC technical solutions, in terms of visuals the S9 was only a twin, extended version of the Luxeed S7 produced since 2023 with another concern, Chery [3] . The world premiere of the new brand's luxury hybrid limousine took place in April 2024 during the international auto show in Beijing [4] .
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., trading as Chery, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer and brand headquartered in Wuhu, Anhui, China, and owned by the Wuhu municipal government. Founded in 1997, it is currently the fifth largest automobile manufacturer group in China with 1,881,316 vehicles sold in 2023.
Changan Automobile Co., Ltd.(CCAG) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Jiangbei, Chongqing. Changan Automobile traces its origins back to 1862 when Li Hongzhang set up a military supply factory, the Shanghai Foreign Gun Bureau. It was not until 1959 when the factory was repurposed to manufacture Changjiang Type 46 jeep that it became an automobile manufacturer.
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Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, trading as HIMA is an automotive alliance initiated and led by Chinese multinational technology company Huawei. The members of the alliance include AITO, Luxeed (Chery), Stelato, and Maextro.
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The Stelato S9 is a battery electric full-size luxury sedan manufactured by BAIC BluePark under the Stelato brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance.
