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HONOR, a global AI device ecosystem company, and BYD, China’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership in India. The collaboration will integrate HONOR’s vehicle connectivity solutions with BYD’s Dlink smart ecosystem, focusing on AI-powered features for connected vehicles.
The partnership builds on their existing collaboration, which began with smartphone NFC car keys in 2023 and expanded to include in-vehicle fast charging in 2024. Under the new agreement, DENZA, a BYD brand, is the first to adopt HONOR Car Connect technology, with plans to expand the solution to additional BYD brands, enabling seamless cross-device interaction and service continuity between smartphones and vehicles.
The HONOR-BYD partnership will focus on three key areas: joint innovation in cross-device ecosystem and AI agent integration, collaborative channel models to enhance platform interoperability, and coordinated marketing efforts around product launches.
Honor CEO James Lee described the collaboration as “a comprehensive partnership for the AI era, including smart mobility as a strategic focus.” The agreement was signed by Fang Fei, president of HONOR products, and Yang Dongsheng, senior vice president of BYD and president of the Automotive New Technology Research Institute.
Founded in 1995, BYD is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electric vehicles and batteries, with sales of more than 3 million new energy vehicles in 2024. HONOR, which became independent from Huawei in 2020, has established itself as a global leader in smartphones and AI-powered devices.
Smartphone-automaker integration is on the rise, with HONOR and BYD partnering to enhance AI-powered phone-to-car connectivity, including digital keys and advanced safety features. CP Khandelwal, CEO of PSAV Global, highlighted the collaboration’s goal of creating an interconnected, AI-enabled ecosystem.
The partnership aims to set new standards in device-to-vehicle integration amid a rapidly growing global EV market led by China, which was expected to account for 60% of global EV sales in 2024.