On May 13, according to the Meizu Wujie Zhixing website, Meizu’s first model may be named “Meizu MX”. As can be seen from the website, this model will be equipped with the Flyme Auto all-in-one smart car system. It is worth mentioning that the Flyme Auto smart car system is not only installed on Meizu MX, but also on Lynk & Co 07, Lynk & Co 08, Galaxy E5, Lynk & Co Zero and many other models.
In fact, the arrival of the new car is not surprising. In November 2023, the official unveiled the first customized car-MEIZU DreamCar MX. In January this year, the official also launched the DreamCar MX community to provide Meiyou with a platform to exchange ideas and share expectations, allowing everyone to deeply participate in the entire process of vehicle design and development, and jointly create products that meet user needs and create more lives. Scene of smart car. According to previous official disclosures, the Meizu brand’s first model, MEIZU DreamCar MX, will be built based on the SEA architecture and Geely’s Industry 4.0 manufacturing capabilities.
News about Meizu’s entry into the automobile market came out as early as 2022. In 2022, the official recruited a large number of talents in the related automobile field. In addition, it has also applied for a number of patents related to vehicle systems, including automatic car body cleaning, face recognition to open the trunk, automatic car body dust cleaning, vehicle cameras capable of video communication, etc. In June of the same year, Geely was rumored to acquire Meizu. Regarding the acquisition at that time, Meizu responded: "Xingji Times, led by Mr. Li Shufu, has signed an agreement with Meizu Technology on strategic investment matters. This transaction still needs to go through the approval procedures of the relevant regulatory agencies, and the details of the transaction are still under negotiation. "
Less than a month later, Meizu officially announced that it would hold a strategic investment signing ceremony with Hubei Xingji Times Technology Co., Ltd. in Hangzhou, officially announcing that Xingji Times holds 79.09% of the controlling stake in Meizu Technology and has obtained control over Meizu Technology. individual control. According to the data, Hubei Xingji Times Technology Co., Ltd. was established on September 26, 2021, with a registered capital of 715 million yuan. Its business scope includes mobile terminal equipment manufacturing, mobile communication equipment sales, etc., and its legal representative is Wang Yong. According to its ownership structure, Geely Group (Ningbo Co., Ltd.) is the first-generation shareholder of Xingji Times, holding 32% of the shares; Li Shufu holds 6.1% of the shares. The signing and agreement between the two parties also means that Geely has officially acquired Meizu.
After Geely acquired Meizu, Meizu announced its entry into car manufacturing at the autumn press conference on November 30 last year. It even launched the slogan of “Intelligence without Boundaries, Open Platform”. According to the official statement, "Unbounded Intelligent Travel" mainly provides the Flyme Auto smart cockpit operating system for car companies. Car companies can access modular capabilities according to their own needs, providing car companies with the lowest cost and highest efficiency, and quickly improving the smart cockpit experience. .
However, the market is not very optimistic about Meizu's car-making, even with the support of major financier Geely Automobile. After all, cross-border car manufacturing requires a lot of money and energy. Furthermore, as a mobile phone brand, Meizu has no experience in the automotive field. It is not easy to gain a certain position in the highly competitive automotive field.
The original article was originally published on WeChat public account (focus on the automotive industry):"Meizu MX"! Meizu’s first car is coming?