Chinese consumer electronics maker Haier enters the auto industry

Chinese consumer electronics maker Haier Group is making a foray into the automotive industry, based on a September 7 report by Chinese information outlet Jiemian. Currently, Haier is collaborating with auto firms to construct an industrial platform by way of its industrial Internet providing COSMOPlat, the report stated. This transfer goals to empower the digital transformation of enterprises in the automotive industry, Haier instructed Jiemian. Additionally, Haier, with its expertise in the good dwelling sector, plans to ascertain a brand new ecosystem for home-vehicle connectivity in partnership with automotive firms, the agency added. [Jiemian, in Chinese]